Shining Star Yellow Learning Skills and Strategies for Newcomers Chapter 3

borrow  Verb  My daughter borrows money from me. She will give the money back on Monday.

calculator  noun  It is helpful to have a calculator in math class.

hard  adjective  The boy fell on the hard floor.

protractor  noun  A protractor is like a ruler.

eraser  noun  Mistakes are easily corrected with an eraser.

fun  adjective  The circus was a lot of fun.

wait  verb  You have to wait in the line before you can go inside.

more  adverb  Santa wants more than 3 cookies.

thing  noun  A car, desk, pencil, and house are all examples of things.

backpack  noun  My backpack holds all my things for school in it.

folder  noun  I put all my important papers in my folder.

wallet  noun  Mr. Johnson put his money in his wallet.

dollar  noun  In the United States, people use dollars to buy things.

here  adverb  You are here, in the classroom.  Here is your book.

Excuse me…  Excuse me, I burped.

Is it okay if…  Is it okay if I open the present?

I know.  I know the answer to the teacher’s question.

How do you say this in (English)? How do you say hola in English?

Oh, no!  Oh, no! I dropped coke all over my new shirt!

Look!  Look! There’s a big lion!