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WORD MATCH FOR GLACIER DOG 1, 2 and 3

Word Match for Episode 1.

Read Glacier Dog Episode 1 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Forest fire a. To speak with involuntary repeating and interruption of sounds
2. Glacier b. To go on a long walk
3. Grizzly bear c. Showing the shape, height and depths of the features of a place
4. Helicopter d. A huge body of ice moving slowly over land
5. Hike e. An uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
6. Lope f. A large powerful brown bear found from the northwestern U.S. to Alaska
7. Stutter g. An aircraft supported in the air by propellers revolving on a vertical axis
8. Topographic h. To move in an easy, leaping way

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Word Match for Episode 2

Read Glacier Dog Episode 2 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Boulder a. A fast-moving part of a river or stream
2. Bow b. Foaming white water, as seen in rapids
3. Paddle c. To move quickly using both the hands and feet for balance
4. Raft d. The front part of a ship or boat
5. Rapids e. The depression in water between two waves
6. Scramble f. A wide-bladed oar with a short handle, used with both arms for moving a small boat through the water
7. Trough g. A wide boat of rubber or similar material, with a flat bottom and tubes filled with air that serve as the front, back, and sides
8. Whitewater h. A large, rounded rock

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Word Match for Episode 3

Read Glacier Dog Episode 3 and match the words with their meanings.
1. Binoculars a. To make a wide sweeping search of
2. Dall sheep b. A pair of headphones with a voice transmitter attached
3. Hangar c. To turn around on an axis or a center
4. Headset d. Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
5. Ridge e. A handheld instrument for seeing at a distance that consists of two telescopes, a focusing device, and usually prisms
6. Rotate f. To look over and examine closely
7. To scan g. A shelter for housing and repairing aircraft
8. To survey h. A long, narrow range of hills or mountains

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