VOCABULARY UNIT 3 LESSON 1

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VOCABULARY UNIT 3 LESSON 1

• THE BOUNCING BALL

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THE AZTEC AND MAYA CIVILIZATIONS
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Mayas

• it is a PROPER NOUN
• Ancient civilization that lived in Central
  America
• Example
• The Mayas lived in what today is Guatemala,
  Mexico and Belize

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Aztecs

• it is a PROPER NOUN
• Ancient civilization that lived in Central
  America
• Example
• The Aztecs lived in what today is Mexico.

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bounce

• it is a VERB
• To cause to strike an object or a surface and
  rebound
• Synonym spring up
• Antonym stay
• Example
• The rubber ball bounced on the ground.

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rubber

• it is a NOUN
• A yellowish, amorphous, elastic material obtained
  from the milky sap or latex of various tropical
  plants, especially the rubber tree
• Example
• The liquid from the tree is made into rubber
  sheets.

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ball

• it is a NOUN
• Any of various rounded, movable objects used in
  various athletic activities and games .
• Example
• People use a ball to play different games.

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games

• it is a NOUN
• A competitive activity or sport in which players
  contend with each other according to a set of
  rules
• Synonym competition
• Example
• The soccer game this weekend was interesting.

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court

• it is a NOUN
• An open level area marked with appropriate lines,
  upon which a game, such as tennis, handball, or
  basketball, is played
• Example
• The basketball court is made of wood.

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artifact

• it is a NOUN
• An object produced or shaped by human craft,
  especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of
  archaeological or historical interest.
• Synonym heirloom
• Example
• Artifacts tell a lot of what happened in history.

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explorers

• it is a NOUN
• someone who travels into little known regions .
• Synonym adventurer
• Antonym homebody
• Example
• Throughout history there have been many famous
  explorers.

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statue

• it is a NOUN
• a sculpture representing a human or animal
• Synonym image
• Example
• This is a statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th
  president of our country.

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hoop

• it is a NOUN
• A circular object, form, line, or arrangement
  with a vacant circular center.
• Synonym ring
• Example
• In the game you have to make the ball go through
  the hoop .