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Objectives: By the end of the session, the students will be able to identify the new
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Unit 1: Water, water

Fresh Water to Drink
Study the following words and meanings.
Words Meanings
Spade a tool used for digging especially soil or sand, with a long handle and a flat blade
Sod grass
Shovel to move with a shovel
Pa Father
Shovelful the amount of something that can be carried on a shovel
Elbow the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing which
covers this area
Grip to hold very tightly
Heave a lot of effort
Roll out to (cause to) move somewhere by turning over and over or from side to side
Plump Fat
Trade Buying and selling
Ma Mother
Valley an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it
Prairie a wide area of flat land without trees
Dawn the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
Stout quite fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist
Bleach Light
Scaly has small hard dry areas which fall off in small pieces
Tan when your skin is brown from being in the sun
Peel To remove a layer of the skin
Blast Explode
Beg your pardon Excuse me
Saint a very good, kind person
Shed Get rid of
Blister a painful red swelling on the skin that contains liquid, caused usually by continuous
rubbing, especially on your foot, or by burning
Sew to join two pieces of cloth together by putting thread through them with a needle
Patchwork quilt Patched blanket
Fierce Strong
Windlass Winch
Haul to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty

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Grade 6– Worksheet No. 30
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Peep to appear slowly and not be completely seen

Lower to move something into a low position
Foolishness Stupidity
Faint to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down
Firmly Strongly or tightly
Shiver Shake
Keel to fall over suddenly
Crouch to bend your knees and lower yourself so that you are close to the ground and leaning
forward slightly
Shade To change
Stare to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened or
thinking
Meadowlarks Kind of birds
Seize to take something quickly and keep or hold it
Handle a part of an object designed for holding, moving or carrying the object easily
Tug To pull
Strain to become stretched
Somehow By a way or another
Whirl Turn around
Thud the sound that is made when something heavy falls or hits something else

Struggle To fight
Lug to carry or pull something with effort or difficulty because it is heavy
Pail bucket
Wound Past of wind
Wobble to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor
balance
Wrist the part of the body between the hand and the arm
Flop Fall
Chest the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach
and the neck, containing the heart and lungs
Tucker out To become tired
Scold To speak in a bad way
Senseless Without any sense
Performance Doing a kind of work
Goodness Gracious To express surprise
Scaring to (cause to) feel frightened
Reasonable Acceptable

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Objectives: By the end of the session, the students will be able to identify the new
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Apron a piece of clothing that you wear over the front of other clothes to keep the clothes
clean while you are doing something dirty, such as cooking or cleaning in the house
It's not Worth it If something is more trouble than it's worth or is not worth the trouble, it is not
important or useful enough to make an effort doing it
Risk Danger
Bother with To worry about
Find out Discover
Unravel Separate
Thread A kind of cloth
Sack a large bag made of rough, heavy cloth
Crawl To move on hands and knees
Bundle a number of things that have been fastened or are held together
Muffle to make a sound quieter and less clear
Bang to (cause something to) make a sudden very loud noise or noises
Puff a small amount of smoke
Oozing-wet Feeling wet
Bail out to remove water from the bottom of a boat
Echo a sound that is heard after it has been reflected off a surface such as a wall or a cliff
Swish a quick movement through the air, making a soft sound
Gurgle to flow quickly while making a low, pleasant sound
Blame to say or think that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for
something bad happening
Quicksand deep wet sand that sucks in anyone trying to walk across it
Gasp to take a short quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain or
shock
Step on to move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot
on or in something
Muddy covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)
Dripping Very wet
Creek a stream or narrow river
Platform a flat raised area or structure
Might Strength

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Objectives: By the end of the session, the students will be able to identify the new
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Match the words with the correct meaning according to its meaning in the text:

1.spade(2) To flow slowly out of something through a small opening.

