| A | B |
|---|
| classical | music from 100-300 years ago |
| composers | people who write music |
| strong | not weak |
| emotion | feelings |
| design | the way something sounds or looks |
| wars | armies fighting |
| armies | a large group of soldiers |
| soldiers | men who are in the military |
| religion | people's beliefs about life and death |
| holidays | days off from work and school |
| however | but |
| rubber | comes from trees and is used to make tires |
| tires | rubber put on wheels of cars |
| trucks | a vehicle used to haul things |
| motorcycles | a motorized bicycle |
| highways | large roads |
| natural | comes from nature |
| guayule | wild plant from northern Mexico |
| nearly | almost |
| Native Americans | the first people to live in the area that is now the United States |
| plan | have an idea to start |
| jobs | work |
| earn | get money for work |
| sweet | the taste of sugar |
| sections | parts |
| seeds | the beginning of a plant |
| skin | the outside of a plant |
| thin | not thick |
| shiny | shows off light |
| wild | not planted by people |
| raise | grow |
| around | about |
| lovely | nice |
| rice | a kind of grass |
| grass | a green plant that grows around houses |
| even | also |
| eastern | on the east side |
| probably | maybe yes |
| west | one of the four cardinal directions |
| soil | dirt |
| insects | bugs |
| slaves | people who work but don't get paid |
| century | 100 years |
| blues | sad music |
| jazz | happier, faster music |
| popular | many people like it |
| express | say or show |
| feelings | emotion |
| instruments | things used to play music |
| guitar | a musical instrument with strings |
| harmonica | a musical instrument that plays music when you blow into it |
| soon | after a short time |
| added | put in, more |
| bands | groups of musicians |
| performers | people who sing, dance, or act |
| mixtures | put things together |
| fans | people who like one kind |
| boring | not interesting |
| soft | not loud |
| nervous | not calm |
| records | large round plastic discs |
| compact discs | small round discs |
| companies | an organization |
| videos | a movie on tape |
| country | outside of the city |
| cattle | groups of cows |
| alone | by yourself |
| caffeine | a chemical in coffee that keeps you awake |
| calm | not nervous |
| peaceful | quiet and calm |
| relax | to rest |
| either | one or the other |
| violins | a musical instrument you play with a bow |
| bottles | glass containers |
| cans | metal containers |
| visited | went to see |
| Thanksgiving | a holiday in November |
| common | usual |
| beat | rhythm |
| orchestras | a group of musicians that play stringed instruments |
| cards | a game with square papers |
| while | at the same time |
| game | something fun to play |
| roast | meat cooked in the oven |
| bake | cookies or cake cooked in the oven |
| oven | the bottom part of the stove |
| fry | cook in oil |
| tastes | how your tongue feels when you eat |
| international | all countries |
| environmental engineer | a person who checks to make sure the air, water, and soil are clean |
| toxic substances | poisonous things |
| dirt | soil |
| factory | a company that makes things |
| digging | making a hole |
| hole | an opening in the ground |
| tools | things used to do work, like a shovel, hammer, etc. |
| samples | small amounts used for testing |
| pollute | make dirty |
| covering | closing |
| laying | putting down |
| unlike | different from |
| human resources manager | someone who keeps the workers and the managers happy |
| adults | not children |
| productive | get more work done |
| motivate | get people to want to work harder |
| applications | papers with information about yourself |
| lying | not standing |
| reach | arrive |
| dark | not light |
| storm | bad weather |
| below | under |
| computer | a machine that stores information |
| specialist | someone who knows a lot about a subject |
| upside down | with the top down and the bottom up |
| holding on | keeping hands on it |
| temperature | how hot or cold it is |
| low | not high |
| at all | none |
| sandwich | meat or cheese between two pieces of bread |
| invent | think of |
| efficient | the best use of something |
| system | a group of things |
| electronic | something that has parts run by electricity |
| firefighter | a person who puts out fires |
| terrible | very bad |
| appear | arrive |
| put out | stop |
| problems | trouble |
| nearby | close to |
| area | place |
| jump | rise into the air |
| station | place where the fire trucks are kept |
| solved | found an idea of what to do |
| quickly | fast |
| chimney sweep | a person who cleans chimneys |
| silk | material made by a worm |
| bell | makes a ringing sound |
| enters | goes in |
| equipment | tools to use for the job |
| shapes | squares, circles, triangles |
| filling | putting things in |
| spider webs | strings made by an insect |
| yet | by now |
| enough | as much as you need |
