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The Call of the Wild by Jack London

Book: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/215/215-h/215-h.htm

Audiobook:
https://archive.org/details/call_ofthe_wild_1010_librivox/callofwild3_01_london.mp3

Useful terminology for enhancing your active vocabulary and reading comprehension:

Ho = stop

Mush = move on

Gee = swing to the right

Haw – swing to the left

Dominant primordial beast:
the most powerful or influential animal or creature that existed in the earliest or original stage of development. Example: He felt like a dominant primordial beast as he hunted his prey

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French Skier’s Dramatic Rescue From Crevasse

Celebrity News, More ABC News Videos

Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary

Introductory questions

  1. Why did the skier fall into the crevasse?
  2. Did he get injured? How long was he trapped in the crevasse?
  3. Did he get out of the crevasse? How was he rescued?

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Man’s Face Rebuilt With 3D Printer After Crash

Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary

Introductory questions

  1. What happened to Stephen?
  2. What was the doctors’ solution?
  3. Was the proposed solution successful?

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New Warning About Drinking Too Much Coffee

Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary

Introductory questions

  1. What warning did the new study reveal about drinking too much coffee?
  2. How much coffee is considered too much?
  3. Is the study reliable? Should we quit drinking coffee?

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Rise in ‘Slider’ Thieves Stealing Purses from Cars

Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary

Introductory questions

  1. Who are slider thieves?
  2. What they steal? Where they steal?
  3. What can we do to stop them?

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Distracted Drivers

Writing tips – The Sentence and Its Parts Grammar – Present Continuous and Present Simple

Answers: Release “Women at Arms: On the Ground – Life at Camp Warhorse Baquaba, Iraq”

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Women at Arms: On the Ground – Life at Camp Warhorse Baquaba, Iraq

Vocabulary

Writing tips: Avoiding Padded Sentences

Answer Sheet: Corner Office-Lloyd Blankfein

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Women at Arms: Mother and Medic


Vocabulary

Writing tips – Separating Coordinate Adjectives

Grammar – Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

Answer Sheet: “Distracted Drivers”

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Corner Office: Lloyd Blankfein

Vocabulary
Writing tips – The Four Kinds of Sentences
Grammar – Perfect Aspect

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