Book-I-10-Cowboys

Unit4CowboysGettoknowaboutcowboys1.Whatisacowboy?Amanwhoherdscattleonhorseback.2.Whatdoesatypicalcowboylooklike?Hewearsabroad-trimmedhat,abrightlycoloredkerchiefaroundhisneck,bluejeansandhigh-heeledboots.3.Whatkindoflifedidacowboylead?Hemovedfromplacetoplaceonhorseback,tendinglargeherdsofcattle.Hehadtobattlewiththebadweather,wildanimals,andsometimeswithIndians.Sohislifewasfullofhardshipandadventures.MindMapCowboysReasonsforcowboys’longjourneysHardshipanddangerstheyfacedChangeoftheirwayoflife1.Therewerenobuyersontherangeswherethecowswereherded.2.Therewerenorailwaystocarrythemeatifthecowswerekilledontherange.Para.1-21.Largenumbersofcattletodrive2.Longandslowdriveofthecattlewithbadfood,sleepandlongrideonhorseback3.Lossofthecattlefromsicknessoraccidents,eventhelifeofcowboysinastampede4.Indianattacks5.comforttothecattleatnight6.Littletimetoplay,andenjoythemselvesPara.3-9Para.10Thebuildingofrailwayschangedcowboys’wayoflife,forthecattlecanbesenttomarketveryquickly.SummaryThetextpresentsusoneaspectofthelifecowboyslived---gettingthecowsfromrangestothemarket.Thejourneywaslonganddangerous:cowsmightfallsickanddie;theweatherwasbadandchangeable;Indianssometimesattacked;andthegreatestdangerwasthatthecowsmightstampedeandcowboyswouldbehurtorevenkilledifsuchathingtookplace.Sothecowboyslivedaveryhardlifeonthejourney.Whenrailwayswerebuilt,theytooktheplaceofcowboys.Theytookthecowherdtothemarketveryquickly,andsavedthecowboysalong,insecurejourneytotown.SentenceSearching1.ThecowboyswholivedintheUnitedStatesofAmericabeforethereweregoodroadsorbigmoderncitiesusedtoliveonthehugeopenspacesofgrasslandcalledranges,becausethatwaswherethecowsthattheylookedaftercouldfindplentyofgrassandwater.(L.1)2.Itwasnogoodkillingthemontherangesbecausetherewerenolorriesorrailwaystocarrythemeat.(L.9)3.Thecookwasabletofeedthecowboys,butthecattlehadtofindtheirownfoodonthetrail.Theyateastheymovedalong.(L.36)4.Butthegreatestdangerwasthattheherdwouldstampede.Thecowswouldbecomesofrightenedorwildthattheywouldrushawaybeforethemencouldstopthem.(L.48)5.Thecattlewillalsoarrivefreshandfatwheretheywouldhavebecometiredandthin(iftheyhadbeendriveonthetraillikebefore).(L.68)PracticePage70:Exercise11)pace2)sickness3)whistled4)flooded5)feed6)steady7)shelf8)wasfrightened9)equipment10)roundedPage70:Exercise21)covered2)take,make3)made4)covered5)cover6)makes7)make8)cover9)take10)took/hastakePracticePage70:Exercise31)Intheearlydayswhentherewerenoplanes,thejourneyfromShanghaitoNewYorktookseveralmonths.2)Whenhewasyoung,heusedtositatthebeach,gazingattheseaforalongtime.3)Lethimsolvetheprobleminhisownway.It’snogoodexplainingtohim.4)Heoughttohavearrivedhereat10o’clock.Somethingmusthavegonewrong.5)Theywaiteddayafterday,butthegoodnewstheyhadbeenexpectingstilldidn’tcome.Thanks!