House Flies - Our very good friends!

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Picture - A Housefly's Best Friend - by Nigel A JAMES

House Flies!

House flies are small, black and everyone hates them. They share our homes and eat all they can get! House flies are very revolting.

But, these little miracles of nature have another side, too. They are good at surviving. House flies can fly at 11 kilometres an hour, and with their 6000 little eyes they can see danger coming and fly out the way. And, there's more! In their 34 day lifespan, house flies can lay more than 400 eggs.

But, not everyone hates them. House flies are perfect for lunch and are loved by spiders and birds.

And little Susie? She keeps a house fly under her bed in a box, and its name is Erich!

Vocabulary

danger – Gefahr

fly (fly/flew/flown) – fliegen

hate – (hate/hated/hated) – hassen

house fly – Stubenfliege

lifespan - Lebenszeit

miracle – Wunder

revolting - abscheulich

share (share/shared/shared) – teilen

surviving – überleben

The Verb Hate

I hate my job. She hates her job.

I hated my time at school.

I have hated my job since I started 10 years ago.

Questions

Why do you hate house flies?

How fast can house flies fly?

How many eyes have house flies got?

What do house flies eat for lunch?

How many eggs do house flies lay?

Where does Susie keep Erich?

For how long can a house fly live?

Who has house flies for lunch?

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LEXISPOTS -Florentine has a very Bad Cold!

Why is Florentine still in Bed?

It is eleven-o-clock. Florentine is still in bed? Why! Florentine is sick. And, what's the with matter her? Florentine has caught a very bad cold.

Has Florentine got a temperature? Yes! She has a temperature of 39 degrees. Florentine is not a well girl.

And, has she got an appetite? No, she can't eat a thing.

Has the doctor been? No, he's coming after lunch.

Florentine, get better soon.

appetite -

degrees -

still -

temperature -

Questions

Where is Florentine?

Why is Florentine still in bed?

What's the time?

Has Florentine got a temperature?

How many degrees has Florentine?

What is Florentine having for lunch?

When is the doctor coming?

Helga Rainer - clicking and writing

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Helga Rainer

Helga Rainer works for an Austrian magazine. She is a writer. She writes about English country gardens.

Helga likes English country gardens because of their wonderful traditional designs.

Helga also takes very good pictures. Everyone says that her photos of flowers and trees are not only interesting, but marvellous, too.

Helga only needs 4 things for her job: a pencil, a notebook or pad, a camera and an umbrella. It always rains in England!

Vocabulary

about – über

designs – Entwurf

Austrian – österreichische

everyone – jeder

English – englische

magazine – Zeitschrift

marvellous – wunderbar

needs – (to need/needed/needed) – braucht

notebook – Notizheft

pad – Block

pencil – Bleistift

takes – (to take/took/taken) – machen

umbrella - Schirm

works - (to work/worked/worked) – arbeitet

writer – Schriftsteller

Questions

Does Helga work for an English magazine?

What is Helga?

What is her subject?

Why does Helga like English gardens?

What does Helga also do?

What does Helga need for her job?

What is your favourite flower?

                                                    Helga Rainer - by Nigel A. JAMES

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