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Birds of prey vocabulary

Birds of prey vocabulary. September 2011. Kindly contributed by Kathy Emmott , Southampton City College. Search for Kathy on www.skillsworkshop.org Visit the download page for this resource to find related resources and full details of the curriculum links below.

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Birds of prey vocabulary

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  1. Birds of prey vocabulary September 2011. Kindly contributed by Kathy Emmott, Southampton City College. Search for Kathy on www.skillsworkshop.org Visit the download page for this resource to find related resources and full details of the curriculum links below. Adult literacy (ESOL) curriculum elements Rw/L1.2 (L1.2a) Recognise and understand the vocabulary associated with different types of texts, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning Rw/L2.1 (L2.1a) Read and understand technical vocabulary. Reference: Excellence Gateway (2009), Skills for Life, Core Curriculum http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum

  2. Birds of Prey Vocabulary

  3. Bird of prey • a bird, such as an eagle or a hawk, that kills and eats small birds and animals • Prey: an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

  4. scavenger • a bird or animal which feeds on dead animals which it has not killed itself • Carrion: dead meat

  5. More words • Perch: Where a bird sits • Raptor : another word for bird of prey • Nocturnal: active at night like an owl • Extinct: a species or type of animal dies out

  6. Expressions • eagle eye (noun) If someone has an eagle eye, they notice everything, even very small details. We sat down and started the exam under the eagle eye of the teacher. • eagle-eyed (adjective) My eagle-eyed mother noticed that some cakes had gone missing.

  7. swoop • to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a height in order to attack The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit • The peregrine falcon swoops at over 180mph

  8. Peregrine on Houses of Parliamentvideo • http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Peregrine_Falcon#p00bjjsh

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