HACHI: A DOG STORY

Hachiko was an Akita Inu that lived for twelve years

in Japan. He was brought to Tokyo in 1924 by his
owner, Hidesaburo Ueno. Hidesaburo was an
agriculture professor at the University of Tokyo and
commuted to work every day by train and Hachiko
would accompany his master every day back and
forth from the train station. Every day, the young
Akita would wait patiently for his master's return
on the train platform.
But on May 25, 1925, when Hachiko was eighteen months old, his master did not return.
The dog waited like he did every day for the professor to arrive on the four o'clock train,
not knowing that his master had suffered a stroke at work and died.
Soon after his master's death, Hachiko was given to the professor's relatives to be cared
for, but the dog would constantly escape and return to his old home to wait for the
professor. Eventually, Hachiko realized his master no longer lived there and return to the
train platform. As the legend goes, Hachiko would wait at that platform every day for
Professor Ueno to return but
his master never came back.
Other commuters who had saw
the relationship between
master and dog were touched
by the dog's show of devotion
(who wouldn't be touched) and
they started to bring treats
and food to Hachiko as he
waited for his master. This behavior went on for ten years with the dog appearing every
night at four o'clock when the train was due. Shortly after Hachiko's death, they
erected a bronze statue at the train station in his honor. Eventually, the statue of Hachiko
was declared a Japanese Natural Monument and the dog's legendary faithfulness became
a symbol of loyalty to the state


Vocabulary bank

Commute: viajar hacia un lugar todos
los dias
Back and forth : Ida y vuelta
Stroke : ataque
Death:muerte
Relatives:Parientes
Wait:Esperar
Faithfulness:Fidelidad
Train station: Estacion de trenes
Return:Regresar


I.-Matching
Match the word with the corresponding definition
1
A sudden change in the
blood supply to a part of the
brain, which can cause a loss
of the ability to move
Death
2
A member of your family
faithfulness
3
The end of life
stroke
4
Firm and not changing in
your friendship with or
support for a person
Relatives
5
to make the same journey
regularly between work and
home
Train station
6
a building and the
surrounding area where
buses or trains stop for
people to get on or off
Commute

II.- MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.-Who was hachiko?
A Car b) The name of the train station c)
the name of the dog d) the race of the dog
2.-What did the dog do every day with his
master?
a) the Dog accompany his master back and
forth to the train station b) Play with him
in the backyard c) they run together in
the park d) all
3.-Why the dogs master did not return?
He moved to another city b) he died c)
He didnt want the dog d) He was ill
4.-What did other commuter do when
they saw the dog waiting for his master?
They were angry b) they tried to catch
the dog c) they killed the dog d) they felt
sorry and tried to help the dog.
5.-How much time did hachiko waited for
his master to return?
a)10 years b) 10 days c) 10 months
d)one hour

III.-Which of these adjectives could represent best Hachikos personality ? Name them from 1 to 5
TENDER FUNNY LOYAL SELFISH INTELIGENT

IV)Describe your own dog in Four words