[Music] Wow I've gotta say ever since the last time yeah it's been a while and you can see we will be doing the word early wise I've posted one video it's one of the videos yeah I'm I'm gonna put the link down below and yeah let's get this started so keep in mind this is book 6 aka grade 6 and we'll be starting off with lesson 1 so we're going to be listening to - like all this yeah and but there's one thing they don't tell you there is like a passage a reading passage that you have to read and there are some questions to the passage but I'm not gonna say them in the passage they use every story and I think that's it yeah so I guess mr. snart all right let's go affection say affection affection noun a fond or tender feeling hugging is one way to show affection affectionate say affectionate affectionate adjective gentle and loving my cousin took my hand and gave it an affectionate squeeze now let's review word meaning choose a or b how might a dog show affection a by wagging its tail or B by barking angrily [Music] I think because dog barks at you these probably he's like I hate you but when wag his tail it's saying [Music] so I think the answer would be a let's see if you said a you are correct a dog wags its tail when it is fond of something or someone appeal appeal say appeal appeal appeal verb number one to make an earnest request to ask three students appealed for more time to finish the work number two to be of interest to to be attractive to this very funny movie will appeal to children of all ages noun number one an earnest request for help the letter contained an appeal for money to provide shelters for the homeless number two the power to attract or be of interest neither the liver and onions nor the meatloaf had much appeal now let's review word meaning true or false the smell of garbage appeals to most people [Music] if you said false you are right most people are not attracted to the smell of garbage it does not appeal to them at all clasp say clasp clasp verb to grasp or hold tightly the dancers clasped hands and circled the maple noun number 1 a strong grasp or hold the nurse gently removed the doll from the toddlers clasp number 2 something as a hooker fastener that holds two parts together the necklace has a clasp in the shape of a snake biting its tail now let's review word meaning yes or no bracelets and necklaces often have clasps bracelets and necklaces often have clasps if you said yes you're correct a clasp connects the two ends of a bracelet or necklace conspicuous say conspicuous is conspicuous adjectives easily are plainly seen his great height made him conspicuous in any crowd now let's review word meaning choose a or B which is more conspicuous a a frog in a swamp or be a tiger in a zoo if you said B you are right a tiger in a zoo is more easily seen it has fewer places to blend in or hide contribute say contribute contribute verb number one to give along with others who are giving I contributed a spinach salad to the potluck supper number two to have a part in bringing about exercise contributes greatly to good health contribution say contribution contribution noun that which is given the museum sent a thank-you note for the $50 tributon contributor say contributor contributor noun 1 who gives contributors to the new theater received free tickets for the opening night now let's review word meaning true or false a contribution is something you receive [Music] word meaning true or false a contribution is something you receive if you said false you are correct a contribution is something you give declare say declare declare verb to make known to state openly I will not seek reelection she declared declaration say declaration declaration noun a public statement the declaration read by the mayor stated that November was bicycle safety month [Music] [Music] now let's review word meaning yes or no the Declaration of Independence was kept secret after it was written if you said no you are right the Declaration of Independence was a public statement made known to everyone eloquent say eloquent eloquent adjectives skilled at speaking or writing having the power to move people and Frank's eloquent diary often moves readers to tears eloquence say eloquence eloquence noun skill at speaking or writing the power to move people dr. Martin Luther King's eloquence made him the obvious choice to lead the 1960 civil rights movement now let's review word meaning choose a or B which is an eloquent speaker more likely to receive a applause or be boos if you said a you are correct an eloquent speaker has the power to move people there would probably be applause after a moving speech exhibit say exhibit exhibit verb to show in public local artists exhibited their paintings at the library noun an item or collection of items in a public show the most interesting exhibit in the museum was the dinosaur skeleton exhibition say exhibition exhibition noun a large-scale public show tickets for the exhibition of early automobiles go on sale next week now let's review word meaning true or false sculptures sometimes exhibit their work in museums [Music] I'm definitely going to get this one wrong but it depends what type of culture and if it's a famous sculptor you know if it's a famous one of course not but if if it isn't very famous then they will so I guess I'd say sculptures sometimes exhibit their work in museums if you said true you are correct museums contain many public displays fairy say fairy fairy noun a boat that carries people and goods back and forth across a stretch of water the fairy will go out of service when the new bridge opens verb to move people or goods by boat across a stretch of water the boat owner who ferried us across the lake would not accept any payment now let's review word meaning choose a or be a ferry is a type of a boat or B plane if you said a you are correct a ferry is a boat that carries people or goods across a body of water immigrant say immigrant immigrant immigrant noun a person who comes into a country to live there many Polish immigrants settled in Chicago now let's review word meaning yes or no immigrants live in one country their entire lives if you said no you are correct immigrants are people who leave one country to live in a new one lofty say lofty lofty adjectives number one very tall or high lofty elm trees provided welcome shade on many American streets number two noble in feeling or high in ideals ending world hunger in our lifetime is a lofty goal number three showing a - proud or superior attitude the lofty way the diner spoke to the waiter made me uncomfortable now let's review word meaning choose a or B which is a more lofty ambition a getting a C on a quiz or B becoming president of the United States [Music] I think maybe if you said B you are right it would be a grand ambition to become president aiming to get a C is nowhere near as ambitious pedestal say pedestal pedestal noun a base or support on which something stands after communism collapsed in Russia hardly a statue of Stalin was left standing on its pedestal now let's review word meaning true or false the Statue of Liberty rests on a