Vocabulary Golf

Interactive Game Lesson 10, Amandla, Cemil, Laila, and Malika

Par

• In golf there are a certain amount of shots you can take to get your ball in the hole. – Let’s say that you are given 3 shots to make a hole

and you make it at 3 your score will be zero. You haven’t gained or lost any points.

– But if you were for example, get the ball to the hole in 2 shots you would gain a point.

– This same concept will be employed for this game.

Rules and Explanation

• The class will be divided into three groups. • Each group will then proceed to chose a representative.

• The objective of this game is to guess vocabulary word with as few hints as possible.– Each question has a par. – At the end of the game the number of hints that a

team used to guess the words will be counted. • There score will be determined depending on how

many hints they used compared to how many they should have actually used.

Accrue

1. It is a verb.2. Comes from the Latin accrescere “to grow”.3. It starts with the letter A.4. It means to increase or come about as a

result of growth.

Arbiter

1. It is a noun.2. It comes from the Latin words

from ad and baetere meaning "to" and"to come, go.“ respectively.

3. It starts with the letter A.4. It means a person who has the power to

judge at will.

Audit

1. It is commonly used as a verb or noun.2. It comes from the Latin word auditus

meaning “hearing”.3. It starts with the letter A.4. It can mean to examine or verify financial

accounts.

Cartel

1. It is a noun.2. It comes from the Latin word carta meaning

“paper made from papyrus”.3. It starts with the letter C.4. It means a group made to control production,

pricing, and marketing of goods.

Collateral

1. It is commonly used as a noun or verb.2. It comes from the Latin words com and latus

meaning “together” and “side” respectively.3. It starts with the letter C.4. It means serving to support or corroborate.

Commodity

1. It is a noun.2. It comes from the Latin word commodus

meaning “convenient”.3. It starts with the letter C.4. It is an item of trade or commerce, especially

an agricultural and mining one.

Conglomerate

1. It is commonly used as a noun or verb.2. It come from the Latin words com and

glomeare meaning “together" and “to wind into a ball” respectively.

3. It starts with the letter C4. It is a corporation made up of a number of

companies that operate in different fields.

Liquidate

1. It is a verb.2. It comes from the Latin word liquidare

meaning “to melt”.3. It starts with the letter L.4. It means to settle a debt, claim, or other

obligation by selling property or goods.

Security

1. It is a noun.2. It comes from the Latin word securus

meaning “secure”.3. It starts with the letter S.4. It is a stock or bond.