2.sod(2) Extremely hot.
3.shovelful(6) To pull something heavy slowly.
4.heave(9) To turn around in circles.
5.plump(13) A tool used for digging especially sand or soil.
6.prairie(17) To fall or drop heavily.
7.stout(19) A rectangular piece which has been cut of an area of grass.
8.shed(24) To lose a covering such as hair, skin or leaves.
9.blestering(28) Having a pleasantly soft rounded body or shape.
10.fierce(31) To tell off someone because you disapprove of their behavior.
11.windlass(34) The amount of something that can fit on a shovel.
12.haul(39) To fall over suddenly.
13.peep(44) A number of things that have been held together.
A narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake,
14.keel over(80)
etc.
15.whirl(97) When you pull or push something with a lot of effort.
16.flop(106) Physically violent and frightening.
17.scold(111) To look at something for a short time.
18.bundle(137) A winch.
19.oozze(148) A wide area with flat land without trees in Canada and USA.

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Complete the following sentences choosing words from the box.
Spade- sod- shovels- pa- shovelful- elbow- gripped- heave- rolled out- plump-
trade- ma- valley- prairie- dawn- stout- bleached- scaly- tanned- peeled-
blasted- beg your pardon- saint- shed

1- I stayed in the sea for 10 hours until my skin was………………….

2- The words………………and…………………have the same meaning which is fat.
3- I gain a lot of money from the………………….of electronics.
4- My………………and my ………………….take care of me.
5- The undertaker …………………the ground with the………………….to make a hole to bury the dead man.
6- She stayed for a long time in the sun to get her skin………………
7- The student didn't hear the teacher; so, he said,
"I…………………….……….., can you repeat what you said?"
8- The gardener cut the harmful………………….to keep the flowers healthy.
9- The patient got up form his bed with…………………….
10- Most of old people have…………………on their skin.
11- Should I put another……………………… of coal on the fire?
12- The bomb…………………….in the soldiers' faces.
13- The sleeve of his shirt was torn at the …………………….
14- There was snow on the hill tops but not in the…………………..
15- We woke at ………………….
16- We camped in the wide…………………..and enjoyed the natural views around us.
17- He has the patience of a………………..to stay with those kids.
18- The baby…………………… my finger with her tiny hand.
19- A tear ……………………of her eye and down on her cheek.
20- Gary got his hair …………………..
21- I'm going on a diet to see if I can ……………………….. some kilos.

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Objectives: By the end of the session, the students will be able to identify the new
vocabulary of the lesson.

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Complete the following sentences choosing words from the box.
blister- sews- patchwork quilt- fierce- windlass- hauled- peeping- lowered- foolishness- fainted- firmly-
shivers- keeled- crouch- shaded- stare- meadowlarks- seized- handle- tug- strained- somehow- whirled-
thud- struggled- lugging- pail
1- I can't see any intelligence in this device. It is a kind of ……………….....
2- There wasn't enough oxygen in the place; so, he…………………….
3- The ship pulled the container up with the …………………………….
4- I prefer to cover with this ……………………………at night because my grandma………………..it for me.
5- The Bedouins use the……………………….to carry water from the well.
6- She catches a cold and she………………………….from the high fever.
7- The principal speaks ……………………….about the school rules.
8- The …………………….of the door is made of brass.
9- New shoes always give me ………………..
10- I'm exhausted after …………………….. these suitcases all the way across London.
11- I ……………………. his arm and made him turn to look at me.
12- The cat's tail was ……………… out from under the bed.
13- He …………………….with his attacker who then ran off.
14- He finished the operation, stood up to leave and ………………..over.
15- He…………………….his eyes in embarrassment when he saw me.
16- She saw him coming and ………………….. behind a bush.
17- They …………………… the boat out of the water.
18- It won't be easy, but we'll get across the river ………………………..
19- At sunset, the sky ……………………. from pink into dark red.
20- The boy fell to the ground making a loud…………………...
21- Don't ………………….. at people like that, it's rude.
22- Feeling a………………. at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.
23- The small brown………………….were flying around the trees.
24- I ……………………a muscle in my back playing squash.
25- He …………………… her round until she felt quite sick.
26- ………………. winds prevented the race from taking place.

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