Transcript VCR Lesson 3 Speaking

Vocabulary Classical Roots Lesson 3, pages 11-15
•Take Cornell notes in your notebook for the 10 words
and definitions. Be sure to spell the words correctly.
You will have a spelling quiz & definition quiz Friday
on these words.
Pages 11-15
Roots
 The roots voc as in vocabulary and dict as in dictionary
mean “word, voice, to speak.”
 voc is from Latin & means “to call
 dict is from Latin & means “to speak, to say”
 Lets see what you understand, complete the Using
Root Clues exercise on page 11 of the VCR book.
Avocation
 (N) A pastime or hobby; a profession practiced
with enjoyment.
 In your notebooks create one question about an
avocation you may have a question about. For
example, I would ask Tiger Woods “ How old were
you when you first knew that golf was what you
wanted to do as your avocation?”
Vocal
(Adj.)
 1. Connected with speaking or with the voice.
 2. Expressing one’s ideas firmly and often;
outspoken
 Think of a time in your life when you had to be
vocal.
Vocalist
 (N) Singer
 Name three vocalist who you believe have the best
voices.
Vocation
 (N) A job; a calling or inclination toward a type of
work or service
 Who can explain the difference in an “avocation”
and a “vocation”?
Did you know
Sometimes your vocation can also be
your avocation, the thing you most
enjoy doing… You may love playing
basketball and have this as your
occupation .
Addictive
 (Adj) Habit-forming, hard to break away from, easy to
say yes to.
 Name some things that can be addictive?
Contradict
 (V) To speak against, to say the opposite of.
 What is a another word you may think of when
you see this word?
Dictation
 (N) The act of saying words for someone else to
write down.
 For example- In French class, Ms. Benoit gave us
dictations each week to improve our ability to
understand and write the words we heard.
Dictator
 (N) A person who commands and rules with total
authority.
 Can you identify these dictators?
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3.
Dictator
 Can you identify these dictators?
 1.
Hitler/ Germany
 2.
3.
Bashar al-Assad/Syria
Fidel Castro/ Cuba
Predict
 (V) To say what will happen in the future, often
using reason or experience.
Verdict
 [ also derived from Latin vere meaning “truly”
 (N) The words of decision from a jury.
Create Frayer vocabulary
models for the first 5 words in
Lesson 3.
Grammar Review
Define the following:
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noun
action verb
adjective
article
simple subject
simple subject
simple predicate
complete subject
complete predicate
adverb
1. The good students studied eagerly.
2. Eagerly, we studied.
3. The new student studied late.
4. The new student studied very late.
5. The studious boy studied very hard.
6. The extremely studious boy studied
very hard.