First-Time Readers   May 2000

Vo*cab*u*lar*y

an*guish - pain, agony

a*pol*o*get*ic - to be sorry for, show regret

blem*ish*ing - spoil, mark or stain

cal*cu*lat*ions - adding, subtracting, dividing or multiplying numbers

ex*emp*tions - free from obligation

gaff - a stick with an iron hook for landing large fish

il*le*gal - against the law, not allowed

har*vest - to gather

im*mor*tal - living forever

mi*grate - move from one place and settle in another


Word Find

Can you find the words
about seal hunting?

Crossword

BABY
BOATS
CARCUS
CLUB
COMMERCIAL
FLIPPER
GAFF
GREENPEACE
GUN
ICE
MARCH
MEN
OIL
PAN
PELT
SCHOONER
SEAL
STAFF
WAGES


 

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Editor
Don McDonald

Layout & Design
Cherry Hicks

Editorial Committee
Carol Ann Farrell,
Michelle Brown, Bessie Merrigan
Dr. Georgina Hedges, Cal Coish
Debbie Connors, Martha MacDonald

 

 

First-Time Readers Logois written for people who want to improve their reading skills. Stories are written in plain English for easy reading. Copies are available free from the Literacy Development Council office at the Arts & Culture Centre, Allandale Road, St. John's, NF, A1B 3A3. First-Time Readers is a project of the Literacy Development Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.


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