Florida CONNECT Intermediate Basic Reading Skills - Teacher's Edition

still life (noun) 'stil līf a painting or drawing of objects A popular still life is a painting of fruit on a table. storm chaser (noun) 'storrm 'chā-surr a person who drives to watch and follow storms I am a storm chaser. I like to drive around to watch bad weather. straight angle (noun) strāt 'an-guhl an angle that measures 180° The line GI is a straight angle that measures 180°. structure (noun) 'struk-churr something that has been built People built the structure from stone. sunset (noun) 'sun-set when the sun goes down below the horizon At the end of the day there was a beautiful sunset. surface (noun) 'surr-fis the top layer of something As we walked, our feet made circles on the surface of the water. symbol (noun) 'sim-buhl an object or picture that represents something else A checkmark is a symbol that means “correct.” system (noun) 'sis-tem a group of related things that work together A plant has two systems: a root system and a shoot system. T take care of (verb) tāk 'kaerr 'ov to look after or watch over something People took care of the animals on the farm. take control (verb) 'tāk kon-'trōl to get power or command over something If the pilot fails, the plane’s system will take control of flying the plane. tax (noun) taks money paid to a government for services The king of England made the colonists pay taxes. telescope (noun) 'te-li-skōp a instrument to make faraway things look larger He uses a telescope to see distant planets. G H I 351 DICTIONARY still life telescope

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