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Polish Remover
A Polish man married a Canadian girl after he had
been in Canada a year or so and, although his English was far from
perfect, they got on very well. Until one day he rushed into a lawyer's
office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him-"very
quick". The lawyer said that the speed of getting a divorce would
depend on the circumstances and asked him the following questions:
LAWYER: Have you any grounds ?
POLE: JA, JA, an acre and half and a nice little home with 3 bedrooms.
LAWYER "No," I mean what is the foundation of this case?" "It is
made of concrete, brick and mortar," he responded.
LAWYER: "Does either of you have a real grudge?"
"No," he replied, "We have a two-car carport and have never really
needed one."
LAWYER "I mean, What are your relations like?"
"All my relations are in Poland."
LAWYER: "Is there any infidelity in your marriage?"
"Yes, we have hi fidelity stereo set & DVD player with 6.1 sound.
We don't necessarily like the music, but the answer to yourquestions
is yes."
LAWYER: No, I mean does your wife beat you up?
POLE: NO, I'm always up before her.
LAWYER: WHY do you want this divorce?
POLE: SHE going to kill me.
LAWYER: What makes you think that?
POLE: I got proof.
LAWYER: What kind of proof?
POLE: She going to poison me. She buy a bottle at the drug store
and put on shelf in bathroom. I can read - it says,"Polish Remover".
Animal ABC
Ant
Armadillo
Bear
Cricket
Dog
Eel
Hedgehog
Iguana
Jaguar
Kinkajoo
Llama
Macaw
Numbat
Oryx
Porcupine
Quetzal
Raccoon
Snake
Tapir
Uakari (monkey)
Vulture
Wombat
Xenops (bird)
Yak
Zebra
Students need to be learning new words daily!
Kindergartners need to have a 5000 word vocabulary.
By the 12th grade students need to have a 60,000 word vocabulary.
That means students need to learn 5000 words per year.
And that means they must learn 28 words per school day!
The Reading Teacher's Book of
Lists
....Prentice Hall....Edward .Fry
Words Often Confused
Teach a pair a day-be sure to assign sentences to show meaning as
a homework assignment.
| accept |
agree |
| except |
exclude |
| affect |
influence |
| effect |
result of a cause |
| alley |
narrow street |
| ally |
supporter |
| all ready |
prepared |
| already |
by this time |
| angel |
heavenly being |
| angle |
where two lines meet in a point |
| anyway |
regardless |
| any way |
in whatever manner |
| click |
short, sharp sound |
| clique |
exclusive group |
| conscience |
sense of right and wrong |
| conscious |
aware |
| contiguous |
touching or nearby |
| contageous |
spread by contact |
| continually |
again and again |
| continuously |
without stop |
| credible |
believable |
| creditable |
bringing honor to |
| credulous |
too ready to believe |
| disinterested |
impartial |
| uninterested |
indifferent |
| farther |
more distant |
| further |
extending beyond a point |
| least |
at minimum |
| lest |
for fear that |
| loose |
not tight |
| lose |
not win |
| maybe |
perhaps |
| may be |
is possible |
| moral |
lesson |
| morale |
mental and emotional condition |
| personal |
relating to an individual person |
| personnel |
employees |
| respectfully |
having respect for |
| respectively |
in the order given |
| than |
compare |
| then |
next |
| imply |
express indirectly |
| infer |
derive a conclusion from indirect evidence |
| leave |
go away |
| let |
permit |
| lay |
set something down |
| lie |
be at rest |
| set |
place somewhere |
| sit |
on a chair |
Challenge !
Name seven things worn on your feet that start
with the
letter S.
Do NOT give the answer!!!
Have students work individually. NO dictionary!!
Then with a partner.
Then in a group of four using any reference book they want.
Then they may ask any person at home for suggestions.
shoes, socks, slippers, sneakers, sandals, snowshoes,
skiis, stockings
For words to be learned, they need to be heard 15
times in
meaningful context AND to then be used by the student!
WHICH SENSE?
The words below are associated with on (or more) sense. Decide how
you will organize your material to clearly show which words go with
which sense.
babble
bitter
fizz
scented
mutter
sticky
damp
spotted
velvety
bellow
hot
pretty
spicy
chuckle
speckled
warm
furry
hue
thunder
texture
orange
quack
thorny
yelp
dirty
rattle
coarse
moldy
sharp
whisper
delicious
color
sonic boom
beautiful
musty
purr
bumpy
sour
sizzle
blond
silence
stiff
gurgle
fragrance
scratchy
perfumed
tart
ripe
bouquet
rough
gritty
sugary
salty
peppery
aroma
fuzzy
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