Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Tricky word vocabulary

Vocabulary Task: Finding George

What were the tricky words you came across while reading the article: Finding George
Consequences, Gallipoli, trenches, prejudice, eventually, evacuated, Trentham, vandalised



Word
What I think the word means
What the word means within the context of the text
Online / Dictionary meaning
consequences
Issues
When something terrible is about to happen


Having strong connections with family in Germany
seemed harmless at the time, but it would have terrible consequences.
a result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
Trenches
Big Holes inside the dirt
Back in the Trenches, amongst the flies, the smell of our own dead is terrific.
Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived. They were very muddy, uncomfortable and the toilets overflowed.
Gallipoli
A War landing place.
George landed at
Gallipoli on 26 April 1915.
The Gallipoli peninsula is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles strait to the east. Gallipoli is the Italian form of the Greek name "Καλλίπολις", meaning "Beautiful City", the original name of the modern town of Gelibolu
vandalised
Fired from a work or job.
The shops of some German businesspeople
were vandalised and burnt down.
deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property).
prejudice
produce
At the time,there was a lot of prejudice and fear.
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience












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