ENGLISH 4

The parable of the pencil

Vocabulary List:
criticisms - the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad qualities of
something or someone sharpening
mistakes - the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad qualities of
something or someone
condition - the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
purpose - the reason for which
something is done or created or for which something exists.
access - a means of approaching or entering a place.
possess - have as belonging to one; own.
duties - a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.

The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom

Vocabulary List:
1. raja - an Indian king or prince
2. dispute - an argument or disagreement
3. neglect - fail to care for properly
4. plowman - a person who uses a plow
5. fancy special, unusual, or elaborate
6. restrain - prevent from doing something
7.repent - feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin.
8. verandah - a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building
9. ravine - a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
10. wrath - extreme anger
8 Most Endangered Animals in 2011

1. Philippine Eagle
2. Mountain Gorilla
3. Cross River Gorilla
4. Arapipe Manakin
5. Mediterranean Monk Seal
6. Greater Bamboo Lemur
7. Amur Leopard
8. Beluga Sturgeon

Vocabulary List:
endangered - seriously at risk of extinction. extinct - having no living members; no longer in
existence.
wildlife - wild animals collectively. generations - the production of something. deforestation - the
purposeful clearing of forested land.
poaching - illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one's own
pesticides - a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated
plants or to animals.
fragile - easily broken or damaged.
assumptions - a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
endemic - belonging or native to a particular people or country.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

The simple future is a verb tense that's used to talk about things that haven't happened yet. This
year, Jen will read War and Peace. It will be hard, but she's determined to do it. Use the simple
future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future.
Examples:
He will call me tomorrow

He will close the shop

It will snow tomorrow
They will go to the school
He will help you tomorrow

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

The present progressive is used to describe an activity currently in progress. For example, "I am
reading right now."
Examples:
It is raining outside
She is sleeping
They are eating.
He is teaching
The dogs are barking.

DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

provides information about one quality or part of a noun

Examples:
My beautiful friend moved to Kansas. (Beautiful describes the friend's appearance)
My brilliant friend moved to Kansas. (Brilliant describes the friend's intelligence) .
My hilarious friend moved to Kansas. (Hilarious describes the friend's sense of humor)
The tall girl walked over to me.
A weird stranger approached my sister.