pedestal if you said true you are correct there is a large pedestal underneath the Statue of Liberty that supports it persecute say persecute persecute verb to treat cruelly or harshly because of political religious or other differences the Kurds of northern Iraq were persecuted by the Iraqi rulers for wanting their own state persecution say persecution persecution noun the state or condition of being persecuted hitler's persecution of the jews led to the murder of millions of innocent people now let's review word meaning yes or no persecution occurs when two groups agree on a matter [Music] [Music] does it make sense of course doesn't make sense oh if you said no you are right persecution is when one person or group treats another cruelly or harshly it occurs when there is a difference of opinion or belief poverty say poverty poverty noun the state of being poor the food stamp program was started to help feed Americans living in poverty now let's review word meaning choose a or be a family living in poverty does not have much a money or be misfortune if you said a you are correct a family living in poverty is poor and has very little money unvail say unveil unveil verb number 1 to remove a covering from the president of the American Red Cross unveiled the portrait of its founder Clara Barton number 2 to make known or reveal for the first time the police chief will unveil a plan to reduce street crime at today's meeting now let's review word meaning true or false you cannot see something that is unveiled if you said false you are correct when something is unveiled its covering is removed so that you can see it let's start reading see doesn't have it as you can see a context so I will be reading it to you all right word wise is very American because it's like it's an American site so yeah and what's the most American thing that you know that is very close to Canada Toronto New York right and what is in New York I'd say if you get Statue of Liberty you're right that is what we're gonna be reading today Lady Liberty all right let's get started the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom to people all over the world since 1886 it has welcomed immigrants who sail into New York Harbor to begin a new life in the United States like many of them Lady Liberty as the Statue is affectionately known had to come over some difficulties before reaching these shores all right I'm gonna be doing some quick editing I'll be back bye boom I really hope my editing skills worked you know because if I fail yeah yeah I suck at you tubing you know not becoming youtuber because alright so the statue was a gift from the people of France the pit to the people of the United States it was given in honor of the friendship between the two countries and the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution but before the statue could be put in place the people of the United States had to provide a pedestal for it at a cost of $100,000 that is a lot of money alright back then it must have been a lot of money because money changes over a year right now it's still a lot of money back then I'd say three million I was 1 million 1 million five hundred thousand dollars to 1 million that is my guess but I am Not sure yeah well continue they turned it that turned out to be no easy task a fundraising drive was launched and ran into immediate difficulties newspapers newspapers across the United States ridiculous the effort they argued that because the French are sending over the statue they should be the ones to pay the extra costs involved for the base despite this opposition the effort to raise the money continued a 40-foot high section of the right arm with the hand clasping the torch of Liberty was sent to the United States it was displayed at the 1876 philadelphia exhibits exhibit X marking the 100th birthday of the United States visitors paid 50 cents to climb onto the balcony is surrounding the torch many other fundraising events were also held but even after several years contributions fell far short of the total needed the future of the entire project seemed in doubt not until a newspaper appealed promised to print donor names was the necessary amount money raised unnecessary money raised with the success of the project assured the rest of the statue was finally shipped from France it arrived in pieces packed and over 200 wooden carts I mean that's a lot like man when I look at something I'm like oh man that's like 200 but it's not that much and then when you see 200 and these are wooden carts wooden carts so yeah that's a lot yeah we're worried the work of assembling it proceeded without further delay a public holiday was declared on October 28 1886 when the Statue of Liberty was at last unveiled it was one of the largest gatherings ever ended in New York City the island where the statue stands is called Liberty Island it is reached by a short ferry ride from lower Manhattan at just over three hundred five feet the statue was the tallest structure in New York City though it is now dwarfed by the loathly skyscrapers of Manhattan at the same at the time it was one of the most conspicuous landscapes in the city in the 1880s people seeking a better life were flooding into the United States they arrived at the rate of 1 million a year many of them came from Russia and Eastern Europe they had been cruelly persecuted by their governments and were fleeing to safety others were escaping the poverty of their native lands in search of a more prosperous life in America the museum at the base of the statue contains a bronze tablet placed there in 1903 on it is a poem written 20 years earlier by Emma Lazarus whose old family had fled Russia the poem has captured the imagination of the American people and has became become forever associated with the Statue of Liberty it ends with these eloquent minds give me your tired your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free the wretched refuse of your teeming Shore send these the homeless tempest-tossed to me I left besides it really wise books six lesson one passage no PDF I should have shared this up for you yeah I really messed up so if you guys want to see it I guess look here pause the video or something oh man this this looks reload oh man doesn't even have the passage passage come on this one this is the chosen one no it's not the chances are one assignment again this is the chosen one yeah this is the book I have it's the newest edition so if you want to like read it a bit I'll slowly go down it's about here alright I just to slowly go down pause um pause I guess I'll definitely do this for the next episode I don't know what the next I don't know when I'll put my next episode and yeah you can try to answer these questions I'm gonna I'm gonna put the link in the description so you guys can watch it or read it I guess and you can't even print it print it out because of course night I wanted to start this because kovin 19 and tried to do some learning I guess and help other people so I will put this in the link description below I hope you enjoyed bye [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]