Unit 5: The Jackal and the Sun Child

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Word List

aware [əˈwɛː] adj.

If you are aware of something, you know about it.

→ I was not aware of the ringing phone.
badly [ˈbadli] adv.

Badly means in a severe or harmful way.

→ He hurt his arm badly playing with friends.
belong [bɪˈlɒŋ] v.

If something belongs to you, you own it.

→ The blue suit belongs to Paul.
continue [kənˈtɪnjuː] v.

To continue something is to keep doing it.

→ She stood under her umbrella as the rain continued to fall.
error [ˈɛrə] n.

An error is something you do wrong.

→ I made an error on my report, so my boss was angry.
experience [ɪkˈspɪərɪəns] n.

An experience is something you have seen or done.

→ Rock climbing was a fun experience.
field [fiːld] n.

A field is a big area of land.

→ The field of flowers looked so pretty.
hurt [həːt] v.

To hurt is to do something that makes you feel pain.

→ She hurt her leg falling down the stairs.
judgment [ˈdʒʌdʒm(ə)nt] n.

Judgment is the ability to form opinions or decisions.

→ It’s good judgment to recycle your aluminum cans.
likely [ˈlʌɪkli] adv.

If something likely happens, it will probably happen.

→ I will likely stay at home and watch TV tonight.
normal [ˈnɔːm(ə)l] adj.

If something is normal, it is not strange nor surprising to you.

→ It is normal for me to bathe every night.
rare [rɛː] adj.

If something is rare, you do not see it very often.

→ It is rare for him to miss his flight.
relax [rɪˈlaks] v.

To relax is to rest.

→ The frog relaxed in the warm sun.
request [rɪˈkwɛst] v.

To request something is to ask for it.

→ The little girl requested a special gift from Santa Claus.
reside [rɪˈzʌɪd] v.

To reside means to live somewhere permanently or for a long time.

→ My brother and his family reside in a lovely house on the beach.
result [rɪˈzʌlt] n.

A result is something that happens because of something else.

→ Asa result of all the rain, the man had to climb on the roof.
roll [rəʊl] v.

To roll is to move by turning over and over.

→ You must roll the ball into the pins when you bowl.
since [sɪns] prep.

Since is used to talk about a past event still happening now.

→ Since 1992, he has been driving that car.
visible [ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l] adj.

If something is visible, it can be seen.

→ The moon and stars were visible in the night sky.
wild [wʌɪld] adj.

If something is wild, it is found in nature.

→ You should be careful around a fox, because it is a wild animal.

Exercise 1

Choose the right definition for the given word.

roll
- a. to rest
- b. a rule
- c. to grow
- d. to move by turning
error
- a. a nice man
- b. very old
- c. something you do wrong
- d. open land
hurt
- a. to disagree
- b. how much something costs
- c. from nature
- d. to do something that causes pain
reside
- a. to relax
- b. to live in a place for long
- c. something that can be seen
- d. to know about something
relax
- a. to keep going
- b. a large group of people
- c. to rest
- d. to move
continue
- a. to be in the right place
- b. to stay
- c. to have
- d. to keep doing something
normal
- a. the perfect amount
- b. friendly
- c. not strange
- d. different
rare
- a. quiet
- b. not full
- c. interesting
- d. not seen often
visible
- a. from nature
- b. easy to see
- c. new
- d. normal
field
- a. open land
- b. to reside
- c. a thing
- d. a tool

Exercise 2

Part A: Choose the right word for the given definition.

in a severe or harmful way
- a. continue
- b. wild
- c. judgment
- d. badly
the ability to form opinions or decisions
- a. experience
- b. reside
- c. judgment
- d. result
to fit or be in the right place
- a. roll
- b. relax
- c. continue
- d. belong
not strange or different
- a. normal
- b. visible
- c. uncommon
- d. aware
to do something that makes you feel pain
- a. rare
- b. hurt
- c. error
- d. since

Part B: Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

My day at school was not strange.
nor_ _ _
The bird was from nature.
wi_ _
Sorry I can’t come; I’m feeling discomfort in my body.
h_ _ _
He’s going to rest instead of going to the movie.
r_ _ _ _
The man walked through a large area of land.
f_ _ _ _

Answer Key

Exercise 1

d
c
d
b
c
d
c
d
b
a

Exercise 2

Part A

d
c
d
a
b

Part B

normal
wild
hurt
relax
field

Answer Key

The Jackal and the Sun Child

A jackal is a wild dog with a big black back. It resides in the desert. But how did the jackal get his black back? This was how it happened.

One day, the jackal saw a girl. She was sitting upon a rock. She was not a normal child. She was a rare and beautiful sun child. She was bright and warm like the sun. The child saw the jackal and smiled.

She said, “Jackal, I have been relaxing on this rock for too long. I must get home soon. But, I am slow and you are fast. You will likely get me home more quickly.” Then she requested, “Will you carry me home? If you do, I’ll give you a gift. This necklace belongs to me, but I will give it to you.”

The wild jackal agreed. So the sun child sat on the dog’s back. They started to walk. But soon, the jackal felt ill. The sun child was very hot on his back. The heat was hurting his back very badly. “I made a terrible error in judgment.” he thought. He shouldn’t have agreed to carry her. So he asked her to get off.

But she did not. The jackal’s back continued to get hotter and hotter. He had to get away from the sun child. So he made a plan. First, he ran as fast as he could. He hoped the sun child would fall off. But she did not. So when the sun child was looking at the sky, not aware of the jackal’s next plan, he jumped into a field of flowers. As a result, the child rolled off his back. The jackal ran away.

But the sun child left a mark on the jackal’s back, a visible black mark. Ever since his experience with the sun child, the jackal has had a black back.

Reading Comprehension

Answer the questions.

What is this story about?
- a. Why the sun child has a beautiful smile
- b. Why a wild dog hurt a sun child
- c. An error that the sun child once made
- d. How the jackal got his visible black mark
What kind of girl was the sun child?
- a. She was rare and beautiful.
- b. She was likely very shy.
- c. She was an ill child.
- d. She was a normal child.
Why did the jackal run into the field?
- a. To continue his journey
- b. It wanted a new place to reside.
- c. To take a nap and relax
- d. To get away from the sun child
What happened at the end of the story?
- a. The sun child forgot the experience.
- b. The sun child became aware of the jackal’s black back.
- c. The sun child rolled off the jackal’s back.
- d. The sun child has stayed upon the jackal’s back since then.
What did the sun child request?
_____________

Answer Key

Reading Comprehension

d
a
d
c
She requested, “Will you carry me home?”

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