Unit 7

UNIT 7 WORD LIST account An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one's money there. After I paid for the new car, my bank account was nearly empty. architect An architect is a person who designs buildings. The plans for building the new home were drawn by a famous architect. conceal To conceal something means to hide it. You should conceal your money so no one can take it from you. crime If someone commits a crime, he or she does something bad that can be punished by law. Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime. deed A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something. When she bought the car, she was given a deed to show the car was hers. gratitude Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful. The kids showed Aunt Tess much gratitude for visiting them. habitat A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants. Frogs are often found in a wet habitat, such as near a lake, river, or pond. intervene To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups. The students argued until the teacher intervened. landmark A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location. The tall tree was used as a landmark for people to find the road to the inn. legal If something is legal, it is related to the law or allowed by the law. It was not legal for him to drive until he was 18 years old.

memorable If something is memorable, then it is remembered for a special reason. The party was memorable, people were still talking about it years later. oblige To oblige someone means to require them to do something. If I wanted to have playtime, I was obliged to clean my room once a week. offense An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment. He was put in jail for two days for the offense. proclaim To proclaim something means to say it in public. The army general proclaimed that the war was won. rally A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something. The school had a rally in the gym to support the basketball team. resolve To resolve something means to find a solution. She resolved the problem with her children by giving them both a toy. resource Resources are a person's or country's money and materials that they can use. The poor man didn't have the resources to feed himself. sentence A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn't follow the law. The sentence for stealing a car is much worse than for stealing candy. volunteer To volunteer means to offer to do something for free. Many people volunteered to help the adults learn to read. witness A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen. The woman was the only witness of the horrible crime.

An Architect's Plan An architect wanted to build a new office building. He selected some land that seemed perfect. He planned to cut down the trees to make room for the building, But there was a problem... a big problem. The land was actually the habitat of several types of birds. Some nature lovers were very upset with the architect. First, they held a rally and told others about the issue. Then, they decided to take legal action because the architect didn't respect the animals' rights. To resolve the problem, they asked a judge to intervene. The judge could not call any witnesses for the nature lovers, so he first asked the architect to tell his side of the story. "Why are you going to destroy the birds' habitat?" the judge asked. The architect replied, "I have the deed to the land. I want to make a great building there. As you may know, all my buildings become memorable landmarks!" Then one of the nature lovers spoke. "We believe that there's no reason to destroy all the trees. We just want to protect the birds!" The judge then made his decision, "I proclaim that the office building should be built." he said! It is not a crime to remove those trees. I cannot give you a sentence for any offenses, but I feel obliged to make one request. I will only allow you to use half of the land. The other half will remain free so the birds have a place to live. The nature lovers could not conceal their gratitude. All of the people cheered. The architect said, "I have an idea. I will volunteer my time and efforts to design a new type of building. It will provide bushes on the roof where birds can live. There are enough resources in my company's bank account to create the best building ever made!" The architect did exactly as he had promised. He built this new type of building, which was loved by everyone.