Vocabulary:
Puma (n.) Br. Eng. = cougar = mountain lion Am. Eng.
At large (prep. ph.) = free = at liberty = not in captivity.
Report (n.) = description of an event or situation = account
Wild (adj.) x tame
Spot (v.) = see = notice
However (adv.) = but
Begin (v.) = start
Accumulate (v.) = gather = build up
Expert (n.) = specialist = authority = luminary = past master = pundit x inexpert = layman = lay person
Obliged (Adj.) = obligated = forced = compelled
Investigate (v.) = check
For (conj.) = because = since = as
Claim (v.) = maintain = allege = say without proof
Extraordinarily (adv.) = remarkably = very
Similar (adj.) = alike
Hunt (n.) = search
Small village (n.) = hamlet
Pick (v.) = gather = collect
Immediately (adv.) = instantly = at once = instantaneously = straight (away/off) = right away/off
Run away = flee
Confirm (v.) = bear out = corroborate
Human being (NP.) = person
Corner (v.) = surround
Prove (v.) = turn out
Often (adv.) = frequently
Observe (v.) = notice = see
Wherever (adv.) = anywhere = anyplace
Trail (n.) = series of marks left by sth.
Bush (n.) = small tree
Several (det.) = a number of
Businessman (n.) = a man who works in business
Fishing (n.) = catching fish
Trip (n.) = journey = excursion = expedition = jaunt = outing
Fully (adv.) = completely
Convinced (adj.) = sure = certain = satisfied
Missing (adj.) = lost
Must have been = surely was
Possession (n.) = ownership
Private (adj.) x public
Somehow (adv.) = Am. someway = one way or another
Manage (v.) = succeed
Escape (v.) = get free
Go on (v.) = continue
Disturbing (Adj.) = worrying = unsettling = upsetting = distressing = troubling
Quiet (adj.) = calm = serene = tranquil
Countryside (n.) = country x city
Answers of the comprehension questions:
1- Reports that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London were received by the London zoo.
2- The reports were similar in nature.
3- A woman picking blackberries saw it first.
4- It moved from place to place.
5- It left behind it a trail of dead animals.
6- Paw prints and puma fur were found as well.
7- Cat-like noises were heard at night.
8- The animal was seen up a tree.
9- Experts were now sure that the animal was really a puma.
The Précis:
Reports similar in nature that a wild puma had been spotted south of London were received by the London zoo. A woman saw it first in a small village, but it moved from place to place leaving behind a trail of dead animals. Paw prints and puma fur were found as well. Cat-like noises were also heard at night, and then the animal was seen up a tree. Experts were now sure that the animal was really a puma. (79 words)
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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