Week 8 (Second Semester)
Week 8 (30th March - 3rd April)
Reminder:
💓Please sign the communication book every day
💗Please sign the quiz or test every Monday. I usually deliver the quiz or test paper on Monday.
💗 Quiz on 2nd April this week
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Word |
POS |
Definition |
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1 |
stream |
v. |
a continuous flow of things or people |
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2 |
vigorous |
n. |
very forceful or energetic |
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3 |
spring up |
phr. |
to start to exist suddenly |
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4 |
immigrant |
n. |
a person who has come to a different country in order to live there
permanently |
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5 |
homestead |
n. |
a house and the surrounding area of land, usually used as a farm |
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6 |
storekeeping |
n. |
the occupation of keeping a store; the management of a store |
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7 |
convict |
n. |
someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime |
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8 |
simpering |
adj. |
smiling in a silly or annoying way |
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9 |
stalwart |
adj. |
(especially of a person) physically strong |
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10 |
brimful |
adj. |
full of something (good) |
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11 |
strewn |
v. |
to spread things in an untidy way over a surface, or to be spread in an
untidy way over a surface |
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12 |
straggling |
v. |
to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts |
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13 |
clapboard |
adj. |
a clapboard building has walls which are covered with long narrow
pieces of wood |
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14 |
wield |
v. |
to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it |
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15 |
bypass |
v. |
to avoid something by going around it |
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16 |
furnishing |
n. |
an object that tends to increase comfort or utility |
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17 |
transcontinental |
adj. |
extending or going across a continent |
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18 |
occasionally |
adv. |
from time to time; sometimes |
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19 |
seek/sought |
v. |
to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a
physical object |
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20 |
lawsuit |
n. |
a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization
rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision |
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21 |
migration |
n. |
the process of people traveling to a new place to live, usually in
large numbers |
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22 |
cornerstone |
n. |
something very important that something else depends on |
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23 |
headlong |
adv. |
quickly and directly |
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24 |
flock to |
v. |
to move or gather together in large numbers
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Recognize Only Words |
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25 |
inhabitant |
n. |
a person or animal that lives in a particular place |
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26 |
venture |
v. |
to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or
unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized |
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27 |
flourish |
v. |
to grow or develop successfully |
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28 |
pan (for gold) |
v. |
wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold) |
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29 |
strike it rich |
phr. |
acquire a great deal of money, typically in a sudden or unexpected way |
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30 |
lay out |
phr. |
to arrange something on a flat surface |
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Weekly Sentence
(vocabulary) |
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The immigrant
moved to a new place and became an inhabitant of the new
settlement. |
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People flock
to the river to pan for gold and hope to strike
it rich. |
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The small homestead
began to flourish after the family laid out a
garden. |
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A stalwart
worker would wield his tools in a vigorous way. |
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The transcontinental
railroad helped towns spring up across the land. |
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No. |
English |
POS |
Chinese |
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No. |
English |
POS |
Chinese |
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1 |
stream |
v. |
流動，分組 |
|
13 |
clapboard |
adj. |
木製壁板 |
|
2 |
vigorous |
n. |
充滿活力的 |
|
14 |
wield |
v. |
握，運用 (工具) |
|
3 |
spring up |
phr. |
突然出現 |
|
15 |
bypass |
v. |
避開；繞過 |
|
4 |
immigrant |
n. |
移民者 |
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16 |
furnishing |
n. |
爲…配備傢俱 |
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5 |
homestead |
n. |
農場，農莊（包括房屋及其周圍田地） |
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17 |
transcontinental |
adj. |
穿越大陸的 |
|
6 |
storekeeping |
n. |
經營商店 |
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18 |
occasionally |
adv. |
有時候 |
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7 |
convict |
n. |
囚犯 |
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19 |
seek/sought |
v. |
尋找 |
|
8 |
simpering |
adj. |
傻笑，癡笑 |
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20 |
lawsuit |
n. |
訴訟 |
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9 |
stalwart |
adj. |
身體強壯的 |
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21 |
migration |
n. |
遷移，移居 |
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10 |
brimful |
adj. |
充滿…的 |
|
22 |
cornerstone |
n. |
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|
11 |
strewn |
v. |
（在…上）散佈，撒滿 |
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23 |
headlong |
adv. |
快速地；直接地 |
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12 |
straggling |
v. |
散落 |
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24 |
flock to |
v. |
成群結隊前往 |
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Recognize Only Words |
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25 |
inhabitant |
n. |
（某地的）居民 |
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28 |
pan (for gold) |
v. |
淘金
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|
26 |
venture |
v. |
冒險去/做 |
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29 |
strike it rich |
phr. |
一夕致富 |
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27 |
flourish |
v. |
茁壯成長 |
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30 |
lay out |
phr. |
排列，擺放 |
🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 EXAM SCOPE 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Hello G6
Parents,
Our classes will
have their second round of Exams starting next week for this semester.
Please note the
scheduled test dates:
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Listening Exam |
Friday, April 10th
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Oral Presentation
Exam |
Wednesday, April
8th – Thursday, April 9th |
|
English Written
Exam |
Tuesday, April 14th
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The tests will cover the following:
LISTENING EXAM:
This exam will include vocabulary from weeks 3-8.
Use and trust your instincts. Stay focused and listen
carefully to the teacher before selecting your answer. Some of the questions
will try and trick you.
ORAL PRESENTATION
TEST:
Students will need to be prepared for an interview by the teacher.
Students will be given a topic beforehand. During the interview, students will
be asked several questions, and will have to answer in complete sentences that
fully answer the question.
WRITTEN TEST:
Review the Communication book, Reader’s and Writer’s
Notebook, homework writing
books, and quizzes and unit tests for weeks 3-8.
Focus will be on
all vocabulary from Weeks 3-8. Students should be familiar with definition,
spelling, and using it in a sentence.
Reading Street 5.2 Stories will include Journey to the Center of the
Earth and Ghost Towns of the American West. Students should have a solid understanding of each story’s main plot
points and be able to demonstrate comprehension of key events and ideas.
The following
conventions will be assessed: Comparative and superlative adjectives; Latin
Roots; Greek parts; and adverbs.
We have asked the students to bring home
their books so they can prepare for the exams. Please make sure to study to
ensure success on the exam. Good luck, and remember to ask questions in class
if you need any clarifications!
Your Grade 6 Team
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