Focus+Words

=Spelling Focus Words =

Every week we have some focus words that we have discussed in class. Try to discuss these together and use them in your conversations during the week.

__Focus words for the week beginning 9/11/09__
**billboard** //a large outdoor board for advertisements// **enhance** //to change something to make it// //look better// **shaft** //a deep narrow tunnel going deep into the ground// //in a mine// **tesselation** //a pattern made from shapes which all fit// //together with no gaps// **advertise** //to announce to people//

__Focus words for the week beginning 2/11/09__
**deposit** //to pay money into a bank// **withdrawal** //to take money out of a bank// **interest** //extra money paid when money// //is borrowed or lent// **generator** //a machine that makes electricity// **hydroelectric** //generating electricity by using// //water power//

__Focus words for the week beginning 12/10/09__
**applause** //when an audience claps performers// **responsibility** //making sensible choices for// //yourself and others// **honesty** //truthfulness// **pride** //an emotion you feel when you have// //worked hard to achieve something special// **pride** //a group of lions is a// __//pride//__ //of lions

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**__Focus words for the week beginning 19/10/09__**
**rookie** //a person who is new to an activity// **invincible** //unable to be beaten// **immortal** //having magic power to live forever// **eddy** //a small whirlpool or tornado// **furious** //very very angry//