Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Monday, Week 9

This week's theme is: Jobs

Word List 9

1. farmer: the business of raising crops and animals
2. factory: a building where goods are made
3. karate: Asian way of defending yourself
4. lumberjack: a person that cuts down trees and transports them

Monday Activities

1. Write the words and definitions in your vocabulary notebook.
2. Create your own sentence using each word and write this in your vocabulary notebook. We have provided samples below to get you started.
3. Use this dictionary link to check the pronunciation of each word. Type each word in the box on the left, then click the sound icon to listen.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

A farmer works very hard to take care of his animals.
A farmer grew the vegetables we eat.

She worked at a pencil factory.
Our factory has many people doing different jobs.

The karate teacher said I did very good in class.
I want to be a Karate teacher when I grow up.

The lumberjack was very strong.
A lumberjack uses a saw when he works.

 
 

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