Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
• buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• continental drift: The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• take it away: To remove something.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• tear open: To open by ripping or pulling
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• have to: Must do
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• ancient history: The study of the distant past, from the earliest humans through the first great civilizations.
• go on: To continue doing something
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• ship: Large boat
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea