 Vocabulary and Reading – Exercise 5 Vocabulary study through context. These lessons are designed to teach you vocabulary and context and through exercises. Each lesson consists of a short reading about a place in the U.S. and provides 10 common words at the intermediate level. This article is about a beautiful event in the U.S. Capitol. The Cherry Trees of Washington, D.C. Part 1 – Pre-Reading What types of things do tourists like to see and do in your nation's capital? What monuments, buildings, historical sites, and events are attractive to visitors? What times of year, seasons, do most people visit your nation's capital? What do people expect to see when they visit Washington, D.C.? You might wish to pause the video to discuss or think about these questions. Part 2 – Here are the words you will see in this article. Repeat for pronunciation. Attract Bloom Blossom Donation Infested Insect Magnificent Monument Previous Tourist Do you know any of these words already? Part 3 – Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right. I will read the definitions. Happening before or prior to something else. Great Grand Outstanding Six-legged, bug-like creature. Structure made to remember a person or event. Person who travels for pleasure or sightseeing. Draw attention. Flowers that appear at the beginning of seasons. Contaminated by large numbers of bugs. A charitable gift of money, time, or substance. The process of flowers opening up. Part 4 – Take time to read the article. The Cherry Trees of Washington, D.C. For the reading, stop the video and click on the link in the description below, The Cherry Trees of Washington, D.C. You may wish to read it out loud for pronunciation. Part 5 – How was your reading? Talk about what you learned with your partner or teacher. Use some of the vocabulary words from Part 2. Part 6 – Want to try the quiz again? If you would like, you can pause the video for more time. Part 7 – Here are the answers to today's vocabulary exercise. Attract Draw attention Donation A charitable gift of money, time, or substance. Loom The process of flowers opening up. Blossom Flowers that appear at the beginning of seasons. Infested Contaminated by large numbers of bugs. Insect Six-legged bug-like creature. Magnificent Great Grand Outstanding Monument Structure made to remember a person or event. Previous Happening before or prior to something else. Tourist Person who travels for pleasure or sightseeing. Come back and review these words often. And remember to check out our other videos for reading and vocabulary practice. Thanks for watching. Our websites will help you even more with your English language study.