House Flies

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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 likes house flies for lunch?

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Wolves

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The Call of the Wild

The call of the wild is the howling of wolves! And, one can experience these wonderful animals in a very interesting close-up way in the wild life park of Ernstbrunn. And, of course, there are many other animals, too.

There are deer, wild boar, Highland cattle, sheep, chamois, goats, and many more as well.

The Ernstbrunn Wild Life Park is a wonderful place for a family day-out, and is not far from Vienna.

More information – www.wildpark-ernstbrunn.at

Vocabulary - German and Hungarian

chamois – Gams/Gämse - zerge

close-up – Haut nahe - testközel

day-out – Tagesausflug - kirandulas

deer – Wild - szarvas

experience – erleben - atelni

(to experience/experienced/experienced)

far – weit - 

goat - Ziege - 

Highland cattle – Hochlandrind -

howling – Heulen - 

of course - natürlich -

one can – Man kann -

sheep – Schaf -

way – Art und Weise –

wild boar – Wildschwein -

Verbs - to experience

I experience / you experience // he/she/it experiences / /

we experience/ you experience / they experience

I experience wonderful things everyday.

I experienced a wonderful adventure the day before yesterday.

I have experienced many wonderful things.

Questions -

What is the call of the wild?

Which animals live in the Ernstbrunn wild life park?

Are wolves dangerous?

Why do you like wolves?

Why do you like horses and donkeys?

Which is your favourite animal?

Where is Ernstbrunn?

Do you know Diarikom and Tram 49?

The Cutty Sark

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The Cutty Sark

The Cutty Sark is a British ship. She was built in Glasgow in 1869. She carried cargo between Great Britain and Australia. Her main cargoes were tea, coal, wool, jute, and castor oil.

The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest ships in the world. She won many prizes for speed!

In 1895, The Cutty Sark became a training ship for sailors.

Nowadays, the Cutty Sark is a museum ship in Greenwich in London.

The Cutty Sark was named after the witch in Tam O'Shanter, a famous poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Vocabulary – Wortschatz

carried (to carry/carried/carried) - transportieren /fördern

castor oil – Rizinusöl

clipper – Klipper -

coal – Kohle

height – Höhepunkt

jute – Jute

mainly – hauptsächlich

nowadays – Heutzutage

poem – Gedicht

poet – Dichter

speed - Geschwindigkeit

Transporting – fördern

witch – Hexe

wool – Wohle

Verb Practice

To build(s)

I build

You build

he/she/it builds

we build 

you build they build

Vienna builds many new houses each year.

We build a new house every 10 years.

Vienna built 40,000 new houses in 1962.

We built 2 houses in 1989.

Vienna has built many houses.

We have built 32 houses until now.

Carry(ies) 

I carry

you carry

he / she / it carries 

we carry

you carry

they carry

I carry the bottles home every day.

He carries the bottles home every day

I carried the bottles home last week.

I have often carried the bottles home.

To Win(s)

I win
you win
he/she/it wins
we win
you win
they win

I win many prizes for gardening every year.

I won many gardening prizes last year.

I have won many gardening prizes.

Questions

Where was the Cutty Sark built?

When was she built?

What did she mainly carry?

Was the Cutty Sark a very slow ship?

What is the Cutty Sark now?

Where is she now?

Who is the Cutty Sark named after?

Whitby Beach - Sun, Fun, and Ice Cream

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Jimmy and Susy Hooper. Days out on the beach.

Jimmy and Susy Hooper are brother and sister. Jimmy is seven years old and Susy is five. And, they both love Whitby. 

Whitby, with its long sandy beach, is the perfect place for a very hot day. The children can go paddling or swimming in the sea, they can build castles of sand, they can go donkey riding, and, to cool off, they can go to the ice-cream van and buy an ice cream. 

And, Jimmy's and Susy's  parents love the beach, too. If Jimmy and Susy are happy,  they are happy as well.

Jimmy and Susy Hooper Days out on the beach.

Vocabulary

as well - auch

beach – Strand

castle - Burg

one (can) – Man (kann)

paddling -Planschen

sea - Meer

sea-gulls – Möwen

too - auch

Questions

Are Susy and Jimmy cousins?

Why do they like Whitby beach?

Is Whitby beach short?

What can the children do in the sea?

Can they buy ice cream on the beach?

Why do you enjoy beaches?

What can one do on Whitby beach