viernes, 11 de diciembre de 2020

To Build A Fire by Jack London

 

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Word: Trail (noun) 

Pronunciation: /treɪl/

Meaning: Sendero 

Sentence: The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day.

Examples:

1.       I walked the same trail for two hours.

2.       The trail will be close next year.

3.       I like to walk around the trail with my sister.


Word: wolf (noun) 

Pronunciation: /wʊlf/

Meaning: Lobo  

Sentence: It was a big animal, half dog and half wolf. 

Examples:  

1.       The wolf is bigger than my dog. 

2.       I saw many wolf in the zoo. 

3.       I would like to have a wolf but it is dangerous. 

 

Word: Stream (noun)  

Pronunciation: /striːm/

Meaning: corriente, arrollo   

Sentence: Once, he stopped suddenly, and then walked around a part of the frozen stream. 

Examples:

1.       The stream was very frozen.

2.       There were many frozen fish in the stream.

3.       Near my house there is a very strong stream.


Word: Log (noun)   

Pronunciation: /lɒɡ/

Meaning: Tronco   

Sentence: He sat on a snow covered log and ate his lunch.

Examples:

1.       In front of my hoy there is a big log.

2.       There are many logs in the forest.

3.       My friend Carla uses a log as a chair. 



Word: Delay (verb)  

Pronunciation: /dɪˈleɪ/

Meaning: Retrasar  

Sentence: The accident would delay his arrival at the camp.

Examples:

1.       The coffee will delay a bit.

2.       If I could, I would delay the trip. 

3.   The train was delayed.

Word: Branches (noun) 

Pronunciation: /brɑːn(t)ʃ/

Meaning: Ramas

Sentence: In their branches were pieces of dry grass and wood left flood.

Examples:

1.       That tree does not have many branches.

2.       When I was a child I fell from a very high branch.

3.       The branches of that tree are very thin.


Word: Gloves (noun) 

Pronunciation: /ɡlʌv/

Meaning: Guantes

Sentence: He pulled off his gloves, took out his matches, and lighted the fire. 

Examples:

1.       I like black gloves because are nice.

2.       She does not use gloves at his work.

3.       Gloves are very expensive at this store. 


Word: Matches (noun) 

Pronunciation: /matʃ/

Meaning: Cerillos  

Sentence: He pulled off his gloves, took out his matches, and lighted the fire. 

Examples:

1.       I needed matches yesterday.

2.       Juan lent me his matches because I did not have it.

3.     The matches are very cheap in the supermarket. 

 

Word: Steel  (noun) 

Pronunciation:  /stiːl/

Meaning: Acero 

Sentence: The strings on his boots were as hard as steel.

Examples:

1.       The steel is harder than wood.

2.       I have to do a door with steel.

3.       The stairs are made of steel in the parking lot.


Word: Pocket (noun) 

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒkɪt/

Meaning: Bolsillo 

Sentence: He reached into his pocket for the matches. 

Examples:

1.       My pant pocket is too deep.

2.       My T-shirt does not have a pocket.

3.       I don’t have money on my pocket. 


 








To Build A Fire by Jack London

  Unknown words   Word:  Trail (noun)   Pronunciation:   / treɪl / Meaning:  Sendero  Sentence:   The man walked down the trail on a cold, ...