1. anticipation Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 1 image.
1. One word in the selection is anticipation. Say it with me: anticipation. Anticipation is how you feel when you look forward to something. You might feel anticipation before the first day of school or your birthday. Anticipation often makes people feel nervous and excited.
2. En español, anticipation quiere decir “cómo te sientes cuando estás a la espera de algo; expectativa.” Puedes sentir expectativa antes del primer día de clases o de tu cumpleaños. La expectativa con frecuencia hace que las personas se sientan nerviosas y agitadas.
3. Now let’s look at a picture of some people who are filled with anticipation. They are on a roller coaster that will soon go down a very steep hill. (Draw a diagram with a car near the top of a hill. Trace your finger over the top and down the track.) The car will soon go very fast. These people know that and are very excited.
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4. Now turn to your partner and talk about the picture. Imagine you are sitting in the front of the roller coaster car. Your anticipation is great because the car is about to go down. What are you thinking? Tell your partner what riders in the cars are thinking as they are filled with anticipation.
5. I felt great anticipation the first time I flew in an airplane. I had seen lots of airplanes and really wanted to ride in one. I was nervous and couldn’t sit still. My stomach felt like it had butterflies in it! When have you felt great anticipation? Use this sentence frame to tell your partner about it: I felt great anticipation when ____________. I felt ____________ and ____________.
6. Now let’s say anticipation together three more times: anticipation, anticipation, anticipation.
anticipation

2. encouraged Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 2 image.
1. Another word in the selection is encouraged. Say it with me: encouraged. Encouraged means “helped to do something, or gave hope or courage to.” If someone encouraged you, they probably talked nicely and supported you. They might have said, “You can do it!”
2. En español, encouraged quiere decir “ayudar a hacer algo o dar la esperanza o el valor para hacerlo; alentar.” Cuando alguien te alienta, probablemente te habla de buena manera y te apoya. Quizá te diga: “¡Tú puedes!”
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of the word encouraged. (Point to the soccer team in the photo.) This team was ready to play a game. It was their first game, and the team was filled with anticipation. (Point to the coach in the photo.) The coach encouraged the players. He knew they were nervous. He reminded them that they were good players and would play well.
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4. When we encourage someone, we let them know that we believe in them. This is important when they try something for the first time or do something that is hard. We might say, “You can do it,” “Try to do your best,” or “I’m cheering for you!” Imagine that your partner is doing something difficult. Say things to make your partner feel encouraged.
5. Now look at the picture. Pretend you and your partner are the coach and a soccer player in the picture. One of you should play the part of one player; the other should pretend to be the coach. What do you say to each other? For example, the player might say, “I’m really nervous.” The coach might say, “You are all good players, and you are a good team. Try your best.”
6. Now let’s say encouraged together three more times: encouraged, encouraged, encouraged.
encouraged

3. enormous Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 3 image.
1. Another word in the selection is enormous. Say it with me: enormous. Enormous means “big, huge, gigantic.” An elephant is an enormous animal. A skyscraper is an enormous building.
2. En español, enormous quiere decir “grande, inmenso, gigantesco; enorme.” Los elefantes son animales enormes. Los rascacielos son edificios enormes.
3. Enormous in English and enorme in Spanish are cognates. They sound almost the same and mean the same thing in both languages.
4. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of the word enormous. (Point to a pumpkin in the photo.) This is an enormous pumpkin. Pumpkins are usually about this size. (Use gestures to show an approximate range of pumpkins. Then point to one of the children in the photo.) The size of the child standing next to the pumpkin helps us understand how enormous the pumpkin is.
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5. An elephant is an enormous animal. A whale is also an enormous animal. What other enormous animals can you think of? (dinosaur, giraffe, hippopotamus, rhinoceros) Now choose one of these animals and pretend to be it. Move around the classroom as the animal. We will try to guess what kind of enormous animal you are.
6. Do you think you are enormous? Can you make yourself bigger? Let’s make ourselves as enormous as we can. Stand up as tall as you can. Stand on your toes. Now stretch out your arms as far as you can. Do you feel bigger? Let’s say together: “We are enormous!” Watch as I wave my arms up and down. (Slowly flap outstretched arms.) Do I look bigger when my arms are waving? How else could we make ourselves look enormous?
7. Now let’s say enormous together three more times: enormous, enormous, enormous.
enormous

