Vocabulary learning in Reading class: Sublist # 1Academic word list pictures and sentences

Approach

Examples

The cat approaches the girl to get some balls.

The back of the wall is approaching the girl and the cat, but they don’t notice it.

The cat approaches the girl because he wants her to play with him.

available

examples

Even the cat can use glasses when they are available.

The glasses are available for the cat to use to look at something.

definition

examples

The cat is definitely able to speak English!

The very definition of cute, is this picture!

I can’t quite define what it is about this cat, but it’s a little strange.

principle

examples

One principle of life is we all fall down.

A cat is smarter than a human, that is a basic principle to learn.

Of the many principles in life, humans learn slowly.

structure

The cat seems to be very unstructured.

I don’t know how the structure of how the cat works.

Some structures are perfect for cats to sleep on.

I don’t k

examples

consistent

The dog’s feeling is consistent with the man’s.

Love is a consistent thing, even if they can’t exchange words.

A dog consistently gives love selflessly.

Consistent

distribution

A surfboard has three dogs distributed equally.

The distribution of weight must be equal on this surfboard!

Distribution

procedure

I don’t know the procedure for washing them!

To proceed, we must be willing to get wet!

Procedures

response

His response was….kiss!

He responded well to the kiss!

The dog wants the cat’s response.

Response

source

The dog is a source of our smile.

A source of amazement for me is the fun we can get from dogs.

Source

assessment

assess

His hair is assessed in the Guinness Book of Records.

I’d like to assess the length of his hair.

It’s hard to assess whether it’s a guinea pig or not.

context

He can’t understand this context.

The guinea pig becomes part of the context.

The context was a bit strange!

context

estimate

He estimated that he could jump higher, but he couldn’t.

He highly estimated his ability to jump, but he couldn’t. I’d like to estimate how far he can jump, but I can’t stop laughing.

estimate

interpretation

interpretation

This Mexican hat interprets where he is from.

He interprets his own fashion.

I can’t interpret what he wanna do.

variables

variable/variety

These guinea pigs have various types of pattern.

There are many ways to swim, a real variety.