4000 Essential English Words 2 » Unit 22: The Farm Festival

Word List
  • alarm [əˈlɑːrm] n.
    An alarm is something that warns people of danger.
    → When the students heard the fire alarm, they left the building.
  • apart [əˈpɑːrt] adv.
    When people or things are apart, they are not close together.
    → The couple decided to live apart from each other.
  • arrest [əˈrest] v.
    To arrest someone means to catch them for doing something bad.
    → The man was arrested for breaking the law.
  • award [əˈwɔːrd] n.
    An award is a prize someone gets for doing something well.
    → He got an award for having the best grades in class.
  • breed [briːd] n.
    A breed is a group of animals within a species.
    → I like small dog breeds, such as terriers.
  • bucket [ˈbʌkɪt] n.
    A bucket is a round containerto put things in.
    → I filled the bucket with water.
  • contest [ˈkɒntest] n.
    A contest is a game or a race.
    → The girls had a contest to see who could jump higher.
  • convict [kənˈvikt] v.
    To convict someone means to prove that they did a bad thing.
    → He was convicted of the crime and sent to jail.
  • garage [gəˈrɑ:ʒ] n.
    A garage is the part of a house where people put their cars.
    → My car does not get dirty because I keep it in the garage.
  • journalist [ˈdʒəːrnəlɪst] n.
    A journalist is a person who writes news stories.
    → The journalist took notes for a story he was writing.
  • pup [pʌp] n.
    A pup is a young dog.
    → All the girl wanted for her birthday was a pup.
  • qualify [ˈkwɒləfaɪ] v.
    To qualify is to get, or to be declared, adequate or good enough.
    → He qualified to go to the final match by beating the opponent.
  • repair [rɪˈpɛə:r] v.
    To repair something is to fix it.
    → I repaired the flat tire on my car.
  • resume [rɪˈzuːm] v.
    To resume something means to start it again after taking a break.
    → I put the newspaper down to eat breakfast. Then I resumed reading.
  • rob [rɒb] v.
    To rob a person or place is to take their property by using force.
    → A thief has robbed me of my passport.
  • slip [slɪp] v.
    To slip means to slide and fall down.
    → The man slipped on the wet floor.
  • somewhat [ˈsʌmwɒt] adv.
    Somewhat means to some degree, but not to a large degree.
    → James was somewhat upset when he had to move some boxes.
  • stable [ˈsteɪbl] adj.
    When something is stable, it will not fall over.
    → The chair is stable. Its legs are strong.
  • tissue [ˈtɪʃuː] n.
    A tissue is a soft piece of paper people use to wipe their noses.
    → There was a box of tissue on the table.
  • yard [jɑːrd] n.
    A yard is the ground just outside of a person’s house.
    → The girls jumped rope in the yard.
Exercise 1

Part A: Choose the right definition for the given word.

  1. repair
    • a. to fix
    • b. to start after a break
    • c. to slide and fall
    • d. to catch a bad person
  2. tissue
    • a. a soft paper
    • b. a machine that blows air
    • c. a news writer
    • d. a container with wheels
  3. pup
    • a. a place fora car
    • b. a prize
    • c. a baby dog
    • d. a game or race
  4. resume
    • a. to slide and fall
    • b. to start after a break
    • c. to prove
    • d. to fix
  5. stable
    • a. a little bit
    • b. a place for a car
    • c. type of animal
    • d. will not fall

Part B: Choose the right word for the given definition.

  1. a place to put a car
    • a. stable
    • b. bucket
    • c. alarm
    • d. garage
  2. to prove someone did a bad thing
    • a. somewhat
    • b. repair
    • c. convict
    • d. resume
  3. not close together
    • a. apart
    • b. arrest
    • c. slip
    • d. qualify
  4. a type of animal
    • a. tissue
    • b. breed
    • c. yard
    • d. contest
  5. a news writer
    • a. pup
    • b. journalist
    • c. award
    • d. qualify
Exercise 2

Check (V) the sentence with the bolded word that makes better sense.

    • ____ a. Be careful not to slip on the ice.
    • ____ b. I hope my yard is ready to eat.
    • ____ a. I made a cake with my stable.
    • ____ b. The man robbed the store of over 200 dollars.
    • ____ a. The boy carried sand in his bucket.
    • ____ b. He used the contest to clean the floor.
    • ____ a. The award for winning the game is a new toy.
    • ____ b. The boy pulled the car apart by washing it.
    • ____ a. The mother arrested dinner for her family.
    • ____ b. An alarm sounds to warn us of a fire.
    • ____ a. The stable tree did not fall in the wind.
    • ____ b. She slipped the table after dinner.
    • ____ a. My dog likes to play in the yard.
    • ____ b. The man was upset after he robbed himself.
    • ____ a. I fell down and got hurt as an award.
    • ____ b. I won the contest because I was the fastest runner.
    • ____ a. China and Mexico are far apart.
    • ____ b. The alarm washed away the dirt.
    • ____ a. The bucket wrote down every word.
    • ____ b. If you steal, the police will arrest you.
Answer Key
Exercise 1
Part A
  1. a
  2. a
  3. c
  4. b
  5. d
Part B
  1. d
  2. c
  3. a
  4. b
  5. b
Exercise 2
  1. a
  2. b
  3. a
  4. a
  5. b
  6. a
  7. a
  8. b
  9. a
  10. b
Answer Key
The Farm Festival

Once there was a farm. Many animals lived there. One day, they had a contest in the yard. They were going to race from the barn to the farmer’s garage. The barn and the garage were far apart. It would be a long race. The winner qualified to win a bag full of apples as an award.

But the race did not start well. The cart with all the apples was not stable, and the animals had to repair it. Then the pup knocked over the apples. The pig yelled, “We are going to slip! We must clean up this mess.” The pup felt bad, and she began to cry. The dog gave her a tissue to wipe her tears.

Then the race resumed. But the duck tried to rob them and take all the apples. The cat said, “I will have you arrested!” The duck said, “You can’t convict me! You can’t prove I took it.” The race stopped yet again.

The animals tried to race one more time. Then they heard an alarm coming from the barn. There was a fire! They got buckets of water to put out the fire. A journalist came to write a story about the festival and the race. The horse told her, “I am a special breed of horse. I would have won the race easily.” The pig said, “It was somewhat hard to have the race. But we had fun. That is what’s important!”

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions.

  1. What is this story about?
    • a. Why contests have awards
    • b. How a special breed of racehorse would’ve won the race
    • c. Why animals have to repair things on a farm
    • d. How animals had trouble during a race
  2. When the cart with the apples fell over, why did the animals stop running?
    • a. Because they did not want to slip on the apples
    • b. Because they had to find tissue
    • c. Because they did not want to resume the race
    • d. Because the yard was far apart
  3. What did the duck do wrong?
    • a. He was arrested and convicted of stealing a bag of money.
    • b. He stole the bucket.
    • c. He tried to steal the award.
    • d. He set the garage on fire.
  4. According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT _________.
    • a. the alarm sounded when there was a fire
    • b. the animals were somewhat angry
    • c. the cart was not stable
    • d. a journalist wrote about the festival
  5. How far was the race going to be?
    _____________
Answer Key
Answer Key
Reading Comprehension
  1. d
  2. a
  3. c
  4. b
  5. The race was going to be from the barn to the farmer’s garage.
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