Key Vocabulary goods things that people buy or use. service work that people do for others. price the amount of money that you have to give to buy something. How much does it cost? price tag. sell to give something for money. in exchange. buy to get something by giving money for it. trade to give someone one thing and get another thing from them. pay to give money for something. ...
Key Vocabulary needs things that you must have to live. wants things that you don’t need but wish to have. scarcity not enough of something. scarce. money something that people use as a means of exchange. bill paper money. note. large/small bill. coin money that is made of metal. change. quarter a coin that is worth 25 cents. penny a coin that is worth 1 cent. smallest currency. nickel -> 5 cents. dime -> 10 cents. ...
Key Vocabulary invention something new or a new way of doing something. tool a thing that helps people do a job. education teaching or training people and the things people learn. information facts or details that you know about something. communication the way people share ideas and exchange information. to communicate. machine a tool with complex parts that is used for a particular job. printing press a machine that is used to make books or newspapers. ...
Key Vocabulary life the way a person lives. lifestyle. dress a type of clothing for women and girls. shelter a place to live or stay. apartment. house. tent. clothing covering that people wear. put on clothes. wear clothes. take off clothes. crop a plant that people grow as food. rice. corn. wheat. farm a piece of land where people grow crops or animals. harvest the gathering of the crops. It’s harveest time. fall. ...
Key Vocabulary history the story of events that happened in earlier times. in the past. pre-historic. past the time before now. present the time now. future the time to come after now. fact a thing that is true and can be proven. fiction something that is made up and not true. Exercise Match each word with its definition: the time now. (present) the time before now. (past) the time to come after now. (future) a thing that is true and can be proven. (fact) something that is made up and not true. (fiction) the story of events that happened in earlier times. (history) True of False Statement True or False We live in the past. F Fiction is a thing that is true and can be proven. F A timeline shows what happened in time. T Reading passage Everything changes from the past to the future. The story of events that happened in the past is called history. History is not fiction. History shows us how things change. The past is different from the present. ...
Key Vocabulary leader a person who is in charge of a group. mayor the leader of a city or a town. vote to make a choice. What was the final vote? cast your vote. election choosing a leader or leaders by a vote. contenders. count to say numbers one by one and to know how many there are. adult a person who is fully grown. ballot a piece of paper on which you mark your vote. cast your ballot. Republican. Democrat. ...
Key Vocabulary right something that you can do or have by law. responsibility taking care of something an taking the blame if it goes wrong. be responsible. take responsibility. duty. choose to pick something or someone from among others. respect polite behavior toward someone. show respect to. rude. duty something that you must do. vote. act to do something. how you behave. act responsibly. express to tell others your ideas using words, gestures or behavior. ...
Key Vocabulary citizen a person who lives and works in a community. law a rule that people in a community must follow. obey to do what you are told to do. fair equal to everyone. safe in no danger. clean not dirty. traffic sign a sign that gives drivers and walkers information. break laws to do something that laws tell us is wrong. Criminal. problem a trouble or difficulty. Give trouble. Make difficulty. ...
Key Vocabulary community a place where people live, work, and play together. neighbor a person living near your house. next-door neighbor. address the details of a place where you work or live. symbol a sign, number, or letter with a certain meaning. map a drawing of the earth’s surface showing the position of things. Street map. direction the point or position such as north, south, east, or west. compass rose. ...
Key Vocabulary class a period of time to teach a group of students. When is your class? 8:00-9:30. How big is your class? classroom a place in school used to teach a group of students. principal the head teacher of a school. in charge of. rule an instruction about what people must do or must not do. Don’t disturb the other students. responsibility something that people should do. Follow the rule. ...