Monday, 15 December 2025

G5 A2 Week 16 Fall 2025

 

Week 16

Classwork and Homework 

 

Monday

Dec 15

□1. Week 16 vocab 1-15 x5

□2. Week 16 def. 1-15 x2

□3. Sentences x5 using 2 vocab words.

 

Vocab 1-15, story

Tuesday

Dec 16

□1. Week 16 vocab 16-30x5

□2. Week 16 def. 16-30 x2

□3. Sentences x5 using 2 vocab words

 

Vocab 16-30, grammar and conventions

Wednesday

Dec 17

□1.  RWN pages

 

 

Story

Thursday

Dec 18

□1.  Shared WS week 16 + 17

 

 

RWN/Story, vocab review

Friday

Dec 19

□1. Sensay + Savvas

 

 

No classes due to school events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 16 Reading Street 4.2 – Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path

No.

English

Chinese

Main Vocabulary Words p354

1

dormitory (n.)

宿舍

2

manual (n.)

手冊

3

reservation (n.)

自然保護區

4

boarding school (n.)

寄宿學校

5

society (n.)

社會

6

endurance (n.)

忍耐力

7

challenge (n.)

挑戰

8

valid (n.) p352

有效

9

faulty (adj.)

錯誤的

10

ability (n.) p357

能力

Preselected Vocabulary Words from the Text

11

roam (v.) p359

漫遊

12

prairie (n.)

大草原

13

agency (n.) p360

代理機構

14

provide (v.)

提供

15

dishonest (adj.) p361

不誠實的

No.

English

Chinese

16

strangle (v.)

使窒息

17

military (n.)

軍隊

18

arithmetic (n.)

算術

19

epidemic (n.) p362

流行病

20

influenza “the flu” (n.)

流行性感冒

21

measles (n.)

麻疹

22

encourage (v.)

鼓勵

23

arrow (n.) p363

24

tribe (n.)

部落

25

cooped up (phr.)

被監禁

 Chosen Vocabulary Words

26

leather (n.) p364

皮革

27

recover (v.)

恢復

28

recruiter (n.) p366

招聘人員

29

seize (v.)

抓住

30

opportunity (n.)

機會

 


Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Story


Week 16 Reading Street 4.2 – Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path – Vocabulary Definition

 

1.    dormitory (n.): a building with rooms where students live at a school

2.   manual (n.): a book with instructions on how to do something

3.   reservation (n.): an area of land set aside for Native Americans

4.   boarding school (n.): a school where students live during the school term

5.   society (n.): a group of people living together in a community

6.   endurance (n.): the ability to keep going without giving up

7.   challenge (n.): a difficult task or problem

8.   valid (adj.): acceptable or reasonable

9.   faulty (adj.): not working properly; having mistakes

10. ability (n.): the power or skill to do something

11.  roam (v.): to move around without a fixed plan

12. prairie (n.): a large, flat area of grassland

13. agency (n.): an organization that provides a service

14. provide (v.): to give something that is needed

15. dishonest (adj.): not telling the truth

16. strangle (v.): to choke someone so they can't breathe

17. military (n.): the armed forces of a country

18. arithmetic (n.): basic math skills like addition and subtraction

19. epidemic (n.): a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease

20.  influenza “the flu” (n.): a common viral infection that can be serious

21.  measles (n.): a contagious viral disease causing a red rash and fever

22.  encourage (v.): to give someone support or confidence

23.  arrow (n.): a pointed stick shot from a bow

24.  tribe (n.): a group of Native Americans with the same culture

25.  cooped up (phr.): kept in a small space for a long time

26.  leather (n.): material made from animal skin

27.  recover (v.): to get better after being sick or hurt

28.  recruiter (n.): a person who finds people to join an organization

29.  seize (v.): to take something quickly and with force

30.  opportunity (n.): a chance to do something

Weekly sentences

1) We had to sleep in a dormitory.

2) Jim Thorpe was born on an Indian reservation.

3) The U.S. government often sent Indian children to boarding schools.

4) They were dirty and had a lot of epidemics sweep through them.

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