May 19, 2012 - English Class

White Dog - I

Vocabulary:

Roam= vaguear
countryside= campo, zona rural
Yelled= gritou
whistled= assobiou
hid= escondeu
coiled up= enrolada
towards= em direção (ao menino)
sniff out= farejar
wiped= enxugou
sweat= suor
brow= testa
ventured farther= se aventurou mais longe
edge of a ravine= borda de um barranco
creeks= riachos
Woods= bosques
Suddenly = de repente
he lost his footing= perdeu o equilíbrio
gave way= cedeu
ledge = saliência
bellow= abaixo
twisted and scraped= torcido e arranhado, raspado
neighbor= vizinho
spotted= farejou, suspeitou

According to the text:

1) What is the boy´s name?

2) What is the dog´s name?

3) What farmer Green thought when he saw Joey and Ghost together?

4) Why was Ghost barking close to the rock? What did it find?

5) What were Joey and Ghost hunting?

6) What did Joey´s father say to him?

7) what did Joey´s leave to his dog at doorstep?

8) What did Joey´s father do about Ghost?

9) How did Joey feel when his dog died?

10) What about Joey´s behave after his dog left?

11) what was the name of Joey´s neighbor?

12) what happened when he was walking along the edge of a ravine?