1. bewildering Context Clue:
The movie was bewildering because I couldn’t follow the plot.
Context Clue: “But they would be bewildering if you couldn’t hear the music” (Talking with his hands, 302).
Define: Bewildering means confusing.
bewildering
Ask: What is an antonym of bewildering?

2. Context Clue: Charles has a moderate amount of toys, but Flora has way too many.
Context Clue: “But that was a moderate challenge compared with interpreting the plays of Shakespeare” (Talking with his hands, 302).
Define: Describes something that is reasonable, not extreme.
moderate
Ask: What is an synonym for moderate?

3. Context Clue: Karen does not want to hamper her education, so she plays basketball only after she has done her homework.
Context Clue: “Shirts positions himself so that he doesn’t hamper deaf audiences members’ view of the on-stage action (Talking with his hands, 302).
Define: Is to hold back or get in the way.
hamper
Ask: When you get a cold, what kinds of activities does it hamper?

4. Context Clue: The legislature decided to prohibit littering in all public places
Context Clue: “The ADA was designed to prohibit discrimination in the workplace against people with disabilities” (Talking with his hands, 303).
prohibit
Define: Is to forbid, disallow, or ban.
Ask: Why might a government decide to prohibit driving without a license?

5. Context Clue: The entrance to the building was accessible to wheelchairs.
Context Clue: “It requires businesses to make offices and other workplaces accessible” (Talking with his hands, 303).
accessible
Define: Something is accessible if it is easily reached.
Ask: What is a synonym for accessible?

6. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 3 ● Week 3
to capture the spirit

7. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 3 ● Week 3
tough enough

8. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 3 ● Week 3
in her shoes

9. Function Words & Phrases
Unit 3 ● Week 3
to open a pocketbook

10. Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
laundry

11. Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
detergent

12. Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
hydrant

13. Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
laundromat

14. Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
washing machine

15. water-treatment plant
Basic Words
Unit 3 ● Week 3
water-treatment plant