1. Vocabulary Lesson 8

2. crucial If something is crucial, it is extremely important If something is crucial, it is extremely important What is a crucial ingredient in a cake? What is a crucial ingredient in a cake?

3. crisis A situation that suddenly becomes very dangerous or difficult A situation that suddenly becomes very dangerous or difficult What is an example of a crisis you have been in or heard about? What is an example of a crisis you have been in or heard about?

4. maneuvered To have maneuvered something is to have moved it or guided it very carefully To have maneuvered something is to have moved it or guided it very carefully Describe a time when you maneuvered out of a difficult situation. Describe a time when you maneuvered out of a difficult situation.

5. perseverance If you try hard and dont give up, you are showing perseverance If you try hard and dont give up, you are showing perseverance How might an athlete show perseverance? How might an athlete show perseverance?

6. encountered If you encountered someone, you met that person unexpectantly If you encountered someone, you met that person unexpectantly What pests have you encountered on a picnic? What pests have you encountered on a picnic?

7. persuading Persuading someone means trying to get him or her to agree with your plan or opinion. Persuading someone means trying to get him or her to agree with your plan or opinion. How are the presidential candidates persuading you to vote for them? How are the presidential candidates persuading you to vote for them?

8. appealed If you have appealed to someone, you have made a request with a lot of feeling If you have appealed to someone, you have made a request with a lot of feeling If your friend appealed to you for help studying, what would you do? If your friend appealed to you for help studying, what would you do?

9. destiny To believe in destiny is to feel that certain things will happen because they were meant to be. To believe in destiny is to feel that certain things will happen because they were meant to be. If your destiny is to be a leader, what might you do in the future? If your destiny is to be a leader, what might you do in the future?

10. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny Because my pet wouldnt eat it was _____ to take him to the vet immediately. Because my pet wouldnt eat it was _____ to take him to the vet immediately.

11. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny Because my pet wouldnt eat it was crucial to take him to the vet immediately. Because my pet wouldnt eat it was crucial to take him to the vet immediately.

12. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny The swimmers ______ was the reason he won the race. The swimmers ______ was the reason he won the race.

13. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny The swimmers perseverance was the reason he won the race.

14. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny My ________ is to become President one day. My ________ is to become President one day.

15. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny My destiny is to become President one day. My destiny is to become President one day.

16. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny I ______ my bicycle around the log to avoid hitting it. I ______ my bicycle around the log to avoid hitting it.

17. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny I maneuvered my bicycle around the log to avoid hitting it. I maneuvered my bicycle around the log to avoid hitting it.

18. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny After striking out during the baseball game, I ________ to my mom for batting lessons with a coach. After striking out during the baseball game, I ________ to my mom for batting lessons with a coach.

19. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny After striking out during the baseball game, I appealed to my mom for batting lessons with a coach. After striking out during the baseball game, I appealed to my mom for batting lessons with a coach.

20. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny Because we were in the middle of a tornado, it was a __________ situation.

21. Fill in the blank. crucial crisis maneuvered perseverance appealed destiny Because we were in the middle of a tornado, it was a crisis situation.