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Study the word SUMMIT: (Source) The summit of something is the highest part: the very top of it. For example, the summit of a mountain is the highest peak. Climbers must be strong and experienced if they hope to reach this summit. (Source) Sometimes, we use "summit" as a verb, to mean "to climb all the way to the top," like this: "You must be strong and experienced to summit Mount Everest." Most of the time, "summit" means "mountaintop." However, we can also talk about the summit of a hill, the summit of a tower, the summit of a heap or a pile of things, or the summit of a house or a castle. Check out the weather vane at the summit of this house. (Source) We can even talk about the summit of a period of time, meaning the "highest" part of it, in the sense that it's the best, the most exciting, or the most accomplished. For example, if you're at the summit of your career, you're at the "highest" part: the part where you're the most successful, doing your best work, and earning the most money. Or, if you're at the summit of your fame, you're at the "highest" part: the part where you're the most famous. (Source) Here's another way we use the noun "summit." When the highest, most powerful leaders of two or more countries get together to have a meeting to talk about important things, we call that meeting a summit. It doesn't take place on a real mountaintop! It just involves the "highest" or most powerful leaders of the world. Here's a photo from a 2021 summit, attended by many of the world's presidents and prime ministers. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture summit the very top of a mountain   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word SUMMIT: Remember: the summit is the peak or the tippy-top of something, usually a mountain. Idea 1: "As we hiked to the summit of the hill, we savored the sight of (something) and the sound of (something else)." Idea 2: "When I (achieved something amazing), I felt victorious, like I was standing on the summit of Mount Everest.” You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.