The+bear's+homework

Comprehension

A 1 The Apsaalooka tribe 2 The corpse of a man, who had been killed by a grizzly bear. 3 A grizzly bear 4 Her knife and the corpse's broken shinbone. 5 A pine tree


 * B 1 a. She was blank for a moment**
 * b. don't know what you're holding**
 * c. yelling at the back of his throat**


 * 2 She got scratch in the face, and her arm was bitten by the bear.**
 * 3 How the bear attacked the girl and his reactions.**
 * 4 She was terrified with what she has been through, "Finally, slowly, she let herself down the pine trunk, a little drop at a time. When her feet touched the ground her legs were trembling so**
 * violently she crumpled to the dirt."**


 * C 1 a. The bear jabbed a paw under her hip and rolled her onto her back.**
 * b. Her spirit-soul must have slipped away for a time. But she was still in her body, still alive; she smelled the dirt pressed against her face and felt pain in her arm. Was the bear still here?**
 * She dared not to move, dared not even relax an eyelid to peer through. Suddenly a low growl vibrated close to her ear. She clutched her breath inside her chest.**
 * 2 The bear keps on attacking the girl, and after she went down slowly, the bear stopped and was motionless. "The bear lay in a heap nearby, motionless and massive as a mountain. A slight**
 * breeze ruffled the long grizzled gold hairs on his back. Above the blood-matted fur of his chest his frothy mouth hung slightly open. His eyes stared dully."**


 * Vocabulary**


 * ivory = a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusk of an elephant, etc.**
 * growl = make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat.**
 * foul = unfairly**
 * saliva = watery liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands.**
 * muzzle = the projecting part of the face, including the nose and mouth, of an animal**
 * twitch = give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.**
 * corpse = a dead body, edp. a human**
 * gulp = swallow (drink or food) quickly or in large mouthfuls, often audibly.**
 * bellow = a deep roaring shout or sound**
 * retching = vomit ; make the sound and movement of vomiting.**
 * sputtering = make a series of soft explosive.**
 * rasp = a coarse file or similar metal tool with roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard**


 * Grammar and punctuation**


 * SENTENCE:**
 * -Thinking its food is in danger of being taken, the bear charged the girl. [ Bear ]**
 * -Her legs buckled. [ Bear ]**
 * -Ivory claws as long as her fingers flashed past her face. [ Girl ]**
 * -A roar seemed to burst her ears. [ Girl ]**
 * -The bear reached over her body and slammed a paw into her shoulder. [ Bear ]**
 * -She smelled the dirt pressed against her face and felt pain in her arm. [ Girl ]**
 * -Her hands flew to cover the back of her neck just before the bear's jaws closed around it. [ Bear ]**
 * -He let out a bellow and smashed a paw down on her ribs with a crack. [ Girl ]**
 * -Screaming inside, she did not twitch a muscle. [ Girl ]**
 * - She wrenched one free and grasped blindly for her knife. [ Girl ]**
 * -The bear jabbed a paw under her hip and rolled her onto her back. [ Bear ]**
 * -She screamed as the teeth pierced her hands. [ Girl ]**
 * -She fell face down into the dirt, and tried to curl into herself to protect her guts. [ Bear ]**
 * -He shoved at her with his muzzle. [ Bear ]**
 * - He clutched her breath inside her chest. [ Girl ]**
 * -The bear's breath was foul and his saliva dripped onto her neck and ran under her chin. [ Girl ]**