VIP Class Notes (Mark) [S]

Vocabulary

Rubik’s Cube – the cube with all the different color squares that you have to put in color order.

brew – a hot drink

carve – to cut into pieces. carved – the past tense of carve.

parade – an activity where people march, music is playing, and sometimes people hold things like big balloons.

ancient – a very very long time ago.

culture – celebrations, ways of being, ways of acting a certain way, or traditions that a group of people have and share.

Grammar

“when you plus things together…” – when you add things together…

“can’t be beat” – better than any other. Example: McDonald’s french fries can’t be beat!

Pronunciation

brew – [BROO]

carve – [KARV]

carved – [KARVD]

princesses – [PRIN SESS IZ]

lifted – [LIFT ID]

parade – [PA RAYD]

ancient – [AYN CHENT]

culture – [KULL CHER]

Halloween is an ancient tradition. A tradition is a way of doing things that is taught by grandparents to parents, and by parents to children. It is “passed down.” What traditions do you have in your family or culture?