1. ACHS Words Week 16 tele -far off terr -earth vac- empty vid, vis -see anthropo-man

2. On a daily basis, how often do you use your telephone?

3. Ways we communicate over distance

4. What is the purpose of a telescope? What kind of a telescope is this?

5. Are you able to send mental messages to your loved ones?

6. What connections can you make to these words?

7. Empty

8. Vid/vis=see The Latin root words vis and its variant vid both mean “see.” These Latin roots are the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including visual, invisible, provide, and evidence. The Latin root vis is easily recalled through the word vision, someone’s ability to “see,” whereas vid can be remembered through video, or moving images which you “see” on a screen.

9. Can you use these in a sentence?

10. Manlike-

11. Using personification, do these sentences sound more interesting? 1. My stomach was punishing me for not eating on time. Here, the stomach is given the human ability to punish. 2. His shoes told a different story. They had certainly traveled more than he said they had. Here, the shoes are given the human ability to speak and to travel. 3. The rain was angry; you could tell just by listening to it from indoors. Here, the rain is given the human trait of being angry.

12. Explain the joke.

13. Is man more like an ape or an angel?

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