The Earth Dragon Awakes

1. The Earth Dragon Awakes Vocabulary

2. Trembles verb • When something trembles, it shakes.

3. Trembles • When people are nervous or afraid, they might tremble.

4. Trembles • Have you ever seen a dog trembling with fear?

5. Trembles • During a strong earthquake, you can feel the earth tremble. It feels like something is shaking the room or building you are in .

6. Trembles • What makes you tremble? Is it something that you are afraid of or something that makes you nervous? • Turn and tell your partner. • Start by saying: “One thing that makes me tremble is…”

7. Wreckage noun • Wreckage is left over bits of something that has been ruined.

8. Wreckage • Hurricane Sandy left a lot of wreckage along the east coast of the United States. Many towns are completely in ruins.

9. Wreckage • It will take many years to clean up and repair the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.

10. Wreckage • A bad car accident can cause a lot of wreckage. This car can not be fixed.

11. Tenement noun • A tenement is a poorly built apartment building. They were very common in large cities many years ago.

12. Tenement • Many immigrants lived in tenement buildings in the early 1900’s when they first came to America. They were inexpensive places to live, but not very nice.

13. Tenement • Many people would live in a small tenement apartment.

14. Crushing verb • Crushing means breaking something into pieces.

15. Crushing • The tractor is crushing cans to be recycled.

16. Crushing • This tool is used for crushing herbs and spices needed for cooking.

17. Crushing • Rocks and concrete are crushed by large machines to be used for many different things, such as roads.

18. Rubble noun • Rubble is broken stones or bricks.

19. Rubble • There will be a lot of rubble to clean up after Hurricane Sandy.

20. Rubble • There is a lot of rubble to clean up after an earthquake.

21. Rubble • Cleaning up rubble can take a lot of time, money, and effort

22. Constructed past tense verb • Constructed is a synonym for built.

23. Constructed • Have you ever seen a house being constructed?

24. Constructed • This sculpture is constructed of metal.

25. Constructed • What are some other things that can be constructed? • See if you and your partner can think of 3 other things. • Be ready to share with the class.

26. Constructed verb Construction noun • In New York City there is always a building under construction. It is fascinating to watch one of these tall structures being constructed.

27. Timbers noun • Timbers are large pieces of wood or wooden beams usually used for building houses.

28. Timbers • These timbers are ready to be shipped and used for construction.

29. Debris noun • Debris is pieces of broken things. • What two other words have we learned that are synonyms of debris?

30. Debris • During a tornado, there is often debris flying in the air. • Afterwards there can be debris scattered for miles.

31. Possessions plural noun • Use the sentences below to determine the meaning of the word possessions. • An earthquake can damage people’s possessions. The things people own might be ruined. • What do you think is the meaning of possessions? • Possessions are the things you own. • A synonym for possessions is belongings.

32. Possessions • What is one of your most prized, or special, possessions? • Turn and tell your partner. • Start by saying: “One of my most prized possessions is…”

33. Slab noun • A slab of something is a flat, thick piece of it.

34. Slab • Many people have a concrete slab in their backyard to sit on in the summer.

35. Slab • There is nothing as tasty as a good slab of Nebraska beef.

36. Time to Review • Name three words that mean things that have been broken or ruined. • What are most houses made out of? • What is another word for belongings? • What does the earth do during an earthquake? • What is another word for built? • What verb means breaking into pieces? • What is a place you would not want to live in? • What means a flat, thick piece of something?