Week 8

 Hello everyone, this week is shorter then most as we have Friday off of school so that means that the test will be on Thursday.

Also, the following Monday will be a holiday so we need to adjust our schedules accordingly.

Week 8 Vocabulary

1 object : a thing that can be seen and touched 

 2 raft (n.): a simple floating platform, often made of logs tied together 

 3 board (n.): a long, flat piece of wood or other hard material 

 4 curious (adj.): eager to know or learn something 

 5 poke around (phr. v.): to look around in a casual or nosy way 

 6 howl (v.): to make a long, loud crying sound like a wolf 

 7 drift (v.): to be carried slowly by wind or water 

 8 aboard (adv./prep.): on or onto a boat, ship, or other vehicle 

 9 steadily (adv.): in a calm, constant, and controlled way 

 10 scramble (v.): to move quickly using your hands and feet, often in a hurry 

 11 store up (phr. v.): to save or collect things for future use 

 12 bury (v.): to put something in the ground and cover it with earth 

 13 mice (n.): plural of mouse; small rodents with long tails 

 14 adult (n.): a fully grown person or animal 

 15 spring (n.): the season between winter and summer when plants grow 

 16 fawn (n.): a young deer in its first year of life 

 17 curl (v.): to form into a curved or round shape 

 18 melt (v.): to change from solid to liquid when heated 

 19 without (prep.): not having or using something 

 20 bunny (n.): a cute or informal word for a rabbit 

 21 born (v.): past participle of bear; having started life; to be given birth to 

 22 enough (adj.): as much as is needed or wanted 

 23 mainland (n.): the main part of a country or continent, not including islands 

 24 warmth (n.): the quality or feeling of being warm; kindness and friendliness

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 8	Homework 回家功課
Monday March 30th	1. Vocabulary # 9-16 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences
Tuesday March 31st	1. Vocabulary # 17-24 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 4 sentences
Wednesday April 1st	1. Shared Worksheet
Thursday April 2nd.	1. A2 Level Worksheet
Friday April 3rd	1. Week 9 Vocabulary #1-8 x3 + definitions x1 2. Write 3 sentences 3. Sensay