1. HOW TO TAP A SUGAR MAPLE TREE
New vocabulary

2. Ensure that the leaves are raked up before winter.
to ensure / to make sure
Ensure that the leaves are raked up before winter.

3. the diameter of a tree trunk
The diameter of the tree trunk is 60 cm.

4. Breast height on a tree is 1.35 m or 4.5 feet.
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breast height on a tree
Breast height on a tree is 1.35 m or 4.5 feet.

5. to drill a hole / to make a hole
a handdrill
a drill bit

6. an angle / an uphill angle
You drill a hole at an uphill angle into the tree.

7. above / below
The swimmers’ legs are below the water.

8. a twig
One can see a water drop on the twig.

9. a bucket / a pail
The pail has a handle.

10. Tap on the door. Wait until someone opens it.
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to tap
Tap on the door. Wait until someone opens it.

11. to hammer
If you hammer on wood, it makes a loud noise.

12. If you hammer the maple tree, it will split.
to split
If you hammer the maple tree, it will split.

13. a lid
Put a lid on the bucket, to keep the maple sap clean.

14. A lid will keep bird droppings out of the pail.

15. Boil the maple sap down to syrup.
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to boil down a li-qu-id
Boil the maple sap down to syrup.