Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• option: A choice
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• person: Man, woman or child
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• northern: In or toward the north
• educational: Intended to teach or inform
• math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides