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Bird flu threat

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The dog in the street

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Cat poop

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Idioms and Proverbs : 
- English Idioms
about big animals.

"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

- Teach
idioms with The Teacher
"Downloadable 5-minute videos in which a quirky professor
introduces over 36 idioms related to animals and
food."
+ Worksheets
(BBC)
- Monkey
idioms
"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)
- Dog
Idioms (MP4 - 42MB)
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)
- VIDEO ENGLISH
"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)
- IDIOMS
- "Click the answer button to choose an answer
PART I : Animal idioms - For each idiom find the correct meaning
(erp.oissel.onac.org)
- Animal idioms
- "Click on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the
quiz." (a4esl)
- More
animal idioms - interactive exercise
(english-zone)
- Animal
idioms (illustrated) - gap fill
game -
- LIEN MODIFIE
(British Council)
- Seasons
In The Sun by Westlife :

"Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family"
- A
Bird In The Hand by Ice Cube :
"But a bird in the hand is worth more than the bush"
(Proverb : 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.')
- Jeopardy
by Skyclad :
"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)
- Breakthrough
by Galactic Cowboys :
"Look out 'cause I'm a bull in a china shop "
- Bull
By The Horns by Millencolin :
"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')
- When
its Raining Cats and Dogs by PM Dawn :
"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..."
- At
night by De Vision :

"But at night all cats are grey"
- Hush
by Craig Morgan :
"Don't breathe a word, cat's got your tongue
Hush"
- Love
Went Mad by Elvis Costello :
"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..."
- Jeans
On by Keith Urban :
"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"
- Me
and My Friends by Red Hot Chili Peppers :
"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"
- People
Lead by Ben Harper :
"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')
- One
More Heartache by Marvin Gaye :
"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')
- The
Camel's Heart by Dolly Parton :
"She's just the straw that broke the camel's heart"
(Proverb : 'That's the last straw that breaks the camel's back')
- Early
In The Morning by Gap Band :
"Now I gotta get up early every morning
'Cause the early bird always catches the worm"
- My Baby
Keeps His Cool by Mike Hart : - NO LINK ON THE INTERNET
"Aint stubborn like no mule..."
- Hungry
Years by Survivor :
"Will you stand beside me like you did before
When the storm is at the window
And the wolf is at the door"
- When
Pigs Fly by Farmer Boys :
"But loving you is like when pigs fly"
- Honor
to Us All by Mulan :
"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')
Poems :
-
The Scroobious Pip by Edward Lear (1830-1888)
"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)
- THE
PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN - Robert Browning (indiana.edu)
"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

- A
gentleman Goat - a poem (BBC)
- To a Fish
- a poem (avec adjectifs composés) - (poetryx.com) :

"You strange, astonished-looking, angle-faced,
Dreary-mouthed, gaping wretches of the sea..."
- Animal Families
- (poetryclass.net)
"If the people in your family were animals, what animals
would they be?"...
Write a poem.
Animated cards :
Videos : 
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UNLIKELY FRIENDS :
The Orangutan and the Hound 
When the orangutan meets a hound dog by the river,
the two carry on like long lost friends.
(channel.nationalgeographic.com)
"One day, Bhagavan "Doc" Antle of The Institute of the Greatly Endangered
and Rare Species (yes, with the clever acronym T.I.G.E.R.S.) was taking
Surya the orangutan on their daily elephant ride, when they happened
upon a hound dog by the river.
And so began one of the unlikeliest friendships ever."
(Neatorama)

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EDS Cat Herder - a commercial
(YouTube)

EDS Cat Herders
"Cowboys talk about their life herding cats,
describing the challenges of
taking short hairs (as opposed to longhorns)
through the open country
to their destination at the ranch."
+ the script of the video
(theinspirationroom.com)
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The lizard man 
"Reptile lover Chris Weller shows off
his collection of exotic pets – including
a Caiman crocodile and
a lazy monitor lizard."
(telegraph.co.uk)

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Simon's Cat 'TV Dinner'
"A hungry cat resorts to increasingly desperate measures to gain
its owner's attention."
(YouTube)

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Town's most prolific cat burglar
"A cat in Swindon has become a real cat burglar,
in the last year he has stolen more than 30 teddies.
Frankie's owner thinks he has been sneaking into neighbours' houses
to take the loot from their pets, and says he is always very proud
of what he brings back."
(BBC)
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Monkeys work in Japanese restaurant
"Yatchan and Fukuchan (2 macaque monkeys) serve customers hot towels
and drinks, and are given soya beans as tips."
(BBC News)
Restaurant turns to monkey business
"A Japanese tavern has turned to two monkeys for help with its table service...
The monkeys work in shifts of up to two hours a day
due to Japanese animal rights regulations."
(abc.net.au)
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Best
friends
- A crow and a kitten
(YouTube)
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Wildlife Filmmaker
with clips / sounds /
music / captions
(animals.nationalgeographic.com)

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Global Warming :
VIDEOS
ex : Is Global Warming
Killing Polar Bears?
(ABC News)

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Sharks.
the trailer
"Right Click here and
open in a new window
to see the trailer,
then do the exercise."
Activity created by:
Renée Maufroid
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The Horse Doctor
- a video
"It's exactly the same
as when you go to the
doctor, except my patients
weigh anywhere from 300
to 1400 pounds..."
(thefutureschannel.com)

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"Turn to
me"
- a song by
Vanessa Amorosi
(transience.com.au)
- with an animation
about kidnapped animals
- see the
lyrics

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MEATRIX
II
- Watch the movie
(themeatrix2.com)
- with The
Meatrix: Interactive :
"Take an interactive tour through a factory farm and its surrounding area. Learn how antibiotics, pesticides, waste and more affect communities and family farms."
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Amazing
Hug
"An African lion kisses and
hugs its rescuer."
(YouTube)

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Cinema :
-
KUNG FU PANDA :
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Cannes
kicks off with panda power 
"An invasion of panda bears has helped launch the 61st Cannes
Film Festival, which has begun in France.
Comic actor Jack Black arrived by boat with 40 people in giant
panda outfits to promote Kung Fu Panda, an animated tale of a
bear who loves martial arts."
+ a VIDEO 
(BBC)
Posters :
Signs :
-
Scoop 
- Please
drive carefully

Voir aussi la page sur
les animaux

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