ANIMAL - STORIES

ANIMALS - SONGS AND RHYMES

ANIMALS - HOMES AND COLLECTIVE NOUNS

                                           

Animal - Home

dog-kennel

bear-den

cow-byre

lion- den/lair

rabbit (tame)-hutch

rabbit(wild)- borrow/warrer

snail- shell

spider- web

                                                

Collective Nouns
a swarm of bees                                                    a herd of elephants
a clutch of chicken                                                a troop of monkeys
a litter of kittens                                                    a flock of sheep
a school of fish                                                     a nest of rabbits

      

ANIMALS - SIMILES, PROVERBS, IDIOMS

   SIMILES

Compare things that similar in some ways                         

1. as agile as a monkey

2. as big as an elephant

3. as blind as a bat

4. as brave as a lion

5. as clumsy as a bear

PROVERBS

A proverb is a short, well-known statements that gives advice or states something that is generally true.

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

It is better to have something in hand than something we are not sure of getting. 

2. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Don't make plans based on something that has not happened.

3. Every dog has its day

Everyone will have his moment of success sometime during his lifetime

4. Take the bull by its horn

To face a situation bravely.

5. Birds of a feather flock together.

People of the same type of characters or interests tend to group together and are good friends.

IDIOMS

Special expressions that mean something specific

1.Like cats and dogs

always quarrelling

2.a cock and bull story

an unbelievable story

3. a white elephant

something useless but expensive to keep

4. crocodile tears

false tears

5. rain cats and dogs

rain heavily

   

ANIMALS - SOUNDS AND MOTIONS

Different animals  make different sounds and move in different manner.

ANIMALS                     SOUNDS                      MOTIONS               ADJECTIVES
ape                                       gibbers                           swings                           ungainly
ass                                        brays                             jogs                               stupid
bear                                      growls                           lumbers                          clumsyly
bull                                       bellows                          charges                          angry
cat                                        purrs/meows                  steals                             sleek
cow                                     lows                                wanders                        stolid
deer                                     bells                               bounds                           fallow
dog                                      barks/growls                   runs                               faithful
donkey                                brays                               trots                              obstinate
elephant                               trumpets                          ambles                          ponderous
frog                                     croaks                             leaps                             clammy
horse                                  neighs                              gallops                           nobble
lamb                                   bleats                              frisks                              gentle