C. Thomas, 5 th Grade, Fairmont Charter School
extreme conditions
Unit 4 ● Week 1 frigid Key Words Frigid means very cold. What areas of Earth have frigid temperatures?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 treacherous Key Words Something that is treacherous is full of danger. What is a synonym for treacherous ?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 triumph Key Words Triumph means to be successful or have victory over something. What is an antonym of triumph ?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 uninhabited Key Words If a place is uninhabited, no one lives there. How is uninhabited similar to empty?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 expedition Key Words An expedition is a trip for exploring or studying. Where would you like to go on an expedition ? Why?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 labor Key Words Labors means a person or animal works very hard. Who labors in your home?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 dismantled Key Words Dismantled means taken apart. What are synonyms for dismantled ?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 abandon Key Words Abandon means to give up or leave something forever. What is a synonym for abandon ?
Unit 4 ● Week 1 get under way Function Words & Phrases In English, we use “get under way” to describe what you do when you begin something. Get under way means “to begin or start.”
Unit 4 ● Week 1 to take to (to board) Function Words & Phrases In English, we use “to take to” to describe something we do. To take to means “to board, or to get on.”
Unit 4 ● Week 1 lose the will to Function Words & Phrases In English, we use “lose the will to” to describe a sad feeling. Lose the will to means “to stop wanting to try to do something.”
Unit 4 ● Week 1 let alone (much less) Function Words & Phrases In English, we use “let alone” when we talk about things we don’t want to do. Let alone means “much less.”
Unit 4 ● Week 1 lifeboat Basic Words
Unit 4 ● Week 1 fuel Basic Words
Unit 4 ● Week 1 provision Basic Words
Unit 4 ● Week 1 glacier Basic Words
Unit 4 ● Week 1 blizzard Basic Words
Unit 4 ● Week 1 ice floe Basic Words
Vocabulary Words frigidtreacheroustriumph uninhabitedexpeditionlabor dismantledabandon