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Part Five. Extension. ENTER. Contents. Extension. Oral Work An Aesop’s Fable Greek Wolf Myth Supplementary Reading Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Listening Lab. I. Oral Work. Discussion: How do you view the relationship between wolves and humans? Do you have a similar story to tell?.
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Part Five Extension ENTER
Contents Extension • Oral Work • An Aesop’s Fable • Greek Wolf Myth • Supplementary Reading • Quiz 1 • Quiz 2 • Listening Lab
I. Oral Work • Discussion: • How do you view the relationship between wolves and humans? • Do you have a similar story to tell? The end of Oral Work.
II. An Aesop’s Fable The Wolf and the Crane A Wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the Wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: “Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf.” In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains. The end of An Aesop’s Fable.
III. Greek Wolf Myth In Greek mythology, Charon (冥府渡神), the ferryman, wore wolf ears. In the Epic of Gilgamesh (传说中的苏美尔国王), the goddess Ishtar (司爱情、生育及战争的女神) had the power to turn enemies into wolves. Hecate (司夜和冥界的女神), the goddess of Death, was shown as wearing three wolf heads. In another Greek myth, a king named Lycaon was turned into a wolf by the god Zeus. The Athenians had great respect for the wolf and decreed that any man who killed one had to pay for the funeral for the animal. The end of Greek Wolf Myth.
IV. Supplementary Reading A long time ago when I was young, my grandmother would tell me stories from the Old Country to make me sleepy. I enjoyed and remembered them all. They were very special times for me. Here are a few of those stories: It was once told that Odin and his brothers created the world. In loneliness while traveling, Odin created the First Wolves, Geri and Freki, to accompany him in his travels and to be partners in the hunt. The wolves became Odin’s special companions. Wherever Odin went, the wolves went with him. To be continued on the next page.
IV. Supplementary Reading Odin traveled all over the world with the wolves. This explains why there are wolves in so many places in the world. As they traveled with Odin, Geri and Freki left their grown offspring behind to enjoy the riches of the New World. Geri and Freki cured Odin's loneliness. The way the wolves celebrated life filled Odin with joy. To be continued on the next page.
IV. Supplementary Reading Odin also created two Ravens, Hugin and Munin to help scout ahead as they traveled. Hugin and Munin were very good at finding game and were always hungry, giving meaning to the word “ravenous”. Hugin and Munin were not able to take game by themselves, but teamed up with Geri and Freki they were well fed. To this day, you will often find ravens in the company of their friends, the wolves. The ravens still scout out the game for the wolves and the wolves leave a share of the meal for the ravens in thanks. To be continued on the next page.
IV. Supplementary Reading When Odin created the humans Embla and Ask (from whom all humans sprang), he instructed them to learn from the wolf. The wolf could teach them how to care for their family, how to cooperate with each other in the hunt for food, and how to protect and defend their families… The end of Supplementary Reading.
V. Quiz 1 • Many people complain of the rapid ____ of modern life. • A. rate B. speed • C. growth D. pace • 2.It is a common theme in many fictional stories that the world may one day be taken ____ by insects. • A. to B. apart • C. in D. over D D To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 3. A sparrow is very ____ in its movement. A. alert B. restless C. numb D. mischievous 4. I was ____ by a flat tire on my way home. A. contained B. detained C. maintained D. attained A B To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 5. ____, he does get irritated with her sometimes. A. As he likes her much B. Much despite he likes her C. Though much he like her D. Much as he likes her 6. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ____ his argument in favor of the new theory. A. which to base on B. to base on which C. on which to base D. which to be based on D C To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 7. at conveying her underlying message through topical plots and contemporary characters that by 1940 her book had sold some three million copies. A. So successful, Grace Lee B. So successful was Grace Lee C. Grace Lee, so successful D. Because Grace Lee was so successful 8. ___ people in Scotland and Wales to be called English. A. It offends B. There offends C. They offends D. Offends B A To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 9. A hundred and thirty dollars ___ for that fur coat. A. is a reasonable price B. are a reasonable price C. are not a reasonable price D. is a too reasonable price 10. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of ____ reality. A. what it is conceived B. that is conceived C. what is conceived to be D. that is being conceived of A C To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 11. The director of this organization must know ____. A. money management, selling, and able to satisfy the stockholders B. how to mange money, selling his product, and be able to satisfy stockholders C. how to manage money, sell his product, and satisfy the stockholders D. money management, selling, the idea of being able to satisfy the stockholders C To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 12. To relieve the pain, ______. A. the medicine prescribed by the doctor was taken by the man B. the doctor gave the man the medicine he prescribed C. the man took the medicine prescribed by the doctor for him to take D. the man took the medicine that was prescribed by the doctor D To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 13. The U.S. Congress is the ____ of the British Parliament. A. copy B. contrary C. counterpart D. simulation 14. China is now experiencing the ____ age of its reform. A. crucial B. credulous C. crude D. credible C A To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 15. He didn’t have the time today to go into it ____ , but he gave us an idea about the plan. A. at the full B. at length C. at last D. at least 16. The worker was given a bonus for regular ____ this year. A. attendant B. attendance C. abundance D. alliance B B To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 17. It is well known that knowledge is the ____ condition for expansion of mind. A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 18. Topics for composition should be ____ to the experience and interests of the students. A. concerned B. dependent C. connecting D. relevant D D To be continued on the next page.
V. Quiz 1 19. Another question asked was, was it all ____ the trouble and money that went into it if at the end of the day the patient died? A. worthy B. worth C. worth of D. worthwhile 20. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident ____ two lorries. A. involving B. including C. combining D. containing B A The end of Quiz 1.
VI. Quiz 2 Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words. 1. One _______ comes on the neck of another. (mischievous) 2. The child was too _____ with fear to cry out. (numb) 3. The grandparents _________ the child with affection. (smother) mischief numb smothered To be continued on the next page.
VI. Quiz 2 Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words. 4. They tried to _______ the flames with a damp blanket. (smother) 5. _______ news (thrill) 6. He is _______ to the work and can’t come to attend the celebration. (chain) 7. The lion _____ the floor of its cage. (pace) smother thrilling chained paced The end of Quiz 2.
VII. Listening Lab … Night came on, and a full moon rose high over the trees into the sky, lighting the land till it lay ______ in ghostly day. And with the coming of the night, brooding and mourning by the pool, Buck came alive to a ______ of the new life in the forest other than that which the Yeehats had made. He stood up, listening and scenting. From far away drifted a faint, sharp _____, followed by a chorus of similar sharp yelps. bathed stirring yelp To be continued on the next page.
VII. Listening Lab As the moments passed the yelps grew closer and louder. Again Buck knew them as things heard in that other world which ________ in his memory. He walked to the center of the open space and listened. It was the call, the many-noted call, sounding more alluringly and _________ than ever before. And as never before, he was ready to obey. John Thornton was dead. The last tie was broken. Man and the claims of man no longer _____ him. persisted compelling bound The end of Listening Lab.
Part Five Extension This is the end of Lesson Two.