Today we will review three new vocabulary words. Amateur, Athlete, and Sub(Substitute). Review the definitions below and then look at the 3 example sentences for each vocabulary word. After reviewing the information, try to make your own sentences.
| VOCABULARY | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| Amateur | "A person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity" |
| Athlete | "A participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill" |
| Sub(Substitute) | "A person or thing acting or serving in place of another" |
AMATEUR
| # | SENTENCE EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even amateur engineers know how to build these things. |
| 2 | The boy was so good that he made everyone else look like amateurs. |
| 3 | Amateur drone operators have to be careful when flying their drone. |
ATHLETE
| # | SENTENCE EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was the best athlete I had ever seen. |
| 2 | The coach looked at all of the athletes standing before him and smiled. |
| 3 | She was an Olympic athlete, so many companies wanted to work with her. |
SUB(SUBSTITUTE)
| # | SENTENCE EXAMPLES |
|---|---|
| 1 | Who was the sub for your class yesterday? |
| 2 | Are we going to have a sub for our class tomorrow? |
| 3 | She was the best substitute teacher ever. |
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