UNIT 1: Essential English Words (Book 1)

cherry 2000

Jan 10, 2017

Learn the following target words.

afraid adj.
When someone is afraid, they feel fear.
The woman was afraid of what she saw.

agree v.
To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.
A: The food is very good in that restaurant.
B: I agree with you.

angry adj.
When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.
She didn’t do her homework, so her father is angry.

arrive v.
To arrive is to get to or reach some place.
The bus always arrives at the corner of my street at 4:00.

attack v.
To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.
The man with the sword attacked the other man first.

bottom n.
The bottom is the lowest part.
The bottom of my shoe has a hole in it.

clever adj.
When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.
The clever boy thought of a good idea.

cruel adj.
When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.
The cruel man yelled at his sister.

finally adv.
If something happens finally, it happens after a longtime or at the end.
He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.

hide v.
To hide is to try not to let others see you.
The other children will hide while you count to 100.

hunt v.
To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.
Long ago, people hunted with bows and arrows.

lot n.
A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, things, etc.
There are a lot of apples in the basket.

middle n.
The middle of something is the center or halfway point.
The Canadian flag has a maple leaf in the middle of it.

moment n.
A moment is a second or a very short time.
I was only a few moments late for the meeting.

pleased adj.
When someone is pleased, they are happy.
She was pleased with the phone call she received.

promise v.
To promise is to say you will do something for sure.
He promised to return my key by tomorrow.

reply v.
To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.
She asked him what time his meeting was. He replied, “at three.”

safe adj.
When a person is safe, they are not in danger.
Put on your seat belt in the car to be safe.

trick n.
A trick is something you do to fool another person.
His card trick really surprised us.

well adv.
You use well to say that something was done in a good way.
The couple can dance quite well.
Choose the right word for the given definition.
- the lowest part
  - bottom
  - promise
  - lot
  - moment
- to not let others see
  - agree
  - hide
  - safe
  - well
- bad or hurting others
  - cruel
  - clever
  - afraid
  - hunt
- to try to fight or hurt
  - attack
  - pleased
  - trick
  - middle
- at last or at the end
  - angry
  - clever
  - finally
  - reply
Choose the right definition for the given word.
- safe
  - not seen
  - having much or many
  - fool
  - not worried about being hurt
- moment
  - at the end
  - a hole with water in it
  - at the center
  - a short time
- reply
  - to answer
  - to look for in order to kill
  - to try to fight or hurt
  - to get to a place
- angry
  - scared
  - happy
  - low
  - mad
- promise
  - to say “maybe”
  - to say “good job”
  - to say “I will”
  - to say “the end”
Choose if the bolded word makes or doesn’t make sense in a sentence.
- Small animals do not usually attack big animals.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- At night, your parents may say, “Hide your eyes and go to sleep.”
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- A cruel person will try to help others at all times.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- A moment is like a second or two.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- A clever person can solve a puzzle easily.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- When a plane arrives, it leaves the ground and goes into the sky.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- People sometimes attack pictures to email messages.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- New shoes are usually not very comfortable or clever.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- Animals cannot hunt because they do not have hands.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- Heavy things will go down to the bottom of the ocean.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- Many kinds of fish are afraid of water.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- You can use a gun to hunt in the forest.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- If I break my brother’s bike, he will be angry.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- Some people are afraid of spiders.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- It is easy to hide in a dark place.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- Your mother will be angry when you get good grades in school.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- It is a good idea to arrive early for class.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- There are twelve moments in a year.
  - makes sense
  - doesn’t make sense
- At noon, the sun is near the bottom of the sky.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
- It is cruel to keep a dog in a small cage all day.
  - doesn’t make sense
  - makes sense
Read the story aloud. Pay attention to the bolded words.

The Lion and the Rabbit

A cruel lion lived in the forest. Every day, he killed and ate a lot of animals. The other animals were afraid the lion would kill them all.

The animals told the lion, “Let’s make a deal. If you promise to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day. Then you don’t have to hunt and kill us.”

The plan sounded well thought-out to the lion, so he agreed, but he also said, “If you don’t come every day,
I promise to kill all of you the next day!”

Each day after that, one animal went to the lion so that the lion could eat it. Then, all the other animals were safe.

Finally, it was the rabbit’s turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally arrived.

The lion angrily asked the rabbit, “Why are you late?”

“I was hiding from another lion in the forest. That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.”

The lion told the rabbit, “I am the only king here! Take me to that other lion, and I will kill him.

The rabbit replied, “I will be happy to show you where he lives.”

The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest. The well was very deep with water at the bottom. The rabbit told the lion, “Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom.”

When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in-the water. He thought that was the other lion. Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion. He never came out.

All of the other animals in the forest were very pleased with the rabbit’s clever trick.
Reading comprehension. Asses your understanding of the story by answering the questions below.
- What did all the animals say to the lion?
  - They said that they would allow him to eat one of them a day.
  - They said that the rabbit would be there in a moment.
  - They said they wanted him to be their king.
  - They said that they would hide at the bottom of the well.
- Why did the rabbit take the lion to the well in the middle of the forest?
  - So the other animals would be afraid of the rabbit
  - So a lot of animals could see the rabbit walking with the lion
  - So the lion could drink water
  - So the lion could attack the “other” lion
- What is this story about?
  - How rabbits learned to hide from lions
  - How a clever rabbit tricked a cruel lion
  - How a rabbit pleased an angry lion
  - How to be safe when you hunt in the forest
- Which of the following is true at the end of the story?
  - The lion is pleased by the rabbit’s words, so it does not eat the rabbit.
  - The lion finally dies.
  - The lion cannot reply to the rabbit, so the rabbit wins.
  - The lion attacked another lion, and they both got hurt.

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