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Week 2
A Word a Day
shiver
When I got out of the swimming pool, the cold
verb wind made me shiver.
When you shiver,
you shake because you Which of these could make you shiver?
are cold or afraid. • kicking off the blankets on a cold night
• sitting in front of a fireplace
• hearing creaky sounds on the roof
• jumping into a cold lake
• curling up with a good book
What do your teeth do when you shiver? What happens to
your skin when you shiver?
Show what it’s like to shiver.
racket
The squawking birds in the pet store made
noun an awful racket.
A racket is a lot of
very loud noise. Which of these would make a racket?
• a dripping faucet
• children yelling at a ballgame
• a stack of pots and pans falling over
• a goldfish swimming in a bowl
• three dogs barking at a cat
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In what kind of place is it all right to make a racket?
Where is it not okay to make a racket?
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