Unit 22

Unit 22 WORD LIST alarm n. An alarm is something that warns people of danger. When the students heard the fire alarm, they left the building. arrest v. To arrest someone means to catch that person for doing something bad. The man was arrested for breaking the law. award n. An award is a prize for doing something well. He got an award for having the best grades in class. breed n. A breed is a group of animals within a species. I like small dog breeds, such as terriers. bucket n. A bucket is a round container to put things in. I filled the bucket with water. contest n. A contest is a game or a race. The girls had a contest to see who could jump higher. convict v. To convict means to prove that someone did a bad thing. He was convicted of the crime and sent to jail. festival n. A festival is an event that is held to celebrate a particular thing. I heard the song at the music festival in London. garage n. A garage is the part of a house where people put their cars. My car does not get dirty because I keep it in the garage. journalist n. A journalist is a person who writes news stories. The journalist took notes for a story he was writing.

pup n. A pup is a young dog. All the girl wanted for her birthday was a pup. qualify v. To qualify is to have or do things that are needed for something. He qualified to go to the final match by beating the opponent. repair v. To repair something is to fix it. | repaired the flat tire on my car. resume v. To resume something means to start it again after taking a break. I put the newspaper down to eat breakfast. Then, I resumed reading. rob v. To rob is to take property by using force. A thief has robbed me of my passport. slip v. To slip means to slide and fall down. The man slipped on the wet floor. somewhat adv. Somewhat means to some degree, but not to a large degree. James was somewhat upset when he had to move heavy boxes. stable adj. A stable thing will not move, change, or fall over. The chair is stable. Its legs are strong. tissue n. A tissue is a soft piece of paper people use to wipe their noses. There was a box of tissue on the table. yard A yard is the ground just outside of a house. The girls jumped rope in the yard.

The Farm Festival Once there was a farm. Many animals lived there. One day, they had a contest in the yard. They were going to race from the barn to the farmer's garage. The barn and the garage were far apart. It would be a long race. The winner qualified to win a bag full of apples as an award. But the race did not start well. The cart with all the apples was not stable, and the animals had to repair it. Then, the pup knocked over the apples. The pig said, " We are going to slip! We must clean up this mess. " The pup felt bad, and she began to cry. The dog gave her a tissue to dry her tears. Then, the race resumed. But the duck tried to rob them and take all the apples. The cat said, " I will have you arrested! " The duck said, " You can't convict me! You can't prove l took them. " The race stopped yet again. The animals tried to race one more time. Then, they heard an alarm coming from the barn. There was a fire! They got buckets of water to put out the fire. A journalist came to write a story about the festival and the race. The horse told her, " I am a special breed of horse. I would have won the race easily. " The pig said, “ It was somewhat hard to have the race. But we had fun. That is what's important! "