Learn English with The Jungle Book

• ☐ ☐ ☐ come between [phv] - cause a disagreement between people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a pack [n] - a group of wolves
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a threat [n] - a warning of danger
• ☐ ☐ ☐ head (s/w) [v] - go (somewhere)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a den [n] - the home of a wild animal, especially a lion or wolf [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a man-cub [n] - a young human boy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ raise (s/o) [v] - care for a child until it is grown
• ☐ ☐ ☐ either way [exp] - both options are correct
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a tale [n] - a story
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hang around [phv] - stay in a place doing nothing in particular
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trap [n] - a device designed to catch someone or something [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ bow your head [exp] - lower your head as a sign of respect
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a furrow [n] - a long, narrow hole in the ground [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ tusks [n] - the long teeth found on an elephant or wild boar [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a trunk [n] - the long nose of an elephant [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ blow [v] - send out air through the nose to make noise

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Mowgli	Bagheera	Raksha	Akela

• Mowgli is a man-cub. He lives with a pack of wolves.
• Raksha is his adopted mother.
• Akela is the leader of the wolf pack.
• Shere Khan, a tiger, wants to kill Mowgli.

1. Who first suggests that Mowgli needs to leave the pack?
   Bagheera
   Mowgli
   Raksha
   Akela
   
   
2. What does Bagheera plan to do with Mowgli?
   Teach him how to hunt better.
   Take him to the man-village.
   Take him to the elephants.
   Help him fight Shere Khan.
   
   
3. Which animals does Mowgli suggest he can live with?
   The crocodiles
   The elephants
   The turtles
   The rhinos
   The bears
   The humans
   
   
4. According to Mowgli, which animals sleep standing up?
   Elephants
   Turtles
   Zebras
   Rhinos
   
   
5. What does Bagheera tell Mowgli to do when they see the elephants?
   Make the leaves fall off the trees
   Help them make furrows
   Bow his head
   Run away
   
   
6. How did the elephants help make the jungle?
   They taught the birds to sing.
   They made furrows for rivers.
   They made the humans leave.
   They made the mountains.
   
   

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Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

1. No one had ever [ disrupted, separated ] the pack before.

   [ come between ]

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2. Mowgli, go back to the [ wolf home ]!

   [ den ]

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3. But this is not that kind of a [ story ].

   [ tale ]

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4. What about the rhinos? They always let me [ stay with them ].

   [ hang around ]

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5. Where they made [ long ditches ] with their [ elephant teeth ], the rivers ran.

   [ furrows ] [ tusks ]

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6. Where they blew with their [ elephant noses ], the leaves fell.

   [ trunks ]

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instruções: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

because / of / Shere Khan / threat / wolf / pack / be / divide / over / what / do / Mowgli

Because of Shere Khan's threat, the wolf pack is divided over what to do [with/about] Mowgli.
Because of Shere Khan's threat, the wolf pack is divided over what they should do [with/about] Mowgli.

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although / Raksha / insist / Mowgli / part / pack / some / wolf / believe / he / should / leave

Although Raksha insists (that) Mowgli is part of the pack, some (of the) wolves believe (that) he should leave.

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Bagheera / offer / help / Mowgli / find / other / people / believe / it / only / way / he / be / safe

Bagheera offers to help Mowgli (to) find another people, believing (that) it's the only way (that) he’ll be safe.

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* normally "other people" is correct. However, in this context, "another people" means another group of people."

after / they / leave / pack / Mowgli / try / decide / which / group / animal / he / should / live

After they leave the pack, Mowgli tries to decide which group of animals he should live with.

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however / Bagheera / inform / Mowgli / he / plan / take / him / man / village

However, Bagheera informs Mowgli (that) he [plans/is planning] to take him to the man-village.

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along / way / they / encounter / elephant

Along the way, they encounter (some) elephants.

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Bagheera / tell / Mowgli / bow / head / and / show / them / respect

Bagheera tells Mowgli to bow his head and show them (some) respect.

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then / he / explain / while / elephant / create / jungle / they / not / create / Mowgli / so / he / must / leave

Then he explains (that) while the elephants created the jungle, they did not create Mowgli, so he must leave.

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Clip 1

No one had ever come between the pack before, but Shere Khan’s threat was not to be ignored.

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Clip 2

Mowgli, you're not supposed to go up there.

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Clip 3

I don't want to see anyone get hurt.

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Clip 4

We raised him as one of our own.

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Clip 5

Maybe I can be of help.

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Clip 6

I'm the one who brought him to you, and now I'll return him to where he belongs.

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Clip 7

I wish I could tell you that the wolves could have fought Shere Khan.

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Clip 8

Of course, the rhinos sleep standing up. I don't think I'd be very good at that.

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Clip 9

What do you mean?

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Clip 10

You always said we're not supposed to go near a man-village.

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Clip 11

Where they made furrows with their tusks, the rivers ran.

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Clip 12

But they did not make you. That is why you must go.

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1. Why do some of the wolves think Mowgli should leave the pack? Do you agree with them? Why or why not?
2. When Bagheera says, “This is not that kind of a tale,” what does he mean? What kind of story do you think this is?
3. Mowgli jokes about living with other animals. Besides the wolves, which animal grpup do you think he could live with? Why?
4. If you had to live with a group of animals, which kind would you choose? Why?
5. Bagheera says the elephants created the jungle. What things does Bagheera say the elephants created?
6. Elephants are actually known as a "keystone" species. This means they have a big impact on their ecosystem. In what ways do you think elephants actually affect their ecosystem?
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