The peoples and their lands vocabulary workshop .pptx

vocabulary workshop grade 8 lesson 1

1. Lesson 1 The Peoples and Their Lands

2. The Peoples and Their L ands “When you hear the word America , what do you think of first? The land? The people? The culture?”

3. Why do you think this lesson is called The People and Their Lands ? What connection do people usually have with the land they live on?”

4. Appalling

5. The living conditions in the camp were appalling ; children had no clean water or food.

6. Contagious

7. The flu is contagious , so if one student has it, others may quickly get sick too.

8. contagious   adjective   / kənˈteɪdʒəs / easily spread from one person to another.

9. Eminent The speaker is an eminent scientist, known all over the world for his discoveries.

10. eminent   adjective   /ˈ emɪnənt / (of people) famous and respected, especially in a particular profession. high in rank.

11. Epidemics the outbreak of a flu epidemic An epidemic of measles broke out, and over 200 children died.

12. epidemic   noun     /ˌ epɪˈdemɪk / sudden , widespread outbreak , usually of an infectious disease.

13. Intentional I'm sorry I left you off the list—it wasn't intentional. Breaking the window was not an accident; it was intentional , done on purpose.

14. intentional   adjective   / ɪnˈtenʃənl / done deliberately / to purpose

15. Myriad At night, we could see a myriad of stars shining brightly in the clear sky.

16. myriad   adjective   /ˈ mɪriəd / extremely large in number the myriad problems of modern life.

17. Picturesque The village looked picturesque , with small colorful houses and mountains behind it .

18. picturesque   adjective   /ˌ pɪktʃəˈresk / (of a place, building, scene, etc.) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned

19. Probable Dark clouds in the sky make it probable that it will rain soon .

20. probable   adjective   /ˈ prɒbəbl / ​likely to happen, to exist or to be true

21. Romantic a romantic view of life When I was younger, I had romantic ideas of becoming a writer.

22. romantic   adjective     / rəʊˈmæntɪk / having an attitude to life where imagination and the emotions are especially important; not looking at situations in a realistic way

23. Ruthless The ruthless king punished anyone who disagreed with him, showing no mercy.

24. ruthless   adjective   /ˈ ruːθləs / ​(of people or their behaviour ) hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people