The Mystery of the Shattered Ice, Glossary
An Intermediate Level Lesson to Practice Winter Vocabulary
This lesson is for intermediate students (see our chart of English levels). It practices reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, essay writing, sentence structure, and role play.
Follow these steps:
- Before reading: go over the story's glossary (this page). It contains winter words and other more advanced words.
- Reading: read the story. It has 3 parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
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After reading: do the exercises. The exercises section has several parts:
- vocabulary questions 1 (winter words)
- vocabulary questions 2 (non-winter words)
- grammar questions
- comprehension and essay writing
- sentence jumbles and role play - Answers: check your answers using the answer key.
Before Reading: Story's Glossary
This story practices winter vocabulary. Therefore, all "winter words" are explained, as well as additional words students may find useful.
Bandits: thieves who usually steal from people travelling
Blizzard: a very large snowstorm that leaves a lot of snow on the ground
Boots: shoes that are usually stronger and offer more protection than regular shoes
Brisk: cold in a good way that gives you energy
Chilly: cold
Crack: make a sudden noise
Cruiser: a police car
Defroster: a device that blows hot air on something to remove ice from it
Diner: a restaurant that typically serves inexpensive food, like burgers and french fries
Drafty: full of moving cold air
Eggnog: a thick, sweet drink made with milk, sugar, and eggs, usually consumed around Christmas
Flurries: when a very small amount of snow falls from the sky
Fog: a group of a lot of tiny drops of water in the air or on a surface that makes it difficult to see
Frigid: extremely cold
Frost: a very thin layer of ice
Gingerbread man: a hard, spicy cookie shaped like a person
Hoodie: a sweatshirt with a hood attached to it
Ice: water that is frozen
Icicles: long, pointy pieces of ice that hang off of something
Jacket: a piece of clothing worn over your shirt, usually to keep you warm and dry
Mist: a group of very small drops of a liquid sprayed into the air that usually looks like a cloud
Nibbling: taking very small bites
Officer: a person work works as a member of the police
Overcast: when the sky is dark and grey because it is covered with clouds
Puff: a small burst of air or another gas
Set down: to place on something
Sledgehammers: very large hammers used to break things
Treasurer: a person who is charge of the money for an organization
Slippery: easy to slide on
Slush: snow that has partially melted so it is a mix of ice and water
Snow: a type of weather where tiny pieces of ice fall from the sky
Snowflakes: the single pieces of ice that falls from the sky during snow
Windchill: how cold the wind makes the temperature feel
