Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Monday, Week 5

This week's theme is: At the Theater

Word List 5

1. improvises: to make up on the spur of the moment.
2. optimist: one who expects a good outcome
3. blunder: to make a foolish mistake
4. dialogue: the passages of talking in a play or movie
5. pursue: to continue with a plan
6. mimic: to copy
7. cope: to deal with problems

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. Word Scrambler - Click on the link and create your own word scrambler with your vocabulary words. Type in the number of words you wish to scramble and press the "next" button. You will see a sheet that has the answers for you. Press next again and print out the page. Complete it and put it in your notebook.

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:

When she forgets her lines, she improvises.
Once given a scene, the girls must improvise their play.

Although the cast is not ready, the director is optimistic.
After being rejected for the role, she still remains optimistic.

The actress blundered her lines
The stage hand blundered the spot light placement.

The actor must memorize the dialog of his character.
For the audition, he read the dialogue in advance so he would be familiar with it.

The young girl wants to pursue her dream as a star.
After being rejected 5 times, she decided to pursue another career.

"Mimic my moves," the dancer said to the girl.
She had to mimic the dialect of a person from India.

Actors must cope with being rejected.
The director must cope with the personalities of the stars.

 
 

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