4000 Essential English Words 2

Unit 4 - The Deer and His Image

Vocabulary

chest
[test] n.

The chest is the front part of a persons body under the neck.

The water in the lake was as high as my chest.

confidence
[knfdns] n.

If you have confidence about something, you are sure of it.

I have confidence that I did well on the test.

consequence
[knskwns] n.

A consequence is a result of a choice or action.

Asa consequence of missing my bus, I had to find another way to work.

disaster
[dzs tr] n.

A disaster is a really bad thing that happens.

When the car crashed, it was a disaster.

disturb
[distrb] v.

To disturb someone means to upset them.

The loud noise disturbed me while I was working.

estimate
[stmet] v.

To estimate something means to make a guess about it.

The boy estimated that he was one meter tall.

honor
[n r] v.

When you honor people or things, you show respect for them.

I honor my science teacher by working hard in class.

impress
[mpres] v.

To impress someone means to make that person proud.

He was able to impress the girls with his new dance.

marathon
[mrn] n.

A marathon is a very long foot race just over 42 kilometers.

I ran a marathon, and now my legs are tired.

narrow
[nr] adj.

When something is narrow, it is very thin.

The bridge is too narrow for a car to drive over.

pale
[pel] adj.

When something is pale, it does not have a bright color.

The girl’s skin was very pale.

rough
[rf] adj.

When something is rough, it is not even or smooth.

The rough ground hurt my feet.

satisfy
[stsfa] v.

To satisfy someone means to make them happy.

It will satisfy my teacher if I finish all my homework.

scream
[skrim] v.

To scream means to make a loud noise with your mouth.

The girl saw a spider and screamed.

sensitive
[senstv] adj.

When someone or something is sensitive, they are easily hurt.

My teeth are sensitive to cold things.

shade
[ed] n.

The shade is a dark area that something makes when it blocks the sun.

It was hot outside, so the boy sat in the shade of a tree.

supplement
[splmnt] v.

To supplement something is to add something else to it in a good way.

He supplements his diet with fresh fruits.

terror
[terr] n.

When someone feels terror, they are scared.

I felt a sense of terror when the tiger chased me.

threat
[ret] n.

A threat is something bad that might happen.

Due to the dark clouds, there was a threat of a bad storm.

victim
[vktm] n.

A victim is a person that had something bad happen to them.

I was a victim of a robbery.

The Deer and His Image

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A deer told himself every day, “I am the most handsome deer in the forest. My large chest is a symbol of my power. And my beautiful horns impress other animals.”

But he did not like his legs and hooves*. “My legs are narrow, and my hooves are ugly. They do not satisfy me.”

One day, the deer saw a big dog. The deer made some noise and disturbed the dog. The dog woke up and chased him. The deer felt terror. He screamed. He did not want to be a victim, so he ran into the forest. His strong legs helped him run fast. His pale brown hooves were hard, so they were not sensitive to rough rocks. However, his horns got caught in branches, slowing him down. His large chest could not fit between thick trees.

The deer estimated that he ran for an hour. He felt like he was running a marathon. In the end, the deer escaped the threat of the dog. He sat in the shade of a tree. “That was almost a disaster! I almost did not escape because of my chest and horns. My legs and hooves saved me.” As a consequence, the deer learned to honor his fast legs and have confidence in his strong hooves. “Pretty things only supplement important things,” he thought.
 

*hooves - the feet of animals like deer and horses

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    1. to make a guess
      • a. threat
      • b. estimate
      • c. supplement
      • d. terror
    2. not having much color
      • a. shade
      • b. rough
      • c. pale
      • d. narrow
    3. to make happy
      • a. satisfy
      • b. disturb
      • c. impress
      • d. scream
    4. a long race
      • a. chest
      • b. victim
      • c. marathon
      • d. consequence
    5. a bad ending
      • a. confidence
      • b. sensitive
      • c. honor
      • d. disaster
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  • title: Part B
  • header: Choose the word that is a better fit for each sentence
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    1. terror / threat
      There is always a __________ of falling when walking on an edge.
      I felt a sense of __________ when I woke up from the bad dream.
    2. consequence / confidence
      The girl had __________ that she made the right decision.
      His bad grade was a __________ of not studying for the test.
    3. disaster / victim
      The man was a __________ of car theft.
      When my house flooded, it was a __________.
    4. disturb / satisfy
      You should not __________ someone when they want to be alone.
      The boy wanted to __________ his hunger, so he ate a quick snack.
    5. sensitive / rough
      The bumpy frog’s skin was very __________.
      The man wore a coat because he was __________ to cold air.
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      • ____ a. Eating rotten eggs satisfies me.
      • ____ b. A marathon can last for hours.
      • ____ a. I have confidence that I can win the race.
      • ____ b. It was a disaster when the students did well on the test.
      • ____ a. Some people scream when they watch a scary movie.
      • ____ b. The narrow river was a mile wide.
      • ____ a. A heart is inside a person’s chest.
      • ____ b. My mother made a threat of giving me ice cream.
      • ____ a. The consequence of stealing is being punished.
      • ____ b. If you win a prize, then you are a victim.
      • ____ a. The boy wore pants on his chest.
      • ____ b. She supplemented her salary by working part-time on Saturdays.
      • ____ a. The bully made several threats to scare his classmates.
      • ____ b. It’s a marathon from my front door to my bedroom.
      • ____ a. When the girl did not know what to do, she had confidence.
      • ____ b. The town was a disaster after the hurricane struck.
      • ____ a. You should always scream in the library.
      • ____ b. The victim was badly hurt.
      • ____ a. It was hard to stay on the narrow path.
      • ____ b. The boy created a consequence before the test started.
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    1. What is this story about?
      • a. Why a chest is a symbol of power
      • b. How a deer becomes a victim
      • c. Why deer have confidence in their horns
      • d. How a deer learned to honor useful things
    2. Why did the deer scream?
      • a. He felt great terror.
      • b. He was sensitive.
      • c. He ran a marathon.
      • d. His legs were narrow.
    3. What can we infer by the end of the story?
      • a. The deer impressed the animals with his long run.
      • b. The deer was a victim of disaster.
      • c. The deer’s legs and hooves satisfied him.
      • d. The deer went back to disturb the dog again.
    4. According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT __________.
      • a. the deer’s hooves were pale
      • b. the deer sat in the shade of a tree
      • c. the deer experienced a bad consequence
      • d. the rough rocks decorated the forest
    5. What happened to the deer’s horns when he ran away?
      __________
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