viernes, 14 de marzo de 2014

Chapter 9 - Magua, Huron Chief

Vocabulary:


  • Council - consejo: an assembly of people meeting for discussion. "The council decide everything in this town"
  • Sharp- afilado: having a keen edge suitable for cutting. "the razor is Sharp?"

Summary:
In this chapter Magua convince the Hurons to make him his chief, and find and kill Hawk-eye and the Mohicans, he go to Delaware camp  to take back Alice and Cora, to his village . but Cora intent to persuade the Delaware's chief to don't do this saying that one of the prisoners, Uncas, was a Delaware men.

Chapter 7 - Into the Huron camp.

Vocabulary:

  • Cloak- manto: a wrap like outer garment fastened at the throat and falling straight from the shoulders. "He put up his cloak because it was cold." 
  • Beavers - castor: It has soft brown fur, a broad flat hairless tail, and webbed hind feet, and constructs complex dams and houses (lodges) in rivers. "There is a plague of beavers in the river"
  • Moose - Alce: a large North American deer having large flattened palmate antlers. "The moose is a typical animal of north america"

Summary:
In this chapter  Hayward, the moicans, hawk-eye and General Munro know the ubication of Cora and Alice, and they decide that Chiganchock and Munro  stay in the camp, and the rest, go to the hurons' camp and they go to to the delaweres but  Uncas is captured, but Heyward pretend to be a doctor and



Chapter 10 - To the happy hunting ground.

Vocabulary:

  • Crawl - Arrastrarse: to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees. "The soldier crawl over the battlefield"
  • Grim - Severo: 1.stern; resolute: grim determination 2.harsh or formidable in manner or appearance 3.harshly ironic or sinister. "The warrior have a grim determination" 
  • Drag - Arastrar: to pull or be pulled with force, esp along the ground or other surface."he goes dragging his bag along the ground"
  • Stab - puñalada: to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument. "He gave one stab to Alex." 
Summary:
In this Chapter Magua talk to the Delaware chief, Tamenund, and in the end he recognize him like a Delaware, and he had a discussion with Magua but finally Magua takes Cora to his village but in the evening the Delawares with Uncas like a chief, Hawk-eye, David Gamut and Heyward attack them and win the battle but Uncas and Cora, died by Magua hands but they will stay forever in the Happy Hunting Ground.         

lunes, 10 de marzo de 2014

Chjapter 8 - A bear to the recue

Vocabulary:
  • Growl - gruñir: (of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner. "the dog growled at us"
  • Gag - amordazar: to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out.  "They find the doctor gagged in a bed"
Summary:
In this chapter Heyward went to heal a woman with Gamut the music man and, them Hawk-eye apear like a bear, yes he wear a bear suit and his appearance was like a bear, they get  rescue Uncas and Escape.

domingo, 9 de marzo de 2014

Chapter 6 - tracks from the batlefield

Vocabulary:

  • Leatherpiel: a material consisting of the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible by tanning, removing the hair "the tribe make his clothes with leather" 
  • Brief - breve: short in duration. "this is a very brief commentary"
  • Crawl- rastrear. to move slowly, either by dragging the body along the ground or on the hands and knees. "The dog crawl, ant then find his grip"
  • Paddle - paleta: a short light oar with a flat blade at one or both ends, used to propel a canoe or small boat. "The firsts boats have many paddles to advance"

  • Narrow - estrecho:  limited in range or extent. "the hole is too narrow"
Summary:
In this chapter the mohicans, Heyward, and general Munro, start to search Cora and Alice, this takes them to a lake ho have to cross but the hurons see them and start to try to haunt them but the sped of the mohicans and the aiming of hawk-eye make them scape.

miércoles, 5 de marzo de 2014

Chapter 4 - Safe Again

Vocabulary: 

  • Slope - cuesta: an inclined portion of ground.  "At the end of the path there was a incredible slope"

  • Deer - ciervo: a quite large animal with four legs that eats grass and leaves. "
  • Roof - techo: a structure that covers or forms the top of a building "The roof of the house start to fall down" 

Summary:
In this chapter the mohicans and hawk-eye rescue the rest of the group and then they hide in a wooden house and because in this house there are a cemetery the hurons don't enter then in the night they get arrive at Fort William Henry.  

New Chapters

General Munro: Is the father of Cora and Alice

Chapter 5 - The siege of fort William Henry

Vocabulary: 

  • Siege - cerco: the offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it. "The castle was siege during 6 months"
  • Truce - tregua: an agreement to stop fighting, esp temporarily. "The two gangs agreed to make a truce" 
  • Coward- cobarde: a person who shrinks from or avoids danger, pain, or difficulty. "this boy is a coward" 
  • Faint - devil desmayado: 1;lacking clarity, brightness, volume, etc 2;lacking conviction or force; weak.   
Summary:

In this chapter the Fort William Henry is siege by French soldiers, while this Heyward talk to Cora's father, general Munro, about his love for Alice, then Munro talk to the French general and dice go out of the fort as the French general promised, but  when thy go aut the hurons atack them and  Magua kidnap Cora and Alice. 

lunes, 3 de marzo de 2014

Chapter 3 - Magua´s plan

Vocabulary:
  • Ache - dolor: to feel, suffer, or be the source of a continuous dull pain. "The doctor says that this will ache a lot"
  • Fetch - ir a buscar: to go after and bring back. "Your mother fetched the book"
  • Grim - serio: stern; resolute. 
  • Rid - deshacerse: to relieve or deliver from something disagreeable or undesirable; make free. " You have to rid of this bad influence"Beyond
  • Beyond -  mas alla de: at or to a point on the other side of; at or to the further side of. "Beyond this mountains and this pains there are a forest"

Summary:
In this chapter the girls, the music teacher and the official,try to hide in the cave but finally, the hurons find them the surprise of this character comes after the explanation of Magua, because he had given to the Hurons, he want to marry with Cora but Magua died by a shot.