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Lesson 25Lesson 25

VocabularyVocabulary

Destinations are the places people are going to.

The travelers took the shuttle bus from the airport to their destinations.

destinations

Destinations are the places people are going to.

What are your favorite summer destinations?

destinations

Turn and tell your partner. Begin your sentence like this:

“My favorite summer destinations are _____ because …”

The aspects of a place or thing are its features and elements.

The test has two aspects; the reading section and the writing section.

aspects

The aspects of a place or thing are its features and elements.

What aspects of your community appeal to you?

aspects

Turn and talk to your partner. Begin your sentence like this:

“One aspect of my community that appeals to me is ______ because ________.”

If you do something vigorously, you do it with energy and enthusiasm.

vigorously

Bonita vigorously mixed the batter so the cake wouldn’t be lumpy.

If you do something vigorously, you do it with energy and enthusiasm.

vigorously

An activity that someone might do vigorously is:

1. cheer at a ballgame.

2. unload the dishwasher.

To reconstruct something that has been damaged or destroyed means to rebuild it.

The earthquake survivors have begun to reconstruct their damaged homes.

reconstruct

To reconstruct something that has been damaged or destroyed means to rebuild it.

Which is an example of something that can be reconstructed:

reconstruct

1. a busted kickball? 2. a house damaged in a storm?

A gorgeous person or thing is attractive and stunning.

The princess looked gorgeous in her gown as she entered the ballroom.

gorgeous

A gorgeous person or thing is attractive and stunning.

Think of a person, place, or thing that you consider to be gorgeous.

gorgeous

Turn and talk to your partner. Form your sentence like this:

“I think ______ is gorgeous because …”

Something that is festive is colorful and exciting.

The holidays are festive in Dario’s village, as families celebrate with special foods, singing, and dancing.

festive

Something that is festive is colorful and exciting.

Name a holiday that you think is festive.

festive

Turn and talk to your partner. Form your sentence like this:

“I think ______ is festive because …”

During ceremonies, some kings and queens wear ornate garments and jewels.

ornateSomething that is ornate is decorated with a lot of complicated patterns.

Which of the following is usually considered to be ornate?:

ornateSomething that is ornate is decorated with a lot of complicated patterns.

a chocolate

cupcake

Thumbs up = ornate; Thumbs down = not ornate

a wedding cake new

school clothes

a Mardi Gras costume

symbolize

On the American flag, the 13 stripes symbolize the 13 original colonies, and the 50 stars stand for the current number of states.

If an animal or object symbolizes something, it represents that thing.

symbolizeIf an animal or object symbolizes something,

it represents that thing.

What does the American flag symbolize for Americans?

Turn and talk to your partner. Begin your sentence like this:

“The American flag symbolizes ___________.”

expectantly

Alisha was expectantly awaiting a letter from her grandfather.

When you wait expectantly for something, you eagerly look forward to it.

expectantly

What might you expectantly be looking forward to:

When you wait expectantly for something, you eagerly look forward to it.

1. a package to be delivered?

2. going to the dentist to have a tooth filled?

misfortune

The storm brought misfortune when the bridge collapsed and people were stranded.

Misfortune is something unlucky or unpleasant that happens to someone.

misfortune

What kind of misfortune could make you late to school?

Misfortune is something unlucky or unpleasant that happens to someone.

1. The fortune in your fortune cookie was wrong.

2. Your alarm clock didn’t go off.