1. Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride
Lesson 24
Vocabulary
Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride

2. excursions Which is the best example of an excursion?
Excursions are short journeys or outings.
Which is the best example of an excursion?
1. a trip to Disney World for a week
2. a trip to the lake for a day

3. giddy If you feel giddy, you feel happy in a silly, dizzy way.
Which would make you feel giddy?
1. winning a free vacation
2. falling asleep during a movie
Turn and talk to your partner. Begin your sentence like this:
“_____ would make me feel giddy because ________.”

4. pinnacle
The pinnacle of a building is a tall, pointed piece at its top.
Would you feel safe if you were at the pinnacle of a building?
Thumbs up = yes; Thumbs down = no
Turn and tell your partner why or why not. Start your sentence like this:
“I would/would not feel safe at the pinnacle of a building because _______.”

5. gleeful How does a person who is feeling gleeful act?
A person who is gleeful is excited and happy, sometimes as a result of someone else’s mistake.
How does a person who is feeling gleeful act?
1. sorrowful
2. joyful

6. panic
Panic is a strong feeling of fear and anxiety that makes a person act unreasonably or without thinking carefully.
What might cause people at a zoo to feel panic?
Turn and talk to your partner. Form your sentence like this: “People at a zoo might feel panic if _____.”

7. turbulent Where would water be turbulent?
Something that is turbulent, such as air or water, has strong currents which change directions suddenly.
Where would water be turbulent?
1. in a quiet pond
2. at the bottom of a waterfall
Turn and explain your answer to your partner. Begin your sentence like this:
“Water would be turbulent ______ because _____.”

8. precious
If something is precious to you, it has value and special meaning to you.
What would be precious to you if you were stranded on a desert island ?
Turn and tell your partner. Form your sentence like this: “If I were stranded on a desert island, ____would be precious to me because ____.”