Vocabulary Created by: Gary Mills August, 2011 Crofton Meadows Elementary School Anne Arundel County Public Schools All content contained herein has been taken from approved materials provided by The McGraw-Hill Companies

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary adventure Sentence: Jake and Sue found a favorite adventure book about exploring a lost kingdom. Example: The journey to the moon was a great adventure. Ask Your Partner: Why do people like to have adventures? Definition: an exciting experience that may be dangerous

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary auditions Sentence: “We are having auditions for our play,” said Jake. “Come and read for a part.” Example: My sister is going to auditions to try and get the lead acting role in the play. Ask Your Partner: How would you prepare for a singing audition? Definition: performers are judged as they try out for parts in a show

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary exploring Sentence: Jake and Sue found a favorite adventure book about exploring a lost kingdom. Example: My friends were exploring the town’s new library. Ask Your Partner: Why do you think scientists are exploring outer space? Definition: traveling around a place to find out what it is like

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary fantastic Sentence: But then everyone stood up and clapped. “You were fantastic!” Example: The fantastic ballplayer made three home runs in a row. Ask Your Partner: What is a synonym for fantastic? Definition: something really wonderful or really good

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary sparkling Sentence: Tomás and Jill made colorful posters covered with sparkling glitter to tell others about their wonderful show. Example: The city lights were sparkling against the night sky. Ask Your Partner: What do you sometimes see sparkling in the sky? Definition: things that are shiny and very bright

Unit 1 ● Week 2 Vocabulary success Sentence: “We were a success! They liked us!” she said. Example: Our school fair was a success. Everyone had a great time. Ask Your Partner: What is an antonym for success? Definition: something you do that has a good result

New Word My Definition Actual Definition adventure an exciting experience that may be dangerous auditions performers are judged as they try out for parts in a show exploring traveling around a place to find out what it is like fantastic something really wonderful or really good sparkling things that are shiny and very bright success something you do that has a good result