Chapter 6: Tracks from the Battlefield.

SUMMARY


After the massacre at Fort William Henry, Munro, Uncas, Hawk-eye, Heyward and Chingachgook followed the French army as it marched to the north. They also followed tracks to find Cora, Alice and Gamut, of whom the Hurons thought he was fool.
They came up with a plan to rescue Munro sister and Gamut and they traveled by canoe acroos the lake. During their travel by the river they saw grey smoke above the trees and it seemed that there were people there. Later, two canoes, which were full of Huron fighters, appeared and then they saw other canoe. For this reason, Hawk- eye killed some Hurons with his rifle while they escaped. Finally, the Mohicans, Heyward, Munro and Hawk-eyehid their canoe under some bushes.





VOCABULARY


1. Still: calmado. It is an adjective.
- Calm.
- Today the sea is still.

2. Soft: blando. It is an adjective.
- Not hard.
- The cotton is so soft.

3. Leather: cuero. It is a noun.
- Made of animal skin.
- I´ve bought a leather belt.

4. Moccasin: mocasín. It is a noun.
- An Indian shoe made of soft leather.
- All the Indians wore moccasins.

5. Briefly: por poco tiempo. It is an adverb.
- For a short time.
- She asked her about doubts to the teacher briefly.

6. Crawled off: Crawl off: gatear. It is a verb.
- To move on the ground on your hands and knees.
- My cousin, who is two years old, still crawls off.

7. Inches: pulgadas. It is a noun.
- Unit of measure.
- That screen is 10 inches large.

8. Pipe: pipa. It is a noun.
- Cigarette.
- My uncle had to buy a pipe for my grandfather.

9. Paddle: remar. It is a verb.
- To move a canoe through the water with a long flat piece of wood.
- My cousin has paddled a canoe this year.

10. Reach: alcanzar. It is a verb.
- To arrive at a place, a person ...
- Can you reach the glasses on the top cupboard, please?

11. Low: bajo. It is an adjective.
- Small. Not high.
- She spoke into his ear in a very low voice.

12. Chase: persecución. It is a noun.
- To follow someone or something.
- In New York there are a lot of chases every day