第12章 Lesson 12: A Gaggle of Geese?

Have you ever heard of a flock of sheep, a herd of buffalo, or a litter of kittens? Maybe you have heard of these things, but have you heard of a pod of seals, a pride of lions, or a colony of penguins? How about a gaggle of geese?

We use different words to talk about different groups of animals. We can use different words to talk about things that are about the same size and type. For example, we can use the word 'herd' to talk about buffalo, cattle, deer, and moose. We use the word 'pack' to talk about wolves and other wild dogs. We can use the word 'flock' to talk about sheep and birds, but when we talk about a group of crows, we call them a murder of crows. Maybe that is because farmers don't like it when crows eat their crops.

What word do we use to talk about a group of fish? If we visit an aquarium, we might say "Look at that school of fish!" Yes… a school of fish! Do fish really go to school?

I. Word List

We can use the following words to talk about different groups of animals.

flock herd litter pod pride

colony gaggle pack murder school

II. Choose animals from this list to fill in the blanks.

cattle penguins wolves sheep geese

fish crows lions kittens seals

1. a herd of _________ 6. a pride of _______

2. a school of _______ 7. a flock of _______

3. a colony of _______ 8. a litter of ________

4. a murder of _______ 9. a gaggle of ______

5. a pack of _________

III. Answer the following questions.

1. Have you seen any of the animals in the story? Which ones?

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2. What group of animals would you like to see? Why?

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3. Which group of animals do you think is the most dangerous?

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4. Which animals in the story live in the ocean?

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5. Which animals in the story hunt together?

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6. Which animals in the story live in your country?

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