4.3: Vocabulary Review
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Vocabulary from Listening Activities
This page includes a list of target vocabulary for each activity in the module "People and Places." Complete each task to practice using the vocabulary.
Sightseeing
- Guide (n)
- Art museum (n)
- Restaurant (n)
- Downtown (n)
- Zoo (n)
- Souvenir (n)
- Subway (n)
- Seashore (n)
- Beach (n)
- Recommend (v)
Practice
Answer these questions with your classmates.
- What restaurant do you recommend to your classmates?
- Read the following vocabulary words out loud. Does your city have one? Where is it?
- Art museum
- Zoo
- Subway
- Beach
- Seashore
- Have you ever brought a souvenir home from your travels? What was it?
- Where can you find a city guide to your city? Do you need a city guide when you go downtown in your city?
Seasons
- Cold
- Hot
- Humid
- Dry
- Windy
- Pleasant
- Cool
- Snowy
- Breezy
- Hike
- Stroll
- Fly kites
- Picnic
- Sledding
- Visit
- Sunbathe
- Surf
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Winter
Practice
Answer these questions with your classmates.
- Use the vocabulary above to talk about the weather in your city. How is the weather today? How is the weather during each season?
- Use the vocabulary above. What are some activities you like to do in the summer? In the winter? In the fall or spring?
Vocabulary from Tourist Blurb "Welcome to East County"
- Hills
- Mountains
- Lakes
- Wildflowers
- Canyon
- Beach
- Desert
- Gold course
- Casino
- Rodeo
- Resort
- Art gallery
- Restaurant
- Mountain biking
- Rock climbing
- Fishing
- Camping
- Hiking
Practice
Answer these questions with your classmates.
- Use the vocabulary above. Do you enjoy any of the activities on the list? Why or why not?
- Where is a lake near your city?
- If you could only live near a beach or a mountain, which would you choose? Why?
- Read the vocabulary below. Have you ever been to one of these? Did you enjoy it?
- Golf course
- Casino
- Rodeo
- Resort
- Art gallery
- What is the difference between an art gallery and an art museum?
Vocabulary from Videos "Contributions of Immigrants"
Match the vocabulary word to the definition.
Vocabulary Words
- Culture (n)
- Immigrant (n)
- Grief (n)
- Joy (n)
- Integration (n)
- Hispanic (adj)
- Public (adj)
Definitions
- A feeling of sadness or something that causes sadness
- A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
- The way of life of a group of people, including art, music, religion, language, food, tradition, and many other aspects
- Coming from a Spanish-speaking country
- Relating to or open to all people in an area
- A feeling of happiness or something that causes happiness
- When two groups mix (blend, combine) in a society and both have equal value
Vocabulary from Textbook Reading "The Great Migration"
- Migration (n)
- Rural (adj)
- Historical (adj)
- Factor (n)
- Civil War (proper noun)
- Slavery (n)
- Racism (n)
- Lynching (n)
- Flee (v)
- Vote (v)
- Violence (n)
- Push (v)
- Pull (v)
Write the word that matches the meaning below. Then add related word forms next to the definition.
- People, situations, or things that existed in the past: _____________ (adj)
- ____________ (n), _____________ (adv)
- To formally choose in a meeting or an election: __________ (v)
- _________________ (n), ______________ (n-person)
- Behavior that is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people: ____________ (n)
- ______________ (adj), ________________ (adv)
- The belief that people of some races are inferior to others, and the behavior which is the result of this belief: ___________ (n)
- _____________ (n-root word), ______________ (adj)
- Murder by hanging without a trial by an angry crowd: ____________ (n)
- _______________ (v)
- Force something to move away from you: ____________ (v)
- Force something to come toward you: ______________ (v)
- Run away or escape from something or someone: _____________ (v)
- When a group of people or animals moves from one place to another: _____________ (n)
- _____________ (v), _________________ (adj)
- Something that affects an event or situation: ______________ (n)
Vocabulary from Textbook Reading "Overcoming Culture Shock"
Use complete sentences to write the answer to these questions.
- What are several examples of taboos in your culture?
- Do people make a toast in your culture? If so, what do they say before they drink?
- What facial expressions do people make when they are happy? Angry?
- Give an example of a time you felt overwhelmed
- What are three customs you follow from your culture?
- Have you experienced culture shock? What did it feel like?
- What are some things people can do to adjust quickly to a new culture?
- What is one example of a nonverbal gesture?