I can talk about ANIMALS

This time we are looking into the world of animals. And I just remembered a situation from "Friends": 

"Phoebe: Joey, what do you think your favourite animal says about you? 
Joey: (pause) I don't know because goats don't talk."

 So, we'll speak about birds, insects, mammals, cartoons with animals etc.

This idiom means that people with similar interests will stick together. 
So, we start with birds. Do you recognize them?

 

1	albatross	альбатрос	9	falcon	сокіл	17	raven	ворон
2	bluetit	голуба синиця	10	flamingo	фламінго	18	robin	вільшанка
3	budgerigar	довгохвостий папуга	11	hawk	яструб	19	seagull	чайка
4	canary	канарейка	12	magpie	сорока	20	sparrow	горобець
5	crane	журавель	13	nightingale	соловей	21	stork	лелека
6	cuckoo	зозуля	14	owl	сова	22	swallow	ластівка
7	dove	голуб	15	peacock	павич	23	swan	лебідь
8	eagle	орел	16	pigeon	голуб	24	woodpecker	дятел

 INSECTS:

 

You may also use this website: http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/ 

LISTENING:

That's one of my favourite podcasts: vivid, relaxing, understandable, with great music and sound effects. You'll enjoy it! Here is the beginning, the rest on the website of Voice of America.


Eye to Eye With an Elephant, and Watching for Hungry Crocs, on Safari in Africa

''Safari'' comes from the Swahili and Arabic words for a trip or journey; come along and experience the sights and sounds of the wild.


VIDEO:

Kung Fu Panda

A really great and hilarious cartoon that you can use to learn animals related vocabulary. Besides the main character a panda called Po, we meet furious five: Monkey (мавпа), Mantis (богомол), Viper (гадюка), Crane (журавель), Tigress (тигриця) & many other animals.

Finding Nemo

A lovely old cartton to discuss underwater life! “Fish are friends, not food”

Animal Verbs in English

You may also like:

- children's game: Make your own animal

- children's poetry
When Pigs Fly
I've heard it said that pigs will fly
and someday soon they'll rule the sky.
That may sound strange but, if it's right,
I don't suppose they'll fly a kite.
I'll bet, instead, they'll have to train
so they can learn to fly a plane,
or join the Navy where they'll get
to learn to fly a fighter jet. --Kenn Nesbitt