Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• harvest time: The season when crops are gathered from the fields.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• put away: To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• century: Period of 100 years
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• britain: The island of Great Britain, or the United Kingdom.
• French: Person's name
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events