Adventures
Ali Baba Bernstein
LindaC/Callison/2011
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Johanna Hurwitz
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Vocabulary Word Introduction
• Read the word chorally
• Define the word: Read it chorally
• Example: Let the teacher give an example
• Ask: The teacher will ask you a question about
the word. Tell your answer to your partner.
several:
more than one or two
Can you
find
several
cowboys?
ranged:
spanned between two
things
Range of the blue circles (big to tiny).
curious:
wanting to know about
something
Now I wonder
what’s going on in
here?
Policy:
a kind of rule or way of
doing things
temporary:
something that does not last
for a long time
frequently:
often
When’s
lunch?
Can I go to
the
bathroom?
What are we
supposed to
do?
sultan:
a ruler in some Muslim
countries
A modern-day sultan: Haji
Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
An historic sultan from 16th century
civilizations:
societies that have reached
an advanced stage of
development
silk road:
a trade route between
China and Persia
Land Routes—Red
Sea Routes--Blue
translation:
a text that has been
changed from
one
language
to another
High Interest
Words
These are words from the story that you
may not have seen before.
RSVP: répondez s’il vous
plaît, French for please
respond to my invitation
P.S.:
abbreviation
for post
script; an
add-on to a
letter or
memo
delicatessen: a store
specializing in imported
or special foods
florescent: a type of lightbulb that uses mercury
vapor to produce light
Florescent
lights save
energy.
sigh: to take an audible (you can
hear it), deep breath in relief or
weariness
word processor: an
electric machine that is
used to create and store
writing. Not as advanced
as a computer.
kasha varnishkas: a classic
Jewish dish using
buckwheat groats and
noodles
This was
traditional
comfort food
for Russian
Jews, brought
to America by
immigrants.
several
ranged
curious
policy
temporary
frequently
sultan
civilizations
silk road
translation
High Interest
Words
RSVP
P.S.
delicatessen
florescent
sigh
word processor
kasha varnishkas