ESL Unit 3 Animals, Bikes and Paul Bunyan

I. Reading Comprehension

A. Hummingbirds

Vocabulary:

1. hummingbird (n.)       The bird feeder attracts many hummingbirds in summer.
2. quite + noun (used for emphasis 強調)        He is quite a player.
3. acrobat  (n.)     I wish I was as fit as the acrobats in the circus.
4. kingfisher  (n.)      We watched the kingfisher eat a fish.
5. to hover (v.)     The helicopter hovers over the car crash.
6. to match (v.) no + match for sth/sb    Hillary was no match for Trump.
7. skill (n.)       I have no skill in math.
8. strength  (n.)   She has more strength in her writing than last year.
9. nectar  (n.)      The bees like the nectar of this flowering herb.
10. to sip (v.)    Teacher sips her coffee slowly.
11. marking (n.)     My cat has black and white markings.
12. silk  (n.)         Her hair is as soft as silk.

台灣翠鳥覓食Kingfisher feeding (Taiwan)

B. Bats

Vocabulary:

1. to stretch (v.)     Stretching your muscles after a workout prevents injury.
2. active (adj.)       Although my grandma is old, she is still very active.
3. to hang (v.)      We hung ornaments on the Christmas Tree last night.
4. expression (n.)   Your face has a funny expression.
5. to guide (v.)     The dog guides the blind man across the street safely.
6. pitch (n.)       The song's pitch is too low for me to sing.
7. echo (n.)      The hiker yells on the mountain top, to hear his echo.
8. squeak (n.)   The mice are squeaking under the floor.
9. sonar (n.)    The navy uses a sonar system in their submarines.
10. to bump (v.)  The rude people bumped into me without an apology.
11. confused  (adj.)  to get + confused   I always got confused in math class.
12. to recognize (v.)    So many years had passed, that we didn't recognize each other.

EXTRA: Pollinators 授粉

1. What are the world's pollinators?
2. Why are pollinators important for the earth?
3. Which pollinators are endangered?

Resources:

BBC Earth
1.4 Billion Jobs Depend On Pollinators

Venn Diagram: Hummingbirds and Bats

C.Giraffes

1. graceful (adj.)    My mom is a graceful dancer.
2. gracefully (adv.)  My mom dances gracefully.
3. grown (adj.) 成年男子／女子的   His neighbor's dog is a full grown pet.
4. average (n.) 平均數；平均   My average (grade) is about 85%.
5. to gain weight (v.)   I gain weight every winter.
6. awkward (adj.)  扭捏不自然的 He was so shy and awkward with girls.
7. to gallop (v.)   飛跑，疾馳  The horse gallops across the fields.
8. to pace (v.) 為…定速度     The joggers pace themselves with their leader.
9. gentle (adj.)     Be more gentle with yourself.
10. curious (adj.)     All young toddlers are curious.

Extra: Giraffes at risk of extinction

D. Paul Bunyan 保羅 班揚

1. legend傳說，傳奇故事；民間故事 (n.) The movie is based on a Japanese legend.
2. giant巨人 (n.) Many different cultures believed in giants.
3. wore  (v.) past to wear  She wore the wrong uniform today.
4. porridge 燕麥粥，麥片粥 (n.)  English speaking kids eat oatmeal porridge for breakfast.
5. footprint腳印；足跡 (n.) The footprints of dinosaurs are on the mountains near my home.
6. lake 湖，湖泊 (n.) The lake near school is named after a dragon.
7. lumberjack 伐木工人，木材採運工 (n.) Lumberjacks needed to be super strong.
8. to form 製作；成為 (v.) Volcanic islands are still forming.
9. Grand Canyon 大峽谷國家公園(n.) Astronauts can see the Grand Canyon from space.
10. to drag 拖 (v.) The car is dragging a box behind it.

++ Lumbersexual :  A male hipster with a rugged, outdoorsy look, typified by plaid shirts and a full beard (Chinese)

E. Bike Safety

1. tip 指點，指導 (n.)  Grandma gave my aunt some useful cooking tips.
2. to cycle 騎單車／腳踏車 (v.)  He cycles three times a week to work.
3. serious 嚴重的；糟糕的 (adj.) We have some serious problems understanding this lesson.
4. hand signal 信號 (n.)  Do cyclists in Taiwan use hand signals?
5. to obey (v.) 服從，順從  The drivers obey this traffic light because of the cameras.
6. bright (adj.) 光明的，明亮的  The butterfly has a bright blue color.
7. bicyclist 騎腳踏車的人(n.) Many bicyclists come to Yilan for its many trails.
8. [working] order (n.) state of being  正常工作狀況；良好使用狀況 

TV for sale in (good) working order.出售性能良好的電視機。

Are your immigration papers in order (= legally correct)? 你的移民證件是否合法？

The coffee machine is out of order (= not working).咖啡機壞了。

II. Grammar

A. Synonyms and Antonyms

Game, Games 2

B. Homophones

C. Prefixes 前綴 (rap song)

In the word "unimportant", "un-" is a prefix.
在單詞 unimportant 中，un- 是前綴。

1. Common
2. Games 
3. Quiz

D. Possessive Pronouns/ Games/
E. Compound Subject + Compound Predicate
F.Subordinating Conjunctions