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Vocabulary Week 9

Vocabulary Week 9. Root Word Ambi/Amphi. Monday Warm-up. Make predictions about the meaning of your new vocabulary words. Ambi/Amphi. Comes from Latin and Greek Means “ on both sides” or “around”. Ambiguous. Definition: unclear

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Vocabulary Week 9

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  1. Vocabulary Week 9 Root Word Ambi/Amphi

  2. Monday Warm-up Make predictions about the meaning of your new vocabulary words.

  3. Ambi/Amphi • Comes from Latin and Greek • Means “on both sides” or “around”

  4. Ambiguous • Definition: unclear • Example: Because the teacher was ambiguous about the date of our quiz, I decided to study a little bit every night.

  5. Ambience • Definition: atmosphere or feeling • Example: The blank walls and high ceiling did not create a cozy ambience in the room.

  6. Ambivalent • Definition: strong opposing feelings • Example: Jessica had ambivalent feelings about dessert; she was on a diet, but everything looked so good.

  7. Amphitheater • Definition: theater with elevated seating • Example: The Roman gladiators fought each other as well as wild beasts in the public amphitheater.

  8. Amble • Definition: move slowly • Example: The couple ambled along the path, stopping occasionally to gaze at the flowers.

  9. Monday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. As groups held antiviolence vigils to draw public attention, some citizens remained _________ about the spotlight's glare. It's important to talk about the unacceptability of what's going on, but just painting Camden as a horrible place serves no purpose, because it doesn't move the city forward.

  10. Tuesday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: How would you feel if the movie you saw this weekend had an ambiguous ending? • Response:

  11. Vocabulary Practice • Directions: Match the vocabulary below with their definitions in your notebook. • Ambiguous Atmosphere • Ambience Slow moving • Ambivalent High seating theater • Amphitheater Unclear • Amble Feelings on both sides

  12. Tuesday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. Talk about the trend toward gender _______ fashion. Kanye West wore a $225 Pyrex Religion hoodie, a black leather kilt (whatever, that was a skirt)  and he layered it  over skinny black leather  jeggings at the 12-12-12 concert at Madison Square Garden.

  13. Wednesday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: How would you create a relaxed ambience in your room? • Response:

  14. Vocabulary Practice • Directions: Match the vocabulary below with their examples in your notebook. • Ambiguous Wachovia Center • Ambience Cozy or romantic • Ambivalent Roads with out signs • Amphitheater Stroll on the beach • Amble Feeling excited and sad about moving

  15. Wednesday Closing Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. The Humane Society of the United States’ staff and volunteers are helping pets left behind in the storm and those found wandering, including a horse found ___________ about on street in North Carolina.

  16. Thursday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: If you had ambivalent feelings about the death penalty, what beliefs would you have about it? • Response:

  17. Vocabulary Practice • Directions: Use the vocabulary term ambiance to describe the picture below.

  18. Thursday Closing • Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. Various airlines are building luxury airport lounges to create an inviting _________ for high-flying passengers paying premium rates for seats who expect as much attention on the ground as they do in the air.

  19. Friday Warm-up Directions: Copy the prompt below and respond in a complete sentence. • Prompt: Do you amble through the grocery store? Explain. • Response:

  20. Vocabulary Practice • Directions: Use the vocabulary term ambiguous to describe the picture below.

  21. Friday Closing • Directions: Fill in the blank using one of your vocabulary words. While two stages were erected last time for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, there will be no stage this year. Instead, an ___________ will be constructed between Locust and Walnut Streets, to serve as a venue for performers.

  22. Vocabulary Assessment Word Bank • Ambiguous • Ambience • Ambivalent • Amphitheater • Amble

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