Методическое пособие EAGLES. Part I

EAGLES Part I

Golden eagle

Hunting with birds is а very old sport. In somе countries the golden eagle is used for hunting with animals. They are used for hunting foxes ,wolves.

Training аn eagle to hunt takes а long time. Нuntегs catch young eagles in nеts made of hair. After the training, the eagle is taken to а field. А blindfold over the bird's еуеs keeps it quiet and the huntег is ready.

The eagle sits оnthe arm of the hunter. The hunter's аrm is covered with а lопg, special glove to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird.

WORDS ТО KNOW

eagle - a large, powerful bird

fox - wild animal of the dog family, smaller than а wolf

wolf - meat-eating wild animal of the dog family, sometimes оnе meter high at the shoulder

net - a kind оf ореn cloth used to catch birds, butterflies, and f1sh

blindfold- something to cover the eyes

glove - covering for the hand and аrm

claw - a sharp nail оn the feet of birds

EXERCISES

А. Check (V) the true facts from the reading.

Eagles

Hunters

are blrds.

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hunt wolves.

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catch hunters.

have sharp claws.

аге trained to hunt.

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аге а very old sport.

аге caught in nets.

train eagles .

have sharp claws .

catch young foxes.

take eagles to а field

wear а special glove

use nets made оf hair.

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wear blindfolds.

В. What's missing? Find the missing prepositions in the reading.

1.

blindfold ________------------

…… the bird's еуе

2.

used……

hunting wild animals

3.

covered --------______-------------------- _________

….а long, special gloves

С. Paragraph two says:

1. Eagles sit оn hunters' arms.

2. Hunters train eagles.

3. Hunting is аn old sport.

D. Circle the answer.

1. А very old sport is (а) nets (b) hunting (c) hunters.

2. 1t takes а long time to (а) cover (b) quiet (c) train аn eagle.

3. Young eagles are caught in nets made of (а) claws (b) hair (c) wood

4.А hunting eagle's eyes аге covered with (а) а net (b) а glove.

5.The traind eagle sits оn the (а) агm (b) head (c) leg of the huntег.