B1 · 5 minutes · Short stories

Love of Life

Two tired men cross a cold, wild land. When one is hurt, the other leaves him behind. A story by Jack London, adapted for learners.

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What you’ll practise

Hear long descriptive sentences and actions in sequence.

Words to know

endure: To suffer something difficult for a long time.
icy: Very cold, like ice.
pack: A bag you carry on your back.

Words at this lesson’s level (B1)

At B1, you probably know about 96% of the words in this lesson.

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These words are in the recording, so they also help with the answers.

Word levels from the CEFR-J Wordlist 1.5 (Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies); words not in it count as above B2. Your level is the one you chose in the level guide, otherwise the lesson’s.

Source

“Love of Life” by Jack London, adapted for VOA Learning English American Stories. Public domain.

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Five sentences selected from the opening and cut into clips. Explanations and vocabulary are original.

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