Butterflies Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes. Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds it outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquefy into a soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis. When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so that it can fly. Most butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months. Vocabulary: Caterpillar /ˈkæt.ə.pɪl.ər/ - a small, long animal with many legs that feeds on the leaves of plants, and develops into a butterfly or moth. Exoskeleton /ˌek.səʊˈskel.ɪ.tən/ - a hard outer layer that covers, supports, and protects the body of an invertebrate animal such as an insect. Shed /ʃed/ - a small building, usually made of wood, used for storing things. Chrysalis /ˈkrɪs.əl.ɪs/ - an insect covered by a hard case at the stage of development before it becomes a moth or butterfly with wings. Emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ - to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something. 1.Describe the picture above the text. 2.Exercises: 1.) How many stages of life does a butterfly go through? _________________________ 2.) Which of the following is NOT true? A. Butterflies must wait until blood drains into their wings before flying. B. The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9 times C. Caterpillars turn into a liquid in the chrysalis D. Most butterflies live a short time 3.) In what stage does the metamorphosis happen? A. Butterfly B. Caterpillar C. Chrysalis D. Egg 4.) Which is true? A. There are about a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world. B. There are more than seventeen thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world. C. There are less than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world. D. There is only one kind of butterfly in the world. 5.) Why does the butterfly shed its skin? A. It is hungry B. The butterfly is coming C. It is growing 6.) What is the second stage of life for a butterfly? A. Larva B. Chrysalis C. Butterfly D. Egg 7.) What is the third stage of life for a butterfly? A. Larva B. Chrysalis C. Butterfly D. Egg 8.) Circle all of the things a butterfly does. A. goes through metamorphosis B. lays eggs C. mates D. drinks nectar from flowers 3.Answer the following sentences: Did you like the text? Do you like butterflies? Do you want to be a butterfly? 1.Explain the following proverb “What you do EVERYDAY matters more than what you do ONCE IN A WHILE.” 2.Describe the following picture what they do every day?What do you every day? Describe it?
3.What are the differences? 1.Listen to the song and fill in the gaps: "Because Of You" I will not make the same ________ that you did I will not let _________ Cause my heart so much ___________ I will not ________ the way you did, You _______ so hard I've ____________ the hard way To never let it ______ that far Chorus: Because of you I never ________ too far from the sidewalk Because of you I learned to play on the ____ side so I don't get _____ Because of you I find it hard to _____ not only me, but everyone _________ me Because of you I am ________ I ______ my way And it's not too long before you point it out I cannot ______ Because I know that's _____in your eyes I'm forced to _______ A _______, a laugh everyday of my life My heart can't possibly break When it wasn't even whole to start with Chorus: I watched you ________ I heard you ________ Every night in your sleep I was so _______ You should have _________better than to lean on me You never _______ of anyone else You just saw your __________ And now I cry In the _______ of the night Over the same _________ thing Vocabulary: Stray-to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area. Sidewalk-a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on. Weakness-the fact or state of not being strong or powerful. Fake-an object that is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people. Damn-an expression of anger. 2.Match the words to their definitions: 1 Misery a)a feeling of intense unhappiness 2 Mistake b)filled with fear or apprehensiod 3 Trust c)very strong or vigorous 4 Smile d)he trait of believing in the honesty of others 5 Hardest e)something that is not correct 6 Afraid d)a facial expression characterized by turning up the corner the mouth usually 3.Change the Present Simple verbs of this stanza into Simple Past: I watch you die I hear you cry Every night in your sleep I am so young 4.Think about the message of song and continue the following sentence: Because of you is a song about... |
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