Vocabulary day one

amateur  Sentence: My dad, the amateur hockey player, goes out and plays hockey all weekend long just for fun!  Definition: someone who engages in an athletic activity for fun rather than play.

amateur  Example: little league, or high school sports  Non-example: professional teams: NFL, NHL, NBA

artistic  Sentence: The audience marveled at the artistic dancers as they showed their well- practiced moves.  Definition: showing skill and good taste

artistic  Example: Dancing with the Stars dancers, or swans in a lake  Non-example: a little kid dancing Non- Example:

audience  Sentence: We sat in the audience enjoying the other fans before the concert started.  Definition: the people gathered to see and hear a performance

audience  Example: your family watching TV, or your class at an assembly  Non-example: you playing, or you performing

compete  Sentence: We competed in the Annual Talent Show at our school.  Definition: to take part in a contest

compete  Example: participating in a Spelling Bee, or relay race, or racing your best friend to the fence and back  Non-example: you running home by yourself

elements  Sentence: The well- written paper had all the elements the teacher was looking for.  Definition: the parts of which something is made up

elements  Example: Elements of an “A” paper: neat, organized, words spelling correctly, great ideas, etc.  Non-example: The book is not an element of a good story. Elements of a craft project. Elements you will learn about in science...

judges  Sentence: The judges decided the race would end in a tie since Joe and Sue crossed the line at the same time.  Definition: people who decide who wins a contest

judges  Example: the person who rules in court, or decides who wins American Idol  Non-example: contestants in the contest, or people who watch Judges Not Judges

presentation  Sentence: We practiced for hours so our presentation would go well.  Definition: performance

presentation  Example: singers singing on a stage, or giving a report in the front of the class  Non-example: answering a question during class

pressure  Sentence: The kids were under a lot of pressure from their coach to win the game.  Definition: urgent or forceful demand

pressure  Example: what you feel when you know you have do well on the test  Non-example: what you feel when you are taking a test and you know ALL the answers

technical  Sentence: The coach wanted us to get the technical part of the game right.  Definition: having to do with technique or skill

technical  Example: how you bounce the basketball, or how the ice- skater twirls and spins  Non-example: a basketball game

required  Sentence: The teacher requires that we have our name and date on all of our papers.  Definition: necessary; essential

required  Example: You are required to come to school everyday. You are required to follow the rules at school.  Non-example: May Do’s are not required.

Talk to your Partner!  What word do you like the best? Why?  What word do you think you will need to practice so you remember it’s definition?  As you go through your day remember all the things that are required of you! Can you think of something that was required of you this morning?