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VOCABULARY : ANIMAUX / ANIMALS - PAGE 3 Pictures, Cliparts and Flashcards - Vocabulary - Listening - (Updated on 18/03/2013) Animals : + Zoo + The circus + Insects + Birds + Dinosaurs + Fish and Shells + Sea / Seaside Cartoons : Cartoon: Dogs With Microchips A cat looking at a freshly raked seed bed Cartoon: Reagan Statue Unveiled Mum, remember you said Exotic pets Ban
fox-hunting! Now ? Mapping
of the cat brain Insomnia Avian
flu Bird
flu Avian
flu Bird
flu shots now available A
zebra crossing A Thanksgiving
Impasse A poor cat... Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk The Word of the Month : HORSE
Animal Idioms and Expressions (doghause.com) Animal idioms - lists and interactive quizzes (idiomconnection.com) List of Animal Similes (mmdelrosario.hubpages.com) The Scroobious Pip by Edward Lear (1830-1888) "Bod,
My Fat Cat" - a poem The House
that Jack Built. The
Cat and the Fiddle - a Nursery Rhyme
(bygosh.com) Playful portrait - animated Flash ecard by Jacquie Lawson An advert - Une fiche pour travailler le comparatif de supériorité à partir d'une pub trouvée sur YouTube.
Your Life As A Dog
Flipper the Robot cat CMO
Reuters Video: Posh pet hotel is no ordinary dog house Otter Pups Swim Lesson
Showdown In Elk Town - Human Planet, Cities, Preview - BBC One
Doritos: Man’s best friend
lotto-lotto-lucky-dog-ad
Listen to the song : To Be By Your Side by Nick Cave Shh... it's Sunday morning!
ESL Video Quiz: Sharon's Stories: Lala: The Pet Penguin Largest Cat Rescue on Earth - The lady with 700 cats Watch Video 1 and Video 2 on YouTube. Loyal Japanese dog leads rescuers to mate
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to print -
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and Proverbs -
Poems - Animated cards - Videos
- Cinema - Posters - Signs
Related pages :
Facts - History - News -
Symbols
and Superstitions - Jokes
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"This cartoon by Paul Thomas from the Daily Express relates to news that every dog owner in England will have
to microchip their animal from 2016 under plans intended to cut a rise in strays..."
+ VOCABULARY + RELATED ARTICLES
(englishblog.com)
in a garden
and thinking of using it as a cat toilet
(chrismaddencartoons.wordpress.com)
"This cartoon by Dave Brown from
The Independent relates to news that
former U.S. president Ronald Reagan has been honoured with a statue in London..."
+ EXPLANATION + LINKS
(englishblog.com)
I could have a pet...
(cartoonstock.com)
(newsobserver.com)
Let
me explain!
(funnyjunkz.com)

(davefollows.com)
(helikites.com)
(marshu.com)
(minniepauz.com)



(peterkuper.com)
(dailynews.lk)
Bird flu threat
(brimstone.us)
Bird flew...

(No link)
(slate.com)
The
MEATRIX
- animated
(with interactive
exercises )
(themeatrix.com)
- the
script. (acobas.net)

The dog in the street
(people.pwf.cam.ac.uk)
- about bird flu
(cagle.com)
(grumblebee.com)

Every dog has his day | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES
(learningenglish.voanews.com)
Definition / Horseplay with idioms / Horses in the news
/ Horses on the menu
(thewordofthemonth.com) Animal Idioms and Metaphors for IPAD with Animated explanations and application examples
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"The English language is full of idioms and metaphors relating to animals.
For example, do you know what it means if someone calls you "a dark horse"?
And do you know what "a wild goose chase" is? If not, then you should have a look at the Animal Idioms and Metaphors iPad app ($1.99)."
+ DESCRIPTION + VERDICT
(ipadenglish.net)
"sometimes said as "Hold the horses", is a common idiom to mean "hold on" or wait...
The saying is typically used when someone is rushing in to something.
It is often combined with linked idioms such as, cool your jets, or look before you leap..."
(Wikipedia)
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"Watch the video, and learn a few idioms."
- like a bull in a china shop
- put the cart before the horse
- the elephant in the room
See a list of terms used in this activity.
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
"Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor
introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and
food."
+ Worksheets
(BBC)
"In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three idiomatic
phrases connected with monkeys.
1. To monkey around
2. Monkey business
3. To make a monkey out of someone"
- with the script
(BBC)
1. To be in the dog house
2. The hair of the dog
3. To make a dogs dinner of something
- with the script
(BBC)
"In this episode, The Teacher introduces you to three
idiomatic phrases connected with cats :
1. There isn't enough room to swing a cat
2. To let the cat out of the bag
3. To put the cat among the pigeons
- with the script
Other episodes : Fish idioms | Horse idioms | Bird
idioms | Pig idioms
(BBC)
PART I : Animal idioms - For each idiom find the correct meaning
(erp.oissel.onac.org)

(British Council)

"Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family"
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"I got bats in the belfry"
"But a bird in the hand is worth more than the bush"
(Proverb : 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.')
"In jeopardy - welcome to the lion's den,
We skate on thin ice - dice with death"
(to put your head in the lion's den)
"Look out 'cause I'm a bull in a china shop "
"Well, if you can't solve your problems, got to make things happen
You gotta take the bull by the horns"
(Proverb : 'You must take the bull by the horns')

(metrolyrics.com)
"So when it's raining cats and dogs.
I won't complain and I won't mind.
When it's raining cats and dogs
I'll understand the reasons why..."
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"But at night all cats are grey"

"Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue
Hush"
"It's a lie, it's a fact
Has the cat got your tongue"
"When the cat's away the mice will play"
"If you're brave as a lion, go Gryffindor!"
"DO YOU HAVE A HEART OF IRON AND STEEL?...
You go to church quiet as a mouse
You're a big cheese now in the workhouse..."
"We do the chores in the house, as quiet as a mouse"
"And at night we are on our knees
As quiet as a mouse"
"When I wake up in the mornin' light
I pull on my jeans and I feel all right...
I got money in my pocket, I got a tiger in my tank
And I'm king of the road again"
"Never put the cart before the horse"
"Like two sweet peas
in an even sweeter pod
that's my friend
and my friends's named Bob
like the devil knows hell
I know Bob well...
he's as strong as a horse"
"for you can lead a horse to the water
but you cannot make him drink
you can put a man through school
but you cannot make him think"
(Proverb : 'You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it
drink')
"My heart is carryin' such a heavy load
One more ache would break it
Just like the camel with the heavy back
One last straw was added, they say it broke the camel's back "
(Proverb : 'That's the last straw that breaks the camel's back')
"She's just the straw that broke the camel's heart"
(Proverb : 'That's the last straw that breaks the camel's back')
"Now I gotta get up early every morning
'Cause the early bird always catches the worm"
"You never learn, you're as stubborn as a mule"
"Aint stubborn like no mule..."
"Will you stand beside me like you did before
When the storm is at the window
And the wolf is at the door"
"But loving you is like when pigs fly"
"We're going to turn this sow's ear
Into a silk purse"
(Proverb : 'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear')
"Then all the beasts that walk on the ground
Danced in a circle round and round-
And all the birds that fly in the air
Flew round and round in a circle there,
And all the fish in the Jellybolee
Swum in a circle about the sea,
And all the insects that creep or go
Buzzed in a circle to and fro.
And they roared and sang and whistled and cried
Till the noise was heard from side to side-
Chippetty tip! Chippetty tip!
It’s only name is the Scroobious Pip."
(unsungproject.tumblr.com)
"And even spoiled the women's chats,
By drowning their speaking
With shrieking and squeaking...
`Only a scraping of shoes on the mat?
``Anything like the sound of a rat
``Makes my heart go pit-a-pat!''...
And ere three shrill notes the pipe uttered,
You heard as if an army muttered;
And the muttering grew to a grumbling;
And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;
And out of the houses the rats came tumbling..."
- to illustrate noises
- with the VIDEO
: Part 1 (YouTube)
+ Part
2
Listen
to the poem!
(fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com) 
"Look at the video first. Now do the activity..."
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid


"You strange, astonished-looking, angle-faced,
Dreary-mouthed, gaping wretches of the sea..."
"If the people in your family were animals, what animals
would they be?"...
Write a poem.
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Envoyée par Isabelle Boresy (Ac. Amiens)
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"Here's what your life would be like if you were a dog.
For starters, you would eat twice as much and have 5x better vision at night."
(YouTube)
Students could compare with other animals...
"Cat with spinal cord injury get help from Conifer High School Robotics class."
(YouTube)
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"Offering full-sized beds and flat screen TVs, a new luxury hotel for pets opens in New York City. Elly Park reports."
+ TRANSCRIPT + VOCABULARY AND IDIOMS
(englishblog.com)
Vocabulary : to swim, to float, to dive, to move underwater, confident, to dry off, to stay warm, a dip in the pool, the den, to nap, rest
(YouTube)
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"Every summer the town of Estes, Colorado is terrorised by rutting male elk so fired up they invade the streets and charge at the tourists."
"This commercial aired during the Superbowl 2012 and is really funny.
A dog is always man’s best friend, but in this advert they take it one step further."
(creativecriminals.com)
"The new campaign for Lotto, via DDB New Zealand, is spearheaded by two and a half minute commercial featuring a touching story
of sailor Russell and his loyal dog Wilson who discover on the My Lotto site that their regular Powerball ticket is the big one!
This is an epic tale of incredible loyalty at its best."
(YouTube)

+ ACTIVITIES for beginners (6ème) created by Elisabeth PELLEGRINO (Ac. Dijon) ![]()
- with the lyrics :
"Across the oceans Across the seas, Over forests of blackened trees.
Through valleys so still we dare not breathe, To be by your side.
Over the shifting desert plains, Across mountains all in flames.
Through howling winds and driving rains, To be by your side."
"Les animaux d'une ferme s'arrangent pour ne pas réveiller leur patron."
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"Meet Lala, the pet penguin which was caught in a fisherman's net and brought home.
Now he is used to living with humans and refuses to leave."
- with an interactive quiz
(eslvideo.com)
CATS
- UPDATED
(channel.nationalgeographic.com)
"Founder and owner of California's largest no-cage, no-kill cat sanctuary, Lynea Lattanzio lives with more than 700 cats.
Boxes of abandoned kittens, emergency CPR, meds for sick strays — each day brings a new set of challenges to her refuge
on 12 acres in central California."
(neatorama.com)
Lynea Lattanzio... founded and runs The Cat House on the Kings ![]()
"Since its founding 19 years ago, The Cat House on the Kings has saved over 18,000 cats and 5,000 dogs
(not counting the 40,000 animals we have spayed and neutered!) and currently cares
for more than 700 cats and kittens, a dozen or so dogs and a handful of goats..."
(cathouseonthekings.com)

"The Cat House on the Kings is situated on 12 acres along the King's River in Parlier, CA.
Follow the numbers on the satellite image ... for a tour of our property.
Hover your mouse over each number to show a brief description." ![]()
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- A short article + a video ![]()
"A spaniel found amid the devastation in Ibaraki Prefecture
leads a TV crew to its injured friend."
GRAMMAR :
"The pair were rescued by vets...
The tan and white spaniel was taken to a shelter...
Its injured mate is being treated by a vet."
(telegraph.co.uk)