Transcript Birds of Prey vocabulary

September 2011. Kindly contributed by Kathy Emmott,
Southampton City College.
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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
Vocabulary
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
a
bird or animal
which feeds on
dead animals
which it has not
killed itself
 Carrion: dead
meat
 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
 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.
 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
Peregrine on Houses of Parliament
video
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Pereg
rine_Falcon#p00bjjsh