GLOSSARY

• Academic Vocabulary

• feature

(fē-chur) n. A feature is a part of something that stands out or is noticeable. My sister’s eyes are her best feature.

• focus

(fō-kus) v. When you focus on something, you give special attention to it. We will focus on learning English at school.

foreign

(for-in) adj. When something is foreign, it is from somewhere else. Last summer, my family and I traveled to a foreign country.

forever

(for-e-vur) adv. Forever means for a time without end. The road looks like it goes on forever.

forget

(fur-get) v. When you forget something, you no longer know it. My sister often forgets where she puts her keys.

forward

(for-wurd) adv. To move forward is to move ahead or to the front. A sign can tell you to move forward.

future

(fyū-chur) n. The future is a time that has not yet happened. Tomorrow is in the future.

G

gather

(gath-ur) v. To gather means to bring together. All my relatives gather at our house on holidays.

genius

(jēn-yus) n. A genius is someone who is very smart. A genius named Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb.

gesture

(jes-chur) n. A gesture is an action done to show how you feel. Our neighbor made us dinner as a friendly gesture.

glacier

(glā-shur) n. A glacier is a huge body of moving ice. Many mountains are formed by moving glaciers.

glory

(glor-ē) n. Glory is a moment of great success. Winning the science award was my greatest moment of glory.

• goal

(gōl) n. A goal is a purpose or what you want to happen. Tim has a goal to read seven books this month.

H

healthy

(hel-thē) adj. Someone who is healthy is not sick. Exercise will help keep you healthy.

honest

(ahn-ust) adj. An honest person tells the truth. Abe Lincoln was known as Honest Abe because of his truthfulness.

honor

(ahn-ur) n. An honor is a symbol of high praise from others. It is an honor to be given an award.

human

(hyū-man) 1 adj. To be human means to have the qualities of a person. The gorillas at the zoo almost look human. 2 n. People are also called humans.

I

• identify

(ī-den-tu-fī) v. When you identify something, you recognize or discover it. The fireman was glad to identify the cause of the fire.

• illustrate

(i-lus-trāt) v. To illustrate is to use pictures or examples to make something clear. I will illustrate a book for art class.

• image

(im-ij) n. An image is a mental picture of something. Matthew laughs at the image of his dog eating an ice cream cone.

• immigrant

(im-i-grint) n. An immigrant is someone who moves from one country to another country to live. Many immigrants come to the U.S. to start new lives.

improve

(im-prüv) v. To improve something means to make it better. Painting a house improves how it looks.

• interpret

(in-tur-prit) v. To interpret means to figure out or explain what something means. The woman interpreted the speech through sign language.

interrupt

(int-u-rupt) v. To interrupt means to break into a conversation or activity. It is impolite to interrupt a conversation.

• interview

(in-tur-vyū) n. In an interview, one person asks another person questions to get information. Sasha’s interview is this afternoon.