1. Diver and the Dolphins Vocabulary p. 136 Vocabulary p. 136

2. Skill: Synonyms  Words with similar meanings are called synonyms. You can often figure out the meaning of an unknown word by finding a clue in the words around it. Sometimes this clue is a synonym.

3.  Read the paragraph on the next slide. Notice how wounded helps you understand what injured means.

4. Dolphins are highly intelligent sea mammals. They cooperate with other fish and are able to skillfully communicate with humans. Many dolphins take an interest in human activities. They’ve been known to save injured or wounded swimmers and desperate boaters who would have been doomed otherwise. Divers have often told stories about dolphins who have hovered near them, seeming to watch out for their safety.

5.  How did wounded help you understand what injured meant?

6. hovered ( verb)  To stay in or near one place; wait nearby  The dogs hovered near the kitchen door, hoping to be fed.  To stay in or near one place; wait nearby  The dogs hovered near the kitchen door, hoping to be fed.

7. desperate (adj)  Ready to try anything; ready to run any risk.  He hadn’t worked in a year and was desperate for a job.  Ready to try anything; ready to run any risk.  He hadn’t worked in a year and was desperate for a job.

8. communicate ( verb)  To give or exchange information or news by speaking, writing, and so on…send and receive messages  We communicate by sending letters to each other.  To give or exchange information or news by speaking, writing, and so on…send and receive messages  We communicate by sending letters to each other.

9. doomed ( verb)  To condemn to an unhappy or terrible fate.  Poor health doomed my cousin to an inactive life.  To condemn to an unhappy or terrible fate.  Poor health doomed my cousin to an inactive life.

10. dolphins (noun)  Any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.  The dolphins swam around me as I playfully threw a ball.  Any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller. Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.  The dolphins swam around me as I playfully threw a ball.

11. cooperate ( verb)  To work together  Everyone cooperated to help clean up after the party.  To work together  Everyone cooperated to help clean up after the party.

12. injured ( adj.)  Wounded or harmed; hurt  The injured leg gave the football player a lot of pain when he played.  Wounded or harmed; hurt  The injured leg gave the football player a lot of pain when he played.