Interactions Access Reading, 4/e

Pamela Hartmann, Los Angeles Unified School District
James Mentel, Los Angeles Unified School District

Our Planet

Vocabulary in Context


1		The Green Guerrillas was founded in 1973 in order to turn empty lots (pieces of land) into vibrant community gardens. A lot is ____.



2		For over 25 years now, the Green Guerrillas have worked with local communities and grassroots organizations—organizations made up of local people—to plant gardens, grow food, paint murals (large paintings), and educate the children in their neighborhoods. A grassroots organization is ___.



3		But how does a garden stop crime? Community gardens can prevent crime in many ways. To prevent means __.



4		Community gardens provide a number of additional benefits: safe havens for children, parents, and grandparents; food for needy families; increased property values; educational and environmental programs. What are three benefits of community gardens?



5		Last year, the city arrested 31 protesters and bulldozed the "Jardin de la Esperanza" (Garden of Hope)—a 22-year-old garden in New York's Lower East Side—in order to build apartment buildings. Bulldozed most likely means __. a. saved b. created c. destroyed

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