Heartland English School – Word of the Day

Theme: The Long /i/

Word: a heel (count noun)

Meaning 1: the rounded back part of a foot

Meaning 2: the part of a sock that covers the heel

Meaning 3: The raised back part of a shoe, under the heel

Example: A stone was digging into my heel.

Example: High heels are fashionable this season.

Theme: The Long /i/

Word: to tease (regular verb)

Meaning: to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person

Example: I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school.

Example: I was only teasing, I didn’t mean to upset you.

Theme: The Long /i/

Word: geese (plural form of goose)

Meaning: large water birds similar to a duck but larger

Example: Canada geese are large and wild birds. They have a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brown body.

Theme: The Long /i/

Word: a beach (count noun)

Meaning: an area of sand or small stones near the sea or another area of water such as a lake

Example: We spent the day on the beach.
Example: Cale was at the beach every day in Cuba.

Theme: The Long /i/

Word: to agree (regular verb)

Meaning: to have the same opinion

Example: Ann and I never seem to agree.
Example: I agree with you on this issue.
Example: My father and I don’t agree about/on very much.

Theme: Louis Riel

Word: moustache

Pronunciation: mŭs′tăsh′

Meaning: 1. the hair growing on the upper lip. 2. such hair on men, often trimmed in any of various shapes.

Example: Louis Riel’s moustache would also be fashionable with todays hipsters.

Cale would look good with the same moustache as Riel.

Theme: Louis Riel

Word: exile

Pronunciation: ĕg′zīl′, ĕk′sīl′

Meaning: 1. a prolonged, usually enforced absence from one’s home or country; banishment  2. the expulsion of a person from his native land by official decree 3. a person banished or living away from his home or country; expatriate

Example: During his years in exile in Montana, USA, Riel married and fathered three children.

Salman Rushdie, writer, lived in exile for many years in Great Britain.

Theme: Louis Riel

Word: rebel

Pronunciation: rĭ-bĕl′

Meaning: 1. To refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established government or ruling authority. 2. A person who resists or defies authority or convention.

Example: As a rebel of the Canadian Government and a hero to the Metis, Riel remains one of Canada’s favourite historical icons.

Teens often rebel against their parents.

Theme: Louis Riel

Word: fugitive

Pronunciation: fyo͞o′jĭ-tĭv

Meaning:  A person who flees, especially from a legal process, persecution, or danger.

Theme: Louis Riel

Pronunciation: lē′dər

Word: leader

Pronunciation: lē′dər

Meaning: 1. One that leads or guides. 2. One who is in charge or in command of others.

Example: Louis Riel was the founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political and spiritual leader of the Metis people.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. Lao Tzu