PART - A
Dear avid learners of English,
We are fine and we hope you are too.
In lesson 11, we learnt how to describe some animals like.. dog, buffalo and giraffe
Lesson 12 was about Bathukamma festival and its celebrations as it was a very important festival. Now let us revert to our series of descriptions.
Questions:
Say answers to these questions.
1. What do you call this?
2.Is it a common bird?
3. Is it raised in our houses? What for ?
4. What is a comb in this context ?
5. Describe Wattle. (Take dictionary help )
6. Does it have wings?
7. Can it fly? (Clue-Yes.Shorter distances)
8. What does it lay?
9. Where do chicks come from?
10. How does a hen find its food? (which part of its body)
11. Do we keep hens as livestock ?
12.  What is a male hen  chicken called?
This sketch helps you speak much about this fowl. Draw as much information as possible from this and converse with your friend.
PART - B
DESCRIPTION :
Make questions basing on this :
The eagle in the photo is majestic as well as terrifying. It is a golden eagle. An eagle is one of the largest birds of prey. It has a full feathered head. With its amazingly intense eyesight, it can spot out a far away bit of flesh.  Its beak is hooked. It has very strong feet. Its sharp nails at the end of the foot are called  talons. It swoops down on its  prey and can catch it with its powerful talons and lift it very high. With their help, it can tear through its prey and rip it apart.
A Shuddering thought and a Stupefying sight ! But it is true. An eagle is a very bold and intelligent bird. A baby eagle is called eaglet. An eagle  builds its  nests on the top of a cliff.
Now look at this sketch. Draw some more details and talk about them with your friends.
PART - C
NOTES AND EXPLANATION :
1. avid = extremely eager = చాలా ఆసక్తి గల
an avid learner, supporter, reader
2. revert = go back, return
3. livestock = animals found in agriculture.
buffaloes.. Oxen.. etc.
4. swoop = move suddenly downwards through the air = గాలిలో ఎగురుతూ ఒక్కసారిగా అతి వేగంగా కిందకు రివ్వునవాలటం
5. Shudderibg = shaking = భయంతో వణకి పోవటం
6. Stupefying = astonishing or shocking = భయంతో, ఆశ్చర్యంతో ఆలోచించలేకపోవటం.

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