JACK LONDON

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Jack London
A life full of adventure
UNIT 9 :

What did the man use and what did he do to make himself warmer?
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
C
F
D
Reading: Paragraph 2
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
1. A small path along a river or a stream: c……. ………
2. The group of people or race from which one is descended: a…………….
3. A gentle touch or kiss to show love: c……………..
4. A person who is legally owned by somebody and is forced to work for them: s…………….
5. A close friendship or relationship: i…………….
6. A thing used for beating an animal as a punishment: w…………….
7. Because of oneself’ s interest : f… ….. …… …….
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
A small path along a river or a stream:

……… ………
creek trail
2. The group of people or race from which one is descended: …………….
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
ancestry
3. A gentle touch or kiss to show love:

……………..
caress
4. A person who is legally owned by somebody and is forced to work for them:

…………….
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
slave
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
6. A thing used for beating an animal as a punishment:

…………….
whip-lash
5. A close friendship or relationship: …………….
intimacy
7. Because of oneself’ s interest :
… ……. …… ……
Task 1: Find the words or phrases in the passage with the meanings :
for one’s own sake
*For the sake of somebody / something
Example:

They didn’t smoke not only for ………………. but also for ………………the others.
their own sake
the sake of
*creek trail
*ancestry
*caress
*slave
*whip-lash
*intimacy
*for one’s own sake
C O M F O R T A B L E
I N T I M A C Y
C A R E S S E S
S L A V E
2. All of us need family……………...
intimacy
3. The baby enjoyed his father’s………………
caresses
1. After working for hours, she made herself …………………in an armchair.
comfortable
4. I do not want you to treat me like a ……………
slave
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
1. The man was alone in the cold.
FALSE
He was with his dog
2. After taking his comfortable time smoking, the man stopped his hard journey.
He continued his hard journey up the left fork.
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
FALSE
3.The dog was very eager to go with the man in the cold.
It was disappointed and wanted to go back toward the fire.
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
FALSE
4. The dog inherited the instinct for knowing cold from its ancestry.
TRUE
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
5. The dog tried hard to communicate its fear to the man.
It made no effort to communicate its apprehension to the man.
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
FALSE
6. The man forced the dog to go with him by his whip-lash.
Task 2: TRUE OR FALSE ?
TRUE
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
1. How did the man feel after building the fire?

A- colder
B- disappointed
C- comfortable
D- more frightened

C
2. The man decided to go on his hard journey but the dog…………
A- hesitated to go out in the cold.
B- didn’t want to go back toward the fire
C- made an effort to communicate its fear to the man
D- inherited the instinct for being ignorant of cold
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
A
3. Between the man and his slave …………
A- there is no close personal relationship
B- there is a warm personal relationship
C- there is mutual understanding
D- there is the same apprehension
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
A
4. The dog followed the man because ………..
A- it wanted to be his slave
B- it was afraid of the fire
C- it wanted to receive the man’s caresses
D- it was afraid of the whip-lash
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
D
5. From the passage, we can infer that …………
A- The dog was less intelligent than the man.
B- The man had a burning ambition to make his journey.
C- The man was too protective toward the dog
D- The dog was extremely afraid of cold
B
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
Task 3: Choose the correct information:
6. What do you think would happen in the end of the story?
A- There was a closer relationship between the man and the dog.
B- The man would win in the fight against the wilderness.
C-The dog left the man for the other fire-providers.
D- The man could gain lots of traveling experiences from his journey.
C
It was very ……….
The man worked carefully to ……….a fire.
He and his dog enjoyed their………….…….time in the…………........of the fire.
1
cold
build
comfortable
protection
Task 4: Retell the story by filling in the blanks:
After smoking his …….. , the man ……………..his journey.
The dog was ………………. because it was ………….of going outside in the cold.
2
pipe
continued
disappointed
afraid
Task 4: Retell the story by filling in the blanks:
But the dog was the …………of the man and there was no …………….between them.
So the dog had to ………….after the man for fear of his ……………
3
slave
intimacy
follow
whip-lash
Task 4: Retell the story by filling in the blanks:
1
2
3
cold / build / comfortable / protection
pipe / continued / disappointed/ afraid
slave /intimacy/ followed / whip-lash
It was very cold .The man worked carefully to build a fire.
He and his dog enjoyed their comfortable time in the protection of the fire.
After smoking his pipe , the man continued his journey.
The dog was disappointed because it was afraid of going outside in the cold.
But the dog was the slave of the man and there was no intimacy between them.
So the dog had to follow after the man for fear of his whip-lash.
In ancient times
In modern times
What changes has fire brought about
* To protect us against the cold and wild animals.
Discovering fire has brought about many changes to our life → We become more powerful and civilized.
FIRE is very important in our life:
* To free us from the habit of eating raw meat like the cavemen.
* To be useful in many fields: heavy industry, construction, etc.
HOMEWORK:
Write a short paragraph (about 50-100 words) to give your opinions.
What changes has fire brought about?
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