 Vocabulary and Reading, Exercise 3 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 U.S. state and provides 10 common words at the intermediate level. Utah Pioneers Part 1 Pre-Reading What was it like to travel before trains, cars, and airplanes? Would you be willing to travel 1,300 miles on foot? What would cause people to make such a journey? What unique hardships do pioneers face? Pause the video and think or talk about these questions. This article is about an interesting trek by settlers in the American West. Part 2 Here are the words you will see in this article. Repeat for pronunciation. Anniversary Band Grave Migration Persecution Pioneer Religious Valley Wagon Wilderness Do you know any of these words already? Part 3 Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right. This time I'll read the definitions. Wild, unsettled area Moving from one place to another. Group of people that do things together. Person who settles in a new area. Flat area surrounded by mountains. A cart used for carrying possessions. Place where a dead person is buried. Yearly remembrance of an important event. Mocking or harm caused by other people. Having to do with church or spiritual things. If you need more time, feel free to pause the video. Part 4 Take time to read the article. Utah Pioneers For the reading, pause the video and click on the link in the description below. Reading Utah Pioneers You may wish to read it out loud for pronunciation. Go ahead and stop the video so that you can read the article. 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. Pause the video again for your discussion. Part 6 Want to try the quiz again? You can pause the video if you need more time. Part 7 Here are the answers to today's vocabulary exercise. Anniversary Yearly remembrance of an important event. Band Group of people that do things together. Grave Place where a dead person is buried. Migration Moving from one place to another. Persecution Mocking or harm caused by other people. Pioneer Person who settles in a new area. Religious Having to do with church or spiritual things. Valley Flat area surrounded by mountains. Wagon A cart used for carrying possessions. Wilderness Wild Unsettled area 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.