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CLASSICAL ROOTS

CLASSICAL ROOTS. Lesson 3: speaking. roots. VOC <L. to call, voice DICT <L. word, voice, to speak. avocation. A pastime or hobby; a profession practiced with enjoyment . vocalist. singer. vocal. Connected with speaking or with the voice

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CLASSICAL ROOTS

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  1. CLASSICAL ROOTS Lesson 3: speaking

  2. roots • VOC <L. to call, voice • DICT <L. word, voice, to speak

  3. avocation • A pastime or hobby; a profession practiced with enjoyment

  4. vocalist • singer

  5. vocal • Connected with speaking or with the voice • Expressing one’s ideas firmly and often; outspoken

  6. vocation • A job; a calling or an inclination toward a type of work or service

  7. Practice! • Which word means “a job”? avocation? vocation? vocal? (vocation)

  8. Practice! • Which word means “a calling or inclination toward a type of work”? avocation? vocation? vocal? (vocation)

  9. Practice! • Which word means “a pastime or hobby”? avocation? vocation? vocal? (avocation)

  10. Practice! • Which word means “ connected with the voice”? avocation? vocation? vocal? (vocal)

  11. roots • VOC <L. to call, voice • DICT <L. word, voice, to speak

  12. addictive • Habit-forming; hard to break away from; easy to say “yes” to

  13. contradict • To speak against; to say the opposite of

  14. dictation • The act of saying words for someone else to write down

  15. dictator • A person who commands and rules with total authority

  16. predict • To say what will happen in the future, often using reason or experience

  17. verdict • The words of decision from a jury

  18. Practice! • Which word means “ a person who commands and rules with total authority”? dictation? verdict? dictator? (dictator)

  19. Practice! • Which word means “ easy to say yes to”? dictation? contradict? addictive? (addictive)

  20. Practice! • Which word means “ the words of decision”? verdict? contradict? dictation? (verdict)

  21. Practice! • Which word means “habit forming”? dictation? contradict? addictive? (addictive)

  22. Practice! • Which word means “ to speak againsst”? dictation? contradict? addictive? (contradict)

  23. Practice! • Which word means “saying words for someone else to write down”? dictation? contradict? addictive? (dictation)

  24. Challenge! • It was hard for the jury to reach the ____________. (verdict)

  25. Challenge! • He felt that his duty to work as a preacher was not only a job, it was his ____________. (vocation)

  26. Challenge! • Most people don’t believe that caffeine is ______________. Do you? (addictive)

  27. Challenge! • What did the audience __________ would happen at the end of the movie? (predict)

  28. Challenge! • We had to listen carefully for the teacher’s _____________during the spelling test because she would not repeat. (dictation)

  29. Challenge! • My brother is the ____________of our house! My parents always listen to him and do what he wants. (dictator)

  30. Challenge! • Nurses, social workers, and teachers often feel their jobs are their ______________; they like to give their service and enjoy their work. (avocations)

  31. Challenge! • It was hard for the jury to reach the ____________. (verdict)

  32. Challenge! • My favorite __________is reading. (avocation)

  33. Challenge! • American Idol is a competition between _____________. (vocalists)

  34. Challenge! • My boss told us not to be afraid to be ___________because he wanted to know how we all felt. (vocal)

  35. Challenge! • It isn’t just a job for them…it’s their ____________. (vocation)

  36. Challenge! • Playing golf on the weekend is his _____________. (avocation)

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