4. glanced Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 4 image.
1. Another word in the selection is glanced. Say it with me: glanced. Glanced means “looked at quickly.” If you looked at something and then quickly looked away, you glanced at it.
2. En español, glanced quiere decir “mirar algo rápidamente; dar un vistazo.” Si miras algo y luego te volteas hacia otro lado, le diste un vistazo.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of the word glanced. This man glanced at his watch. He needed to be someplace at a certain time. He didn’t want to be late, so he looked at his watch to see what the time was. People often glance at their watches to see the time. A quick look tells them what they need to know. Glance at the clock in the room. What time is it now?
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4. When we glance at something, we look at it quickly. We might just move our eyes. (Demonstrate glancing by just moving your eyes.) Or we might turn our heads for a quick look. (Turn your head and look quickly over your shoulder.) Look quickly over your shoulder. Then complete this sentence to tell us what you glanced at: I glanced behind me and saw ____________.
5. Sometimes when we glanced at something, we didn’t see it clearly. We didn’t have time to notice details. I’ll hold something up for just a moment. You’ll have time to just glance at it. How many details do you notice? (Quickly hold up familiar classroom objects. Ask students to identify each, and then ask questions about its color, size, and shape.)
6. Now let’s say glanced together three more times: glanced, glanced, glanced.
glanced

5. released Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 5 image.
1. Another word in the selection is released. Say it with me: released. Released means “let go or set free.” If you caught a fish and then put it back in the water, you released the fish.
2. En español, released quiere decir “dejar ir o liberar.” Si atrapaste un pez y lo pusiste de vuelta en el agua, lo liberaste.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of the word released. (Point to the horse in the photo.) The horse doesn’t want the rider on its back. It will twist and buck. To win, the rider needs to stay on the horse. When the horse was in the pen, it couldn’t twist and buck. (Point to the gate in the photo.) The gate was opened and the horse was released. Now the horse will try to throw off the rider.
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4. Pretend that you are holding a butterfly in your hands. Be careful not to hurt it. Now it is time for the butterfly to be released. Open your hands and let it go. Now the butterfly has been released.
5. Now pretend that you are the butterfly. You are in someone’s hands. They hold you carefully. Your wings are folded back, and you are not moving. Suddenly the hands open and you are released. Unfold your wings and fly free.
6. Now let’s say released together three more times: released, released, released.
released

6. slender Key Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
Point to the Word 6 image.
1. Another word in the selection is slender. Say it with me: slender. Slender means “skinny, slim, or thin.” If something is slender, it is not very wide or thick. A pencil is usually slender, and so is a pen.
2. En español, slender quiere decir “flaco, esbelto, delgado.” Si algo es esbelto, no es muy ancho ni muy grueso. Los lápices generalmente son delgados, también los bolígrafos.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the word slender. (Point to the rope the tightrope walker is on in the photo.) The rope is very slender. It is about the size of my thumb. (Hold up your thumb.) It is so slender or skinny that it is hard to walk along. It would take a lot of practice for an athlete to walk along such a slender rope.
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4. Let’s name things in the classroom that are slender. (Hold up or point out familiar things, such as a piece of string, a leaf or stem of a plant, and the edge of a thin book.) Describe these things to your partner. For example: The leaf is green and slender.
5. Some things are slender; others are not. (Point out the leaves on two plants.) These leaves are long and slender. These leaves are round. They are not slender. Now you compare two things. Choose one thing that is slender. With your partner, compare it to something similar that is not slender.
6. Now let’s say slender together three more times: slender, slender, slender.
slender

7. streaked past Function Words & Phrases Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, we use the phrase streaked past to tell about someone or something that quickly went by someone or something else. They passed them. Say it with me: streaked past. Once I was walking on the bike path. Some runners streaked past me. They ran so fast that soon I couldn’t even see them ahead of me.
2. En español, streaked past quiere decir “pasar rápidamente a alguien o pasar rápidamente por algún lugar.” Una vez yo iba caminando por el sendero para ciclistas. Unos corredores me pasaron rápidamente. Corrían tan rápido que poco después los perdí de vista.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that demonstrates the meaning of streaked past. Cars were traveling at 70 miles per hour down the highway. They streaked past the signs and trees on the side of the road. (Point to the steaks in the photo.) These streaked lines show that the cars are going fast. They were traveling too fast for the camera to catch the image.
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4. If something streaked past you, it went very quickly. Use your hand to show me how fast something went if it streaked past you. Now imagine you watched something that streaked past you. You watched it coming; you watched it as it streaked past you; you watched it as it streaked away. Show me how your head moved.
5. Let’s list things that can move quickly, that might streak past you. (Examples include running animals, emergency vehicles, vehicles on highways.) Now pretend to be one of these things. Tell your partner where you were going in such a hurry. Complete these sentences: I was a ____________. I streaked past you because ____________. Then draw a picture of the story your partner told you.
6. Now let’s say streaked past together three more times: streaked past, streaked past, streaked past.
streaked past

