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Rating Scale

  • 1 = I have never seen this word before.

  • 2 = I am not sure of the word’s meaning.

  • 3 = I know this word and can teach the word’s meaning to someone else.

Learn Key Vocabulary

Rate and Study the Words Rate how well you know each word. Then:

  • 1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.

  • 2. Study the example.

  • 3. Tell more about the word.

  • 4. Practice it. Make the word your own.

Key Words
adjust (ud-just) verb page 212
Photograph of a woman pulling her scarf up to cover her mouth on a cold day
When you adjust to something, you become used to it. You can adjust to cold weather when you go outside. Related Word: adjustment		community (ku-myū-nut-ē) noun page 212
Photograph of people in a city environment standing outside apartment buildings
A community is a group of people who live in one place. A neighborhood is a kind of community.		foreign (for-in) adjective page 217
Photograph of a person taking a picture of Notre Dame Cathedral
When something is foreign, it is from somewhere else. Last summer, my family and I traveled to a foreign country.
immigrant (im-i-grint) noun page 208
Photograph of immigrants standing in line
An immigrant is someone who moves from one country to another country to live. These immigrants came to the U.S. to start new lives. Related Word: immigration		local (lō-cul) adjective page 217
Photograph of people at an outdoor market with farm produce
Local means nearby. My family goes to the local farmers’ market every weekend to buy fresh vegetables.		museum (myü-zē-um) noun page 213
Photograph of several people looking at a painting hanging in a museum
In a museum, people can look at art or other valuable objects. Our class saw paintings at the museum.
poverty (pah-vur-tē) noun page 208
Poverty is the state or condition of being poor. People who live in poverty may not have enough food to eat.		Practice the Words Make an Idea Web for each Key Word. Write four things the word makes you think of. Share your finished webs with a partner.
Idea Web

Idea Web

preserve (pri-zurv) verb page 213 To preserve means to keep something from being lost. People celebrate certain holidays to preserve their culture.