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Unit 9 Text 33

Unit 9 Text 33. Strange Creatures of the High Snows. Learn the following words before reading. scalp n. skin and hair on top and back of head dome n. something like a rounded roof crouch v. to lower the body with the legs together snarl v. to show the teeth and make a threatening sound

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Unit 9 Text 33

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  1. Unit 9 Text 33 Strange Creatures of the High Snows

  2. Learn the following words before reading • scalp n. skin and hair on top and back of head • dome n. something like a rounded roof • crouch v. to lower the body with the legs together • snarl v. to show the teeth and make a threatening sound • relic n.

  3. Glance over the text quickly once and see if you can answer the following questions: • What do many people of the Himalaya area claim to have seen? • Up until now, has any yeti been caught? • What do most people think about the yeti?

  4. Background information • The Himalaya Range, or Himalayas for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot.

  5. Answer these questions without looking back at the text • According to the story, the yeti lives in • India • the Himalayas • native villages From a distance, the yeti would look something like a • goat • horse • Man Bones brought back by climbers have proved to be the bones of • known animals • some unknown creature • unknown mountain birds

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