READING 1 OF 23 focus words
Context study 1
Read for meaning first. Select a highlighted word if you want a closer look.
The critics would laud her restrained performance. The workers inspected the levee after the heavy rain. The crew would log each change in the instrument readings.
The town gathered to laud the volunteers' work. A footpath followed the top of the levee. She began to log the hours spent restoring each panel.
Before you move on
Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.