THE GREAT KAPOK TREEA TALE OF THE AMAZON

RAIN FORESTUnit 4 Lesson 5

It is my home, where generations of my ancestors have lived.

Ancestors (n.)- people from long ago who are related to you.

Ancestors (n.)- people from long ago who are related to you.

Where once there was life and beauty only black and smoldering ruins remain

Smoldering (adj.)- burning and smoking without flames.

Smoldering (adj.)- burning and smoking without flames.

“Senhor, do you know what we animals and humans need to live?

Oxygen.”

Oxygen (n.)- a gas that animals must breathe to live.

Oxygen (n.)- a gas that animals must breathe to live.

The man awoke with a start.

Start (n.)- a jump in surprise,

Start (n.)- a jump in surprise,

1. Mrs. McLeavy loves how there is plenty of fresh_________ here in the mountains.oxyge

n2. Mrs. Marsden jumped with a _________ and dropped all of her cookies.

start

3. Mr. Lutz’s car was ___________ after someone set fire to it.

smoldering

4. Mr. Woodbury was surprised to find out that all of his__________ were orangutans. We weren’t.ancesto

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