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aders is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics
ecially-written stories for learners of English.

London
Stage 3

The Call of the Wild

Jack London
Call of the Wild
a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and
orth to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike
JACK LONDON

Stage 3
ush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has
in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and
responds to the Call of the Wild.

reader you will find:

s on…Jack London, Huskies, CLIL History: The Klondike
THE CALL OF THE WILD

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Stage 3
tage 1 Elementary 600 headwords A1 Movers
tage 2 Pre-Intermediate 800 headwords A2 Flyers/KEY (KET)
tage 3 Intermediate 1000 headwords B1 Preliminary (PET)
Te e n E L I R e a d e r s

B1
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B1

Activity
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

both - but - front - near - open - suddenly - through

1 One night, Buck was sleeping in the camp when

_________________ he heard a howl from the forest.

2 This sound was _________________ strange and familiar.

3 He got up and ran silently _________________ the camp

to the woods.

4 The howl was ________________ and he stopped running.

5 He came to an _________________ space in the trees.

6 There, in _________________ of him, was wolf, with its

nose pointing up to the sky.

7 Buck made no noise, ________________ the animal could

sense he was there and stopped howling.
TEACHER

1 suddenly; 2 both; 3 through; 4 near; 5 open; 6 front; 7 but.

Answer:
 Readers
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
aders is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics
ecially-written stories for learners of English.

London
Stage 3

The Call of the Wild

Jack London
Call of the Wild
a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and
orth to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike
JACK LONDON

Stage 3
ush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has
in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and
responds to the Call of the Wild.

reader you will find:

s on…Jack London, Huskies, CLIL History: The Klondike
THE CALL OF THE WILD

Rush
ssary of difficult words
prehension activities
yourself

ture Courage The Wild

Stage 3
tage 1 Elementary 600 headwords A1 Movers
tage 2 Pre-Intermediate 800 headwords A2 Flyers/KEY (KET)
tage 3 Intermediate 1000 headwords B1 Preliminary (PET)
Te e n E L I R e a d e r s

B1
lassic - American English

With free
Full text on CD. downloadable

Teen Readers
Booklet.

www.elireaders.com ELT Te e n Readers

ELT B 1

B1

Test yourself
Use some of the vocabulary in the box to write a
description of the part of Canada where this story happens.

bad weather - bushes - cold - ice - forest - frozen

lake - mountains - north - rapids - river - rocks
snow - white - windy

In the north of Canada ____________________________________

TEACHER
 Readers
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
aders is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics
ecially-written stories for learners of English.

London
Stage 3

The Call of the Wild

Jack London
Call of the Wild
a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and
orth to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike
JACK LONDON

Stage 3
ush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has
in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and
responds to the Call of the Wild.

reader you will find:

s on…Jack London, Huskies, CLIL History: The Klondike
THE CALL OF THE WILD

Rush
ssary of difficult words
prehension activities
yourself

ture Courage The Wild

Stage 3
tage 1 Elementary 600 headwords A1 Movers
tage 2 Pre-Intermediate 800 headwords A2 Flyers/KEY (KET)
tage 3 Intermediate 1000 headwords B1 Preliminary (PET)
Te e n E L I R e a d e r s

B1
lassic - American English

With free
Full text on CD. downloadable

Teen Readers
Booklet.

www.elireaders.com ELT Te e n Readers

ELT B 1

B1

PET – Writing
Read these sentences about Buck’s adventures.
Fill in the gaps in the second sentence with up to
two words so that it means the same as the first.

1 The men gave Buck some fish to eat and made some leather
shoes to protect his paws from the ice.
Buck ____________________ fish to eat and some leather shoes
to protect his paws.

2 Buck ate the fish hungrily. When he turned round he saw that
another dog had taken his sleeping place.
While Buck ____________________ his fish, another dog took
his sleeping place.

3 The men shouted at Buck to chase the thief away and Buck
immediately ran over to attack the dog.
As soon as the men shouted at him to chase the thief away, Buck
____________________ over to attack the dog.

4 Buck liked to sleep by Thornton’s side, so he found a way into his

master’s tent.
Buck found a way into Thorntons tent ____________________
he liked to sleep by his master’s side.

5 Buck had never seen such a fast river.

TEACHER

It was the ____________________ river Buck had ever seen.

1 was given; 2 was eating; 3 ran; 4 because 5 fastest
Answer:
 Readers
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
aders is a beautifully illustrated series of timeless classics
ecially-written stories for learners of English.

London
Stage 3

The Call of the Wild

Jack London
Call of the Wild
a happy, quiet dog living in sunny California, is kidnapped and
orth to begin a new hard life as a sled dog during the Klondike
JACK LONDON

Stage 3
ush. Read about his adventures and the many problems he has
in this new cruel world. Discover how he begins to change and
responds to the Call of the Wild.

reader you will find:

s on…Jack London, Huskies, CLIL History: The Klondike
THE CALL OF THE WILD

Rush
ssary of difficult words
prehension activities
yourself

ture Courage The Wild

Stage 3
tage 1 Elementary 600 headwords A1 Movers
tage 2 Pre-Intermediate 800 headwords A2 Flyers/KEY (KET)
tage 3 Intermediate 1000 headwords B1 Preliminary (PET)
Te e n E L I R e a d e r s

B1
lassic - American English

With free
Full text on CD. downloadable

Teen Readers
Booklet.

www.elireaders.com ELT Te e n Readers

ELT B 1

B1

Focus on…

INTERESTING THEMES
IN THE CALL OF THE WILD
The Call of the Wild by Jack London is a novel which is about the survival of the fittest, according
to Darwin’s concept of survival. London places Buck in conflict with and conquer humans, other
dogs and environment. Buck, a domesticated dog, must learn to be wild to become wild as he is
by heredity a wolf. The change of environment uncovers his innate characteristics and strengths
to the point where he fights for survival and becomes leader of the pack. Buck’s behaviour refers
to human nature when it faces harsh circumstances when it returns to a state of primitivism. In
the novel appear sub-themes like materialism, Nietzschean philosophy and the opposite of a
bildungsroman — in which a character learns and grows – where Buck becomes progressively
less civilized. Critics explain that Buck has managed to survive the arctic environment unlike
humans, who are weak in those temperatures.
TEACHER