New vocabulary - Do you know these words?
pronoun -
annoy - make angry
replace - in place of
refers to - ‘talks’ about
repeat - say or do again
repetition -
avoid - to not do
in order to - so that
bore -
boring - not interesting
Write a sentence of your own with each of the words.
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Vocabulary – The Photo (אוצר מילים)
| English | Hebrew (עברית) | Example from the story |
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| newspaper reporter | כתב/ת עיתון | Joan is talking to a newspaper reporter. |
| a box of photos | קופסה של תמונות | …a box of photos on the table. |
| table | שולחן | …on the table. |
| gets up | קמה / נעמדת | Joan gets up… |
| opens | פותחת | …opens the box… |
| takes out | מוציאה | …takes out a photo… |
| photo | תמונה | …takes out a photo… |
| holiday | חופשה | …when I was on holiday… |
| friend | חבר/ה | …with my friend Kate. |
| England | אנגליה | We were in England. |
| (were) walking through | הלכנו דרך / טיילנו בתוך | …were walking through an area… |
| area | אזור | …through an area… |
| north-east | צפון-מזרח | …in the north-east part… |
| part of the country | חלק מהמדינה | …part of the country… |
| university | אוניברסיטה | …that has a university… |
| (was) interested in | התעניינתי ב־ | …which I was interested in. |
| (were) looking at | הסתכלנו על | We were looking at the houses… |
| houses | בתים | …looking at the houses… |
| along the way | בדרך / לאורך הדרך | …along the way. |
| village | כפר | …pretty villages we visited. |
| visited | ביקרנו | …villages we visited. |
| suddenly | פתאום | Suddenly I saw… |
| staircase | גרם מדרגות | …a funny staircase. |
| something is not right | משהו לא בסדר | …something is not right. |
| stairs | מדרגות | There are stairs… |
| door | דלת | …but there is no door! |
| perhaps | אולי | Perhaps there was a door… |
| originally | במקור | …a door originally… |
| someone | מישהו | …but someone took it away. |
| took it away | לקח/ה את זה / הסיר/ה | …took it away. |
| holds | מחזיקה | She holds the photo… |
| in her hands | בידיים שלה | …in her hands. |
| whenever | בכל פעם ש־ | Even now, whenever I look… |
| think back | נזכרת בעבר | …I think back… |
| smile | מחייכת | …and smile. |
Lesson 3 — New Vocabulary Test (Interactive)
Parts A–B are automatic (multiple choice). Part C is written and should be checked by the teacher.
Passing grade for the Excellence Track: 80% (automatic parts).
Part C — Written (Teacher check)
1) Why is repetition sometimes annoying for the reader?
2) Explain the difference between “bore” and “boring”.
3) Why do we use pronouns in order to make writing clearer?
Teacher tip: ask the student to use at least 3 vocabulary words in the written answers (pronoun, replace, refers to, repeat, repetition, avoid, in order to, bore, boring, annoy).