Unit 8: How the Sun and the Moon Were Made Flashcards
To ….. something that is offered is to take it.
To accept something that is offered is to take it.
accept [əkˈsɛpt] v.
I accepted the girl’s very nice gift.
aɪ əkˈsɛptɪd ðə ɡɜːlz ˈvɛri naɪs ɡɪft.
To ……. things is to put them in the right place.
To arrange things is to put them in the right place.
arrange [əˈreɪn(d)ʒ] v.
Please arrange the bowling pins in order so we can play.
pliːz əˈreɪnʤ ðə ˈbəʊlɪŋ pɪnz ɪn ˈɔːdə səʊ wiː kæn pleɪ.
To …… something is to go to it.
To attend something is to go to it.
attend [əˈtɛnd] v.
My sister and I attend the same school.
maɪ ˈsɪstər ænd aɪ əˈtɛnd ðə seɪm skuːl.
To …… something is to keep it from falling.
To balance something is to keep it from falling.
balance [ˈbal(ə)ns] v.
We saw an elephant balance itself on a ball.
wiː sɔː ən ˈɛlɪfənt ˈbælᵊns ɪtˈsɛlf ɒn ə bɔːl.
A …… is the sharp difference between two things.
A contrast is the sharp difference between two things.
contrast [kənˈtrɑːst] n
The contrast between my parents is very noticeable
ðə ˈkɒntrɑːst bɪˈtwiːn maɪ ˈpeərᵊnts ɪz ˈvɛri ˈnəʊtɪsəbᵊl
To ….. someone is to make them want to do something.
To encourage someone is to make them want to do something.
encourage [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ] v.
My football coach will encourage us when we are losing.
maɪ ˈfʊtbɔːl kəʊʧ wɪl ɪnˈkʌrɪʤ ʌs wɛn wiː ɑː ˈluːzɪŋ.
If someone or something is ….. to you, you know them well.
If someone or something is familiar to you, you know them well.
familiar [fəˈmɪlɪə] adj.
The two friends were very familiar with each other.
ðə tuː frɛndz wɜː ˈvɛri fəˈmɪliə wɪð iːʧ ˈʌðə.
To ….. is to take a hold of someone or something suddenly.
To grab is to take a hold of someone or something suddenly.
grab [ɡrab] v.
I grabbed a pear from the tree.
aɪ ɡræbd ə peə frɒm ðə triː.
