UNIT 9: TO BUILD A FIRE

For my own
For my own
sake
sake
caresses
caresses
Fearful
Fearful
Make
Make
Whip-lashes
Whip-lashes
twig
twig
creek
creek
intimacy
intimacy
slave
slave




UNIT 9 :
UNIT 9 :
TO BUILD A FIRE
TO BUILD A FIRE
P77:
P77:

comprehension 2
comprehension 2



I. Toward interpretation.
I. Toward interpretation.
Reread the text above and answer the following
Reread the text above and answer the following
questions.
questions.
a. In what condition was the man in the first paragraph?
a. In what condition was the man in the first paragraph?
b. How did the feel in the second part of the first
b. How did the feel in the second part of the first
paragraph?
paragraph?
c. Did he enjoy his comfortable time over the smoke?
c. Did he enjoy his comfortable time over the smoke?
Why?
Why?
d. Why did the dog make no effort to go back toward
d. Why did the dog make no effort to go back toward
the fire?
the fire?
e. Why was there no keen personal relationship between
e. Why was there no keen personal relationship between
the man and the dog?
the man and the dog?

a.
a.
In what condition was the man in the first
In what condition was the man in the first
paragraph?
paragraph?
- The man was a little frightened because of
- The man was a little frightened because of
the cold.
the cold.

b. How did he feel in the second part of the
b. How did he feel in the second part of the
first paragraph?
first paragraph?
- He felt reassured and comfortable after he
- He felt reassured and comfortable after he
had built a fire.
had built a fire.