1. p. 85 Watch-Think-Share
ATL - Information literacy skills: Access information to be informed an inform others
Earth Juice is a series of weekly videos, which explores the wonders of the natural world. Watch the following video and listen carefully to what Chris Howard says about how animals find their way:
Criterion A - As you watch, answer the following questions thoroughly and in complete sentences:
1. According to Howard, how are cape vultures finding their way?
2. What other man-made structures are helping animals during their travels?
3. List some of the methods animals use to find their way.
4. Which equipment used by humans does Howard compare some of these methods to?
2. Animal idioms
In the video, Howard uses the idiom 'on the wing', which means flying or in flight. There are many, many animal-inspired idioms in the English language, including the following:
- One swallow doesn't make a summer - You should not assume that something is true just because you have seen one piece of evidence for it. Swallows returning to a place often signifies the start of summer, but just seeing one doesn't guaranatee that the season has officially started.
- As blind as a bat - blind; unable to see. Bats are known for their blindness.
- Like a fish out of water - being out of place or feeling uncomfortable. You would expect fist to feel very uncomfortable when out of water!
- His bark is worse than his bite.
- She eats like a horse.
- What's the matter, cat got your tongue?
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-animal-quiz.htm
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/vocabulary/3v9-animal-idioms.php
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