Vocabulary

Trembles verb
• When something trembles , it shakes.

Trembles
• When people are nervous or afraid, they might tremble.

Trembles
• Have you ever seen a dog trembling with fear?

Trembles
• During a strong earthquake, you can feel the earth tremble. It feels like something is shaking the room or building you are in .

Trembles
• What makes you tremble?
Is it something that you are afraid of or something that makes you nervous?
• Turn and tell your partner.
• Start by saying: “One thing that makes me tremble is…”

Wreckage noun
• Wreckage is left over bits of something that has been ruined.

Wreckage
• Hurricane Sandy left a lot of wreckage along the east coast of the United States.
Many towns are completely in ruins.

Wreckage
• It will take many years to clean up and repair the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Wreckage
• A bad car accident can cause a lot of wreckage. This car can not be fixed.

Tenement noun
• A tenement is a poorly built apartment building. They were very common in large cities many years ago.

Tenement
• Many immigrants lived in tenement buildings in the early
1900’s when they first came to America.
They were inexpensive places to live, but not very nice.

Tenement
• Many people would live in a small tenement apartment.

Crushing verb
• Crushing means breaking something into pieces.

Crushing
• The tractor is crushing cans to be recycled.

Crushing
• This tool is used for crushing herbs and spices needed for cooking.

Crushing
• Rocks and concrete are crushed by large machines to be used for many different things, such as roads.

Rubble noun
• Rubble is broken stones or bricks.

Rubble
• There will be a lot of rubble to clean up after Hurricane
Sandy.

Rubble
• There is a lot of rubble to clean up after an earthquake.

Rubble
• Cleaning up rubble can take a lot of time, money, and effort

Constructed past tense verb
• Constructed is a synonym for built.

Constructed
• Have you ever seen a house being constructed ?

Constructed
• This sculpture is constructed of metal.

Constructed
• What are some other things that can be constructed ?
• See if you and your partner can think of 3 other things.
• Be ready to share with the class.

Constructed verb
Construction noun
• In New York City there is always a building under construction . It is fascinating to watch one of these tall structures being constructed.

Timbers noun
• Timbers are large pieces of wood or wooden beams usually used for building houses.

Timbers
• These timbers are ready to be shipped and used for construction.

Debris noun
• Debris is pieces of broken things.
• What two other words have we learned that are synonyms of debris ?

Debris
• During a tornado, there is often debris flying in the air.
• Afterwards there can be debris scattered for miles.

Possessions plural noun
• Use the sentences below to determine the meaning of the word possessions.
• An earthquake can damage people’s possessions . The things people own might be ruined.
• What do you think is the meaning of possessions?
• Possessions are the things you own.
• A synonym for possessions is belongings.

Possessions
• What is one of your most prized, or special, possessions?
• Turn and tell your partner.
• Start by saying: “One of my most prized possessions is…”

Slab noun
• A slab of something is a flat, thick piece of it.

Slab
• Many people have a concrete slab in their backyard to sit on in the summer.

• There is nothing as tasty as a good slab of Nebraska beef.
Slab

Time to Review
• Name three words that mean things that have been broken or ruined.
• What are most houses made out of?
• What is another word for belongings?
• What does the earth do during an earthquake?
• What is another word for built?
• What verb means breaking into pieces?
• What is a place you would not want to live in?
• What means a flat, thick piece of something?