8. rounded up Function Words & Phrases Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, rounded up means “caught, captured, or collected.” Say it with me: rounded up. When cowboys wanted to move cattle from one place to another, the cowboys first rounded the cattle up. The cowboys collected all the cattle and put them together in one group.
2. En español, rounded up quiere decir “atrapar, capturar o reunir.” Cuando los vaqueros querían llevar ganado de un lugar a otro, primero tenían que reunirlo. Los vaqueros reunían todo el ganado en un grupo.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the meaning of rounded up. (Point to the dog in the photo.) This dog is trained to work with the sheep. The farmer wants the sheep in the barn for the night. He gave a command to the dog to bring the sheep in from the pasture. The dog rounded up the sheep into this group and is moving them back to the barn.
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4. Walk all around the classroom, and don’t stop. Now I’m going to round you up into a group. I will walk around in a big circle and clap my hands. I want you to form a group in the middle of the room. (Round up the students.) I just rounded you up!
5. Pretend it is time to go home. Each of you should round up the supplies you will need to do your homework. Then show your partner what you rounded up and say: I rounded up ____________, ____________, and ____________.
6. Repeat the phrase three times with me: rounded up, rounded up, rounded up.
rounded up

9. reckoned on Function Words & Phrases Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, reckoned on means “expected” or “planned for.” Say reckoned on with me: reckoned on. Suppose I reckoned on all of you finishing your math in class today. If you didn’t finish today, I would have to change my plans. We would need to finish the math tomorrow—or you would have homework to do!
2. En español, reckoned on quiere decir “esperar, planear; calcular.” Imagínense que hoy yo planeaba que todos ustedes terminarían sus ejercicios de matemáticas en clase. Si no terminaran hoy, tendría que cambiar mis planes. Tendría que terminar matemáticas mañana, o ustedes tendrían tarea.
3. Now let’s look at a picture that shows the meaning of reckoned on. This student reckoned on rain, so she planned for the rain. She brought her umbrella and raincoat. She is not going to get wet!
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4. We all get caught sometimes because we didn’t reckon on something. I got soaking wet once because I hadn’t reckoned on rain. Now I keep an umbrella in my car! Tell your partner about something you hadn’t reckoned on, but it happened anyway. What did you do about it? Complete this sentence: I hadn’t reckoned on ____________, so I ____________.
5. Most school days are the same, but sometimes something happens that we hadn’t reckoned on. What is something you reckoned on happening at school today? Did we do something that you hadn’t reckoned on? Tell your partner.
6. Now let’s say reckoned on together three more times: reckoned on, reckoned on, reckoned on.
reckoned on

10. pulled ahead Function Words & Phrases Unit 4 ● Week 4 TEACHER TALK
1. In English, pulled ahead means “moved in front of.” Say it with me: pulled ahead. Yesterday I was on a highway. There was a lot of traffic. Sometimes I pulled ahead of the car next to me. Then I was in front of it. Other times, that car pulled ahead of me. Then it was in front of me.
2. En español, pulled ahead quiere decir “tomar la delantera.” Ayer iba en el coche por la carretera. Había mucho tráfico. A veces yo le tomaba la delantera al coche que iba junto al mío. Entonces mi coche iba adelante. Otras veces, ese coche me tomaba la delantera y pasaba adelante de mí.
3. This picture shows the meaning of the phrase pulled ahead. (Point out the lead swimmer in the photo.) All of the swimmers went fast, but this one pulled ahead. Now this swimmer is in front of everyone else in the race.
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4. Let’s form a line. Now stay in the line as you walk around the room. When I say your name, pull ahead of the person in front of you. Complete this sentence: I just pulled ahead of ____________.
5. Now let’s have a hopping race. (Use the playground or gym if it is available, or have students hop across the room.) Line up. Start when I say “Go,” and try to pull ahead to win the race. Listen: Go. (Wait for the race to end.) Who pulled ahead of you while you were hopping? Who pulled ahead of everyone to win the race?
6. Repeat the phrase three times with me: pulled ahead, pulled ahead, pulled ahead.
pulled ahead

11. outran Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
outran

12. lumbered Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
lumbered

13. raced Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
raced

14. bucked Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
bucked

15. leaped Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
leaped

16. rounded Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE 1. Display the card.
2. Define each word in English, referring to the photograph. Incorporate actions where appropriate.
3. Have children say the word three times.
rounded

17. Basic Words Unit 4 ● Week 4 ROUTINE
Explain how these six words fit into a group, or category. During independent work time, have children write sentences for each