Glossary

attract

part of speech: verb
meaning: make people like or interested in something
e.g. Bon attracts many classmates to watch him sing.

chase after

part of speech: verb
meaning: to run after someone or something in order to catch them
e.g. Joselino chases after the flying money.

clap

part of speech: verb
meaning:hitting your hands together
e.g. Cindy claps her hands when Esther is singing.

concert

part of speech: noun
meaning: a show of music
e.g. Candy plays the violin in her music concert.

confident

confident (adjective)/confidence (noun)
meaning: having strong belief or sure of oneself
e.g. Athena is confident that she can do well in all the exams.

crow

part of speech: verb
meaning: to make a sound like a cock or rooster
e.g. The rooster crows every morning.

curious

part of speech: adjective
meaning: want to know or learn more about something or someone
e.g. Vivian is curious about what is in the bottle.

decide

part of speech: verb
meaning: to make a choice about something
e.g. Johnson can’t decide which door to open.

disappointed

part of speech: adjective
meaning: unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you want, or something did not happen
e.g. Stella is disappointed because of the bad weather.

excited

part of speech: adjective
meaning: feel very happy
e.g. We are excited that Alice gives all of us an Easter chocolate egg.

fake

part of speech: adjective
meaning: something that is not real

greatest

part of speech: adjective
meaning: the best
e.g. Grace and Catherine want to be the greatest teacher in the world

handsome

part of speech: adjective
meaning: good looking
e.g. Iris dreams to have a handsome boyfriend.

immediately

part of speech: adverb
meaning: do something without waiting
e.g. Go and clean your room immediately!

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jealous

part of speech: adjective
meaning: unhappy and angry because someone has something or someone you want
e.g. Esther feels jealous that Cindy receives many gifts.

kneel down

meaning: put your knees down that your knees touch the ground
e.g. Smiley kneels down to play with her dog.

laugh

part of speech: verb
meaning: to smile with sounds
e.g. Lisa laughs happily when Diane tells her a joke.

message

part of speech: noun
meaning: information you send to others by phone
e.g. Jack is sending his friend a message.

nervous

part of speech: adjective
meaning: feeling worried or a little bit afraid
e.g. Eddie is nervous about being late for the school.

out of breath

part of speech: phrase
meaning: breathe with difficulty
e.g. Jack is out of breath after running for one hour.

pop

part of speech: verb
meaning: to make something burst
e.g. Loretta pops a balloon behind Chris.

practice

part of speech: verb
meaning: to do or play something very often in order to become good at it
e.g. Dion wants to be a dancer so she practices dancing every day.

receive

part of speech: verb
meaning: to get something from someone
e.g. Rina receives a birthday present from her friend.

row

part of speech: noun
meaning: a line of seats
e.g. Catherine always sits in the first row of the class.

secret singing method

meaning: a singing way which no one knows

special

part of speech: adjective
meaning: different among the same kind of things
e.g. The red present is special among the three.

stage

part of speech: noun
meaning: a place where performers (people who sings or dance) stand

step

part of speech: noun
meaning: One of a list of actions taken to do something.

successful

part of speech: adjective
meaning: to get a good outcome or result
e.g. Brayden is successful to win the 1^st prize in the running competition after practicing for a month.

surprised

part of speech: adjective
meaning: the feeling causes by something you do not think will happen
e.g. We are surprised that we all get an A in the English class.

terrible

part of speech: adjective
meaning: very unhappy
e.g. Esther feels terrible because she is sick.

wedding

part of speech: noun
meaning: a party which two people get married
e.g. Jason invites Esther to go to his wedding.

wonderful

part of speech: adjective
meaning: very good
e.g. Fanta feels wonderful to go travelling in summer holidays.