Here's a collection of very strange
animal pictures. At first, they look
like real pictures, but if you look
carefully, you can see that there's
something strange about them. The
animals seem to be in the wrong place!
Your Turn: Find your favorite picture. Why do
you like this picture? Why is this
picture unusual?
Write a description of the picture.
How would you change the picture to
make it a "normal"
picture?
Are you an animal lover?
At this site, you can read about bullfights, pit bulls,
and cloned sheep. In fact, you'll find lots of short
news stories about animals. There are stories about pets,
wildlife animals, farm animals, and lab animals. The
stories have links where you can find more information
about the subject.
Your Turn: Make your own animal news notebook. Look at newspapers
and magazines and try to find articles about animals.
Put the most interesting ones into a notebook. Add new
stories whenever you find them. Be sure to check any
vocabulary you're not sure about.
Learn about bats and satellite pictures. Read the story of Echo the Bat.
It's written in EASY English. After you
finish the story,
begin the Adventure of Echo the Bat.
Your Turn: After you finish reading about Echo
and helping to find him, write a
short Fact Sheet.
What new facts did you learn about
bats? What new facts did you learn
about satellite pictures?
Dogs and cats are "traditional," or
"conventional" pets. At this site, you
can see some very unusual pets. For
example...skunks, tigers, foxes, etc.
These are "exotic," or "alternative"
pets.
Your Turn: Write a short report about your pet.
Why is your pet special? Would you
like to own an exotic pet? What kind
of problems might you have with an
exotic pet?
It's a kind of tradition in the U.S. to
have a cat that lives in a library! At
this site, you can meet some of those
cats. Just choose a state and then click
on the name of the cat!
Your Turn: Investigate this site a little more closely.
-What's the name of the company that made the website?
At this very interesting site, you can visit a family
of Northern Barred Owls who live in Massachusetts in
the U.S. There is a small camera hidden inside the Owl House,
so you can see what happens day-by-day. You can
watch as baby owls are born, and the family gets bigger.
These are some examples of misconceptions
about penguins. Misconceptions are things
that most people think are true, but are
NOT true. This site will tell you about those
misconceptions and others, too!
Your Turn: Make a list of some common misconceptions
about your home country or people from
your home country. What are some things
that people think are true, but are NOT
true?
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