**You have to describe the words based on the information in the article.**

1. The weather that was.
**A snowstorm.**
*(Una tormenta de nieve.)*

2. Where.
**On lake Michigan.**
*(En el lago Michigan.)*

3. When.
**April.**
*(Abril.)*

4. How the dog woke up its owner.
**He went to his owner’s bed and pressed his cold nose against his ankle.**
*(Fue a la cama de su dueño y pegó su nariz fría contra su tobillo.)*

**You have to answer the questions according to what you read in the article.**

1. For what reasons is the dog considered the ideal running companion?
**Because dogs are not competitive, they don’t argue, they can keep running without complaining about the place or the weather.**

*(Porque los perros no son competitivos, no discuten, ellos pueden seguir corriendo sin quejarse del lugar o el clima que esté haciendo.)*

2. What does the author of the article say about silence?
**The author says that silence is not one of the worst qualities that human beings have when running.**

*(El autor dice que el silencio no es una de las peores cualidades que tiene el ser humano al momento de correr.)*

3. How can pets benefit our health?
**According to the CDC, pets improve our health by improving our mood, lowering cholesterol, helping to lower blood pressure, etc.**

*(Según las CDC, las mascotas mejoran nuestra salud mejorando nuestro estado de ánimo, bajando el colesterol, ayudan a reducir la presión arterial, etc.)*

**Do you have a dog? If you have a dog, you have to write how you can or cannot relate the information in the article, and if you do not have, you can invent one. (You have to make one, here is an example.)**

When I come to visit my parents’ house, and my dog sees me, he jumps, runs around the yard, and wags his tail because he knows I’m going to take him swimming at the beach.

*(Cuando llego a visitar la casa de mis padres y mi perro me ve, salta, corre por todo el patio y mueve su cola porque sabe que voy a llevarlo a nadar a la playa.)*

My dog is very affectionate with me. If I sit down, he is always by my side waiting for a caress or to reward him with a cookie.

*(Mi perro es muy cariñoso conmigo, si me siento él está siempre a mi lado esperando alguna caricia o que lo premie con alguna galleta.)*

He is the best company I can have. If something happens to him, I would feel very sad, I can tell him about my problems, and although he does not speak, I know that he listens to me, and just wagging his tail encourages me.

*(Es la mejor compañía que puedo tener, si le pasa algo me sentiría muy triste, a él le puedo contar mis problemas y aunque no habla sé que me escucha y sólo meneando su cola me da ánimo.)*