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Make up sentences with words from Ex. 6-8 to describe modern and extinct animals
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3.1. What interesting facts do you know about animals? Match the columns to find out “mammal extremes”.
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| 3.3. In Native American culture and mythology each animal represents a different quality or way of life. The following is a partial list of those animals and the qualities that they represent. Try to explain why Native Americans associate these animals with these qualities. Beaver--The beaver is a builder or gatherer. Cougar--Leadership, courage, power, swiftness and balance. Coyote--Prankster, insight, playful. The coyote symbolizes duality and the ability to present both sides of an issue. Eagle--Divine spirit, chief of all the creatures in the air, the primary servant of the sun. Hawk--Messenger of the sky, observer. Lizard--Conservation, agility. Lizard promotes dreaming. Otter--Laughter, curiosity, mischievous. Otter is a feminine power, and the symbol of grace and empathy. Swan--Grace, balance, innocence. | Raven--Trickster, teacher, hoarder. Raven symbolizes change in consciousness and is the mark of a shape shifter.Seahorse--Confidence, grace.
 Turtle--Self contained, creative source. Turtle represents Mother Earth. Informed decisions, planning and adaptability are attributes of Turtle.
Wolf--Loyalty, success, perseverance, stability and thought. Wolves are also regarded as pathfinders and teachers. Wolf is represented by the constellation Sirius, the Dog.
Do we have the same associations? What animals do the Ukrainians associate with which qualities? Give five examples.
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| 3.4. Read the following facts about insects. DID YOU KNOW....? flies can "taste" with their feet? the fastest known insect is a dragon fly that has been clocked at 58 kilometres an hour? the heaviest insect in the world is the Goliath beetle from Africa? A big male can weigh up to 100 grams. cockroach can live up to nine days without its head? a flea can jump 130 times its own height? some mosquitoes can beat their wings 600 times a second? A midge fly holds the record, with a wing beat of 1046 times a second. the bite from a black widow spider is not automatically fatal? In fact, less than 1% of all people bitten by this spider run the risk of dying, and most of them are saved with the use of antivenin? butterflies get their name from the yellow brimstone butterfly of Europe that is first seen in the early spring or "butter" season? Do you any other interesting facts about birds, animals, and insects? What are they? Translate the highlighted words. | 3.5. Read other amazing facts about living creatures. Fill in the gaps with the words in box and learn them by heart.
Isn’t It Amazing? A 1) ___________ tongue is twice the length of its body. A 2) ___________ can peck twenty times a second. A 3) ___________ is white with black stripes. 4) ___________ sleep with one eye open! While sleeping, one man in eight snores, and one in ten grinds his teeth. The fastest dog, the 4) ___________, can reach speeds of upto 41.7 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt 6,000 years ago A 5) ___________ uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. A 6)___________is 95 percent water! Дата публикования: 2015-03-29; Прочитано: 335 | Нарушение авторского права страницы | Мы поможем в написании вашей работы!  |