(2019) Reading Future-Connect 3 (E)

adopt

to accept an animal or a child into the family
Mr. and Mrs. Smith adopted a baby.

donation

something that people give for free to help others
He is making a donation to help children.

volunteer

to work or help without pay
Four young men volunteered to help out the firefighter.

spread

to let more people know
The news report is spreading to a lot of people.

shelter

a safe place for animals or people
We provide food and shelter for the poor.

inspire

to make someone want to do something
Grandma is inspiring me to do better.

raise

to get money for someone or something
They raised money for charity.

save

to keep something
I save all my old letters in case.

destroy

to break so that something cannot be used anymore
A hurricane destroyed the wall.

organization

a company or group that has a purpose
The officers in the organization are having a meeting.

box

something that is used to hold or keep things
They are holding a brown box.

poor

having very little money
The poor man doesn't have any food.

environment

the natural world
We have to protect the environment from pollution.

importance

the quality of having great value
Do you understand the importance of what I’m saying?

nature

everything on the Earth that is not made by people
She really loves nature and spends a lot of time hiking outdoors.

remove

to take away
He removed the artifact from the stand.

garbage

things people throw away; trash
A bad smell is coming from the pile of garbage.

grass

green plants that grow in fields and are eaten by animals
The boy and girl are playing on the grass.

company

a business that makes or sells things for money
She is launching her own company.

devise

to plan or invent
We may be able to devise a new approach.

several

몇몇의
He’s written several books about India.

earn

to get money for work you do
She earns about ￡40,000 a year.

treat

something that tastes good and is not eaten often
On Halloween, many kids get treats.

neighborhood

a part of a town near one’s home
He lives in a drab city neighborhood.

disease

a sickness
He stays in bed because of a disease.

mistake

an action or decision that makes an unwanted result
He wore the shirt inside out by mistake.

healthy

not sick
Maria is a normal, healthy child.

medical

about doctors and health
The woman is giving medical help to the man.

analyze

to study closely
The machine analyzed the chemical.

history

a record of past events
history was my favorite subject in school.

laser

a device that makes a thin powerful beam of light
The bar codes on the products are read by lasers.

surgery

a treatment in which doctors cut into someone’s body to fix something
The surgeons are performing surgery on the patient.

heal

to become healthy or well again
He healed after taking some medicine.

eyesight

the ability to see
My eyesight is getting worse.

focus

to adjust to make an image clear
This camera is easy to focus.

surgeon

a doctor who performs treatments that involve cutting into someone’s body
The surgeons are in the middle of operation.

equipment

supplies and tools needed for a special purpose
These are equipment for experimentation.

blood

the red liquid that flows through your body
The heart pushes blood around the body.

gravity

the natural force that causes things to fall toward the ground
The ball falls down because of gravity.

dizzy

feeling that you are turning around in circles even though you are not moving
He got dizzy after he was hit.

weak

not strong
The old man's legs are weak.

headache

a pain in the head
He took some medicine for his headache.

heartbeat

the action of the heart as it pumps blood
The doctor is checking the patient's heartbeat.

keep track

to watch and follow the progress of someone or something
I keep track of this things.

step

a movement made by lifting your foot and putting it down
He took several steps on the snow for fun.

vibrate

to move back and forth or from side to side very quickly
The music was so loud that the floor was vibrating.

gentle

not hard or forceful
He is gentle with the baby.

model

a version of something, such as a car or computer
I think her car is a old model.

character

a person who appears in a story
Superman is a world-famous movie character.

believe

to accept something as true
She says she’s only 30, but I don’t believe it.

system

a set of ideas and rules about how to do something
Hangeul is the most scientific writing system in the world.

continue

to keep doing
He continues to read the book until morning.

entire

complete or full
She spent her entire life caring for other people.

alphabet

the letters of a language
The English alphabet starts with A and ends with Z.

writer

someone who writes for a job
The writer created many books.

publish

to print and sell a book
He will publish his finished book soon.

novel

a long story with characters and events
Have you read any good novels lately?

pass

to spend your time doing something
We played a few games to pass the time.

eventually

after some time; finally
If you work hard, you will eventually achieve your dreams.

countryside

an area away from cities
There are no buildings in the countryside.

play

a piece of writing that is usually performed in a theater
Did you see the play on Thursday?

fantasy

a story that is very different from real life, usually with magic
He is reading horror stories and fantasy.

intelligent

very smart
My sister is very intelligent and makes very good grades.

interest

a feeling of wanting to learn more about something
I have an interest in astronomy.

literature

written works including books, articles, etc.
We are reading famous English literature in my class.

successful

having gotten wealth, respect, or fame.
You are a successful lawyer.

invent

to make something new
Every year people invent new words that go in the dictionary.

exist

to be real
Unicorns don’t exist in the real world.

subway

an underground train system
The subway is fast because it travels under the city.

predict

to say that something will happen in the future
Things often change so we can’t predict future events.

describe

to give information about something
Can you describe what the robber looked like?

future

the time that will come after now
I think that cars will fly in the future.

impressive

deserving attention or respect
The impressive man hiked five mountains in one week.

tower

a tall, narrow structure that either forms part of a building or stands alone
There is one window at the top of the tower.

above

in or to a higher place
There’s a mirror above the sink.

earthquake

a shaking of a part of the Earth’s surface that can cause damage
In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

ton

a unit for measuring weight that equals 1,000 kilograms
An elephant can weigh up to seven tons.

measurement

a size, length, or amount known by measuring something
The tailor took my measurement for a new suit.

add

to put numbers together to get a total
If you add three and four you get seven.

subtract

to take one number away from another number
You will get two when you subtract four from six.

multiply

to add a number to itself a certain number of times
If you multiply 7 by 15 you get 105.

divide

to find how many times one number goes into another number
Fifteen divided by three is five.

remain

to stay in the same state or condition
Only a few hundred of these animals remain today.

nothing

not anything
There’s nothing in the drawer.

fraction

a part of a whole thing
I hear only a fraction of the story.

graph

a picture that helps us understand data
A graph would show this information more clearly.

connect

to join two or more things together
The printer connects to the computer.

across

from one side to the other side
We walked across the bridge.

form

to make something
Please form a single line.

round

shaped like a circle
They sat at a round table.

steep

Almost straight up and down
The mountain is steep and dangerous to hike alone.

secret

Something that you don’t tell others
The code to the home alarm system is a secret.

angle

The space between two line that join
The angles of square are 90 degrees.

pile

a group of things placed on top of each other
The people are putting newspapers into a pile.

pour

To make something flow out of a container in a steady stream
Please pour some water for me. I do not want any ice.

degree

a unit for measuring the size of an angle
He set a ladder at a 30-degree angle to the wall.