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ANIMAL ALPHABET
The first letter of the first line in this verse is A; the first letter of the second line is B; and so on through the alphabet. The verse names 104 animals, birds, fish and insects. How many of them do you know? And how many do your friends know? Have a contest!
Alligator, beetle, porcupine, whale, Bobolink, panther, dragon-fly, snail, Crocodile, monkey, buffalo, hare, Dromedary, leopard, mud turtle, bear, Elephant, badger, pelican, ox, Flying fish, reindeer, anaconda, fox Guinea-pig, dolphin, antelope, goose, Hummingbird, weasel, pickerel, moose, Ibex, rhinoceros, owl, kangaroo, Jackal, opossum, toad, cockatoo, Kingfisher, peacock, ant-eater, bat, Lisard, iguana, honeybee, rat, Mockingbird, camel, grasshopper, mouse, Nightingale, spider, cuttlefish, grouse, Ocelot, pheasant, wolverine, auk, Periwinkle, ermine, katydid, hawk, Quail, hippopotamus, armadillo, moth, Rattlesnake, lion, woodpecker, sloth, Salamander, goldfinch, angleworm, dog, Tiger, flamingo, scorpion, frog, Unicorn, ostrich, nautilus, mole, Viper, gorilla, basilisk, sole, Whippoorwill, beaver, centipede, fawn, Xeme, canary, polliwog, swan, Yellow-hammer, eagle, hyena, lark, Zebra, chameleon, butterfly, shark.
MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
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| 1.horse 2.frog 3.goose 4.cat 5.pig 6.bear 7.sheep 8.dog 9.butterfly 10.duck 11.hen 12.deer 13.lion 14.fish 15.bird | a tadpole b gosling c lamb d chicken e foal f duckling g sucking-pig/piglet h bear-cub i puppy j caterpillar k young, deer l fry/young fish m lion-cub n chick/nestling o kitten |
Key: (MOTHERS AND CHILDREN) 1 – e 2 – a 3 – b 4 – o 5 – g 6 – h 7 – c 8 – i 9 – j 10 – f 11 – d 12 – k 13 – m 14 – l 15 - n
MATCH THE NAMES
Match the names for the groups of animals with the animals. Information given below can help you.
1. brood of… 2. colony of… 3. flight of… 4. flock of.. 5. herd of… 6. pack of… 7. shoal of… 8. school of… 9. swarm of… 10. troop of… | ants bees birds cattle deer dogs fish monkeys sheep whales wolves young chickens |
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
brood – all the young birds that come from a number of eggs in a nest at one time (as a brood of chickens) colony – a group of animals, plants, etc. found close together (as a colony of ants) flight – a number of things or creatures moving together through the air (as a flight of swallows) flock – a number of birds or animals of one kind, esp. those that feed and travel together (as a flock of wild ducks). herd – a number or company of animals, esp. cattle, feeding or going about together (as a herd of cattle) pack – a number of animals kept for hunting (as a pack of hounds) or of wild animals that naturally associate (as a pack of wolves) a shoal – a crowd, a great number of, esp. fish school – a large number of fish, swimming together = shoal (a school of mackerel) swarm – a large number of moving creatures gathering closely together (as a swarm of ants) troop – company of persons or animals, esp. when moving
Behaving like animals
Look at the drawings above. Write down the names of the animals you see. Put ‘to’ in front of each name and you have a list of verbs, the meaning of which is easy to guess. Now read the sentences below and choose the most appropriate word (in the correct form) from your list to fill the blank. 1) Mary is infuriating! She keeps on repeating how plain, stupid and incompetent she feels. Really she’s only ----- for compliments. 2) I admire him so much. He never gives up even though his life has been far from easy: unemployed, ----- by ill-health, a widower – but you never hear him complain. 3) These twins are such a problem! They’ve reached the age when they can’t sit still for a moment. They’re always ----- about and I never know what they’ll be up to next! 4) Isn’t Mrs. Carfax a noisy person? She’s always hanging around us, listening to what we say and interrogating us. She simply loves ----- out other people’s secrets. 5) David – where are your manners! I know you are hungry but there’s no need to ----- your food. Eat slowly. 6) Francis is so tiresome – he talks and talks but never says anything original. He just ----- what he heard on television the night before.
Key: Behaving like animals
To monkey, to dog, to fish, to ferret, to wolf, to parrot. 1) fishing 2) dogged 3) monkeying 4) ferreting 5) wolf 6) parrots
IDIOMS
What is an idiom? It’s a group or succession of words that must be learnt as a whole because it is difficult or impossible to understand the meaning from the knowledge of the words considered separately. When a person gains an understanding of idioms and the facility to use them he becomes a truly part of the English speech community.
Bird Words I. Match each word or phrase in the first column with the word or phrase in the second column that produces a common saying or idiom.
1. a bird in the hand 2. birds of a feather 3. bird- 4. stool 5. bird’s eye 6. to kill two birds 7. silly 8. which came first 9. he eats 10. what’s sauce for the goose 11. wise old 12. bury one’s head in the sand 13. crane 14. dove of 15. the early bird | a. goose b. peace c. the chicken or the egg d. is worth two in the bush e. owl f. one’s neck g. catches the worm h. pigeon i. with one stone j. brain k. like an ostrich l. like a bird m. is sauce for the gander n. view o. flock together |
II. Match each word in the first column with its correct definition in the second column.
1. birdie 2. chicken 3. turkey 4. cuckoo 5. duck 6. parrot 7. for the birds | a. foolish, or inept person b. objectionable or worthless c. lower the head or body to avoid collision with an object d. repeat by rote e. a golf score of one stroke less than par f. timid; cowardly g. silly, a little crazy |
Animal Words I. Match each word or phrase in the first column with the word or phrase in the second column that produces a proverb or idiom.
1. A barking dog 2. Never look a gift horse 3. Curiosity killed 4. Dog eat 5. You can’t teach an old dog 6. Let sleeping dogs 7. When the cat’s away 8. Let the cat 9. There’s more than one way 10. It’s raining 11. You may lead a horse to water 12. Go to 13. Go whole 14. Hold your 15. That’s a horse | a. the dogs b. out of the bag c. but you can’t make him drink d. lie e. never bites f. new tricks g. of a different color h. horses i. hog j. dog k. to skin a cat l. in the mouth m. the mice will play n. cats and dogs o. the cat |
II. Match each word in the first column with its correct definition in the second column.
1. hog 2. buffalo 3. bear 4. mousey 5. catty 6. rat 7. bull | a. to reveal secret information b. full of spite, malicious c. timid, fearful d. nonsense e. to confuse or baffle f. to take selfishly g. something difficult
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KEY: Bird idioms.
I. 1. - d II. 1. - f 2. - o 2. - e 3. - j 3. - a 4. - h 4. - g 5. - n 5. - c 6. - i 6. - d 7. - a 7. - b 8. - c 9. - l 10. - m 11. - e 12. - k 13. - f 14. - b 15. - g
Animal words.
I. 1. - e II. 1. -f 2. - l 2. -e 3. - o 3. - g 4. - j 4. - c 5. - f 5. - b 6. - d 6. - a 7. - m 7. - d 8. - b 9. - k 10. - n 11. - c 12. - a 13. - i 14. - h 15. - g
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