Part 1
NEVER CRY WOLF
A Carroll Ballard Film
Chapter 1: Main Title [0:00 to 15:53]
Part 1 starts at the beginning of the film and ends when Tyler is alone one the ice, looking up at Rosie’s plane disappearing over the horizon.
The text at the beginning of the film . . .
In recent years, the Arctic region has been the scene of biological catastrophe. The great caribou herds that only a few years ago numbered in the millions have all but vanished.
A government agency orders a biological report prepared that would scientifically justify extermination of the suspected culprit – a creature known from story, myth, and legend as a ferocious killer, Canis Lupis – the wolf.
Because of the extreme difficulties involved, no scientist had ever actually observed wolves in the act of attacking and killing caribou. So the major task of "The Lupine Project" was for someone to travel to the Arctic, track down a pack of wolves and observe this behavior in detail.
Character Glossary (Chapter 1)
Tyler: a Canadian Scientist; a biologist
RosieLittle: a Canadian Pilot; a bush pilot
Assignments:(See course web site for more detailed instructions.)
- Complete vocabulary for part 1
- Complete character notes for part 1.
- Complete paragraph for part 1.
Never Cry Wolf
Vocabulary: Part 1 (alphabetic order)
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actually adv. really; in fact
agency n(C)department; group working together
Arctic N(proper)most northern area of the earth
basic adj original; primitive
bayonets n(C) knives on rifles (rifles with long guns)
boob tube n(C) TV
boredom n(U)sameness
bush pilot n(C) driver of planes in the wilderness
caribou n(C) large arctic deer; reindeer
catastrophe n(C) disaster; very destructive event
culprit n(C) attacker; killer
deal n(C) plan; arrangement
donated v(T) contributed; gave
essence (Speed is of the essence.) (expression) It is very important to do something quickly.
ethyl alcohol n(U) drinkable alcohol made from sugars and starches
evaporated v(I) disappeared; left
extermination n(U) killing
extreme adj. very great
fantasy n(C) dream; fiction
ferocious adj wild, mean, and dangerous
gambler n(C) person who makes bets
gear n(U) equipment, supplies
herdsn(C) large groups of animals
justify v(T) provide evidence for; give good reasons for
laughing stock n(C) someone people tease and make fun of
legend n(C) story from the past that may not be entirely true
lurking v(I) waiting and unseen; hiding
manganese n(U) gray-white metal; metallic element with Atomic number 25
myth n(C) story from long ago
naive adj simple; innocent; unsophisticated
negotiating v(T) arranging; planning
pack n(C) group of animals that live together
pit n(C) bottom
prospectors n(C) people looking for valuable metals
real estate tycoon n(C) person who gets rich by buying and selling real property
reality n(U) fact; real thing; what actually is true
scene n(C) location; place
scratching for v(I) trying to find
seep into v(T) spread slowly
set … back v(expression) caused delay
sheer bulk adj + n(U) heavy, large amount
shuffled v(T) scrambled; mixed together
task n(C) job; assignment
track down v(T) search for; hunt for
typo n(C) typing mistake
vanished v(I) disappeared
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