LESSON 4.1 VOCABULARY

all
aloud
already
also
because
believer
confusion
country
crowd
different
drink
end
every, everything
excitement
exclamation
extra
gathering
great, greater, greatest, greatly
house
language
large, larger, largest, largely
meaning
native s
noise
one
other, others
own
place
practice
pronunciation
religious, religiously
review
strength
strong, stronger, strongest, strongly
then
three
to be
to be amazed
to be confused
to be drunk
to be excited
to be strong
to blow
to enable
to exclaim
to gather
to hear
to keep
to like
to make (fun of)
to mean
to pronounce
to practice
to read
to record
to review
to sit
to sound
to spread, to spread out
to study
to touch
to wonder
tongue
whole
wind
world
yet

Expressions

When they heard this noise, a large crowd gathered. (2:6)

Then they saw what looked like fire. (2:3)

They were all excited, because all of them heard their own language. (2:6)

How is it, then, that all of us hear them speaking in our own languages? (2:8)

They kept asking each other, “What does this mean?” (2:12)

LESSON 4.2 VOCABULARY

ability
adult
advantage (an)
always
American
among
attitude (an)
Austria
between
China
church
could
cultural, culturally
equal, equally
feeling
fluent, fluently
frequent, frequently
Germany
goal
group
hard, harder, hardest
heritage
home
hope
however
if
Italy
Japan
Mexico
most, mostly
must
never
non-English
Norway
now
old, older, oldest
only
parent
period
Poland
proud, proudly
response
result
Russia
school
simple, simpler, simplest, simply
such
Sweden
their
to arrive
to attend
to become
to feel
to forget
to hope
to immigrate
to learn
to loose
to reduce
to respond
to result
to study
to understand
United States
unless
value
well
young, younger, youngest

Expressions

Between 1850 and 1930, many people immigrated to the United States. (¶1)

Frequently, the adults learned only simple English. (¶1)

During that period of time, there was a strong feeling that English was the only language that should be used. (¶2)

As a result, many children stopped using their parents’ language. (¶2)

They spoke only English unless they were talking to their parents. (¶2)

However, learning English must never reduce the value of your own language and cultural heritage. (¶4)