Week 7

 Hello, we are going to start the 3rd and last story that is going to be tested on our Midterms.

"Wolf Island" is one of two stories about wolves that we will read this semester, and it hopefully will enlighten students about how to understand the pack animal and predator that is the wolf.

Anyways, the vocabulary this week includes a lot of compound words as well as vocab that is related to animal biology or nature. Also, please remember that this story starts at Page 311 in our textbook.

It will help students be better able to describe the natural world around them.

Story Summary: Wolf Island

 Story Link: https://youtu.be/N6LsBdRnboI?si=Fx9I_OT31teO4gjQ

Once there was an island.

It was an island with trees and meadows, and many kinds of animals.

There were mice, rabbits, and deer, squirrels, foxes, and several kinds of birds.

All of the animals on the island depended on the plants and other animals for their food and well-being.

Some animals ate grass and other plants; some ate insects; some ate other animals.

The island animals were healthy. There was plenty of food for all.

A family of wolves lived on the island, too-a male wolf, a female, and their five pups.

One day, the wolf pups were playing on the beach while their mother and father slept.

The pups found a strange object at the edge of the water.

It was a log raft, nailed together with boards.

The pups had never seen anything like this before. They were very curious.

The wolf pups climbed onto the raft and sniffed about.

Everything smelled different.

While the pups were poking around, the raft began to drift slowly out into the lake.

At first the pups didn't noticed anything wrong.

Then, suddenly, there was nothing but water all around the raft.

The pups were scared. They howled. The mother and father wolf came running down to the water's edge. They climbed aboard the raft.

The pups couldn't turn the raft back, and the pups were too scared to swim.

The raft drifted slowly and steadily over to the mainland.

There were no longer any wolves on the island.

During the next spring, many deer fawns were born.

There were now too many deer on the island.

They were eating large amounts of grass and leaves.

Spring grew into summer and summer into fall.

The amount of food became less and less.

Rabbits had less to eat because the deer were eating their food.

Foxes and mice also had less to eat as the deer has eaten the grass and the grass seed.

Even owls had less to eat as fewer baby mice born so they could not hunt.

When winter came, most of the plants had already been eaten.

The island wolves had not found a home on the mainland as other wolf families did not want to share.

The deer were so hungry that they gnawed on bark from the trees.

One day, the ice reached all the way from the mainland to the island.

The wolf family crossed the ice and returned to their old home.

They hunted many weak and sick deer.

The island was now back in balance.

Week 7 Vocabulary

1 fireworks (n.): colorful explosions in the sky used for celebrations 

 2 rattlesnake (n.): a poisonous snake that makes a rattling sound with its tail 

 3 airport (n.): a place where airplanes take off, land, and are kept

 4 eyesight (n.): how well you can see; vision 

 5 moonlight (n.): the light that comes from the moon at night

 6 outside (n./adv.): the area not inside a building; outdoors 

 7 popcorn (n.): a snack made from corn kernels that pop when heated 

 8 haircut (n.): the act or result of cutting someone's hair 

 9 playground (n.): an outdoor area with equipment for children to play on 

 10 football (n.): a team sport played with a round ball that is kicked 

 11 balance (n.): the ability to stay steady without falling over 

 12 depended (v.) past tense: to need or rely on someone or something 

 13 well-being (n.): the state of being happy, healthy, and comfortable 

 14 population (n.): the number of people or animals living in a place 

 15 available (adj.): able to be used or obtained 

 16 island (n.): a piece of land completely surrounded by water 

 17 meadow (n.): a field of grass and flowers, often with few trees 

 18 squirrel (n.): a small animal with a bushy tail that climbs trees and eats nuts 

 19 insect (n.): a small animal with six legs, like a bee, ant, or butterfly 

 20 healthy (adj.): in good physical condition; not sick 

 21 plenty (n.): a large or sufficient amount of something 

 22 male (n.): a boy, man, or animal of the gender 

 23 female (n.): a girl, woman, or animal of the gender 

 24 pup (n.): a baby dog, seal, or other young animal

Week 7	Homework 回家功課
Monday March 23rd	1. Vocabulary # 9-16 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences
Tuesday March 24th	1. Vocabulary # 17-24 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 4 sentences
Wednesday March 25th	1. Shared Worksheet
Thursday March 26th	1. A2 Level Worksheet
Friday March 27th	1. Week 8 Vocabulary #1-8 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences 3. Sensay