Unit 03 :
Birds
鳥類

 

Vocabulary

Let’s learn about different kinds of birds!

Part 1

1. crow /kroʊ/
(n.)烏鴉
a large, black bird with a loud, unpleasant cry

2. duck /dʌk/
(n.)鴨子
a bird that lives by water and has webbed feet (= feet with the skin between the toes), a short neck, and a large beak

3. eagle /ˈiː.ɡəl/
(n.)鷹
a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well

4. flamingo /fləˈmɪŋ.ɡoʊ/
(n.)紅鸛，火烈鳥
a large bird with pink feathers, long, thin legs, a long neck, and a beak that curves down

5. goose /ɡuːs/
(n.)鵝
a large water bird similar to a duck but larger, or the meat from this bird

6. gull  /ɡʌl/
(n.)海鷗
a bird that lives near the coast with black and white or grey and white feathers

7. hen /hen/
(n.)成年母雞
an adult female chicken often kept for its eggs

8. rooster /ˈruː.stɚ/
(n.)公雞，雄雞
an adult male chicken

I heard a rooster crow.
我聽見雄雞啼叫。

9. hummingbird /ˈhʌm.ɪŋ.bɝːd/
(n.)蜂鳥
a very small, brightly colored bird with a long, thin beak, whose wings move very fast and make a humming noise

10. ostrich /ˈɑː.strɪtʃ/
(n.) 鴕鳥
a very large bird from Africa that cannot fly

Exercise 1

Match the correct meaning to each vocabulary.

1. gull___          2. eagle___          3. flamingo___          4. hen___          5. ostrich___

a) an adult female chicken often kept for its eggs

b) a very large bird from Africa that cannot fly

c) a large bird with pink feathers, long, thin legs, a long neck, and a beak that curves down

d) a bird that lives near the coast with black and white or grey and white feathers

e) a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see very well

Part 2

11. owl /aʊl/
(n.)貓頭鷹，鴞
a bird with a flat face and large eyes that hunts small mammals at night

12. parrot /ˈper.ət/
(n.)鸚鵡
a tropical bird with a curved beak often kept as a pet and trained to copy the human voice

13. peacock /ˈpiː.kɑːk/
(n.)孔雀
a large bird, the male of which has very long tail feathers that it can spread out to show bright colors and patterns shaped like eyes

14. pheasant /ˈfez.ənt/
(n.)雉，野雞，山雞
a large bird with a rounded body and long tail, that spends a lot of time on the ground and is often shot for sport and food, or the meat of this bird

He shot a pheasant.
他打下一隻雉雞。

15. sparrow /ˈsper.oʊ/
(n.)麻雀
a small, grey-brown bird that is especially common in towns

16. turkey /ˈtɝː.ki/
(n.)火雞
a large bird grew for its meat on farms

a wild turkey
野生火雞

17. vulture /ˈvʌl.tʃɚ/
(n.)禿鷲；兀鷲
a large bird with almost no feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of dead animals
(n.)趁火打劫的人（或機構）；乘人之危的人（或機構）
a person or organization that is eager to win an advantage from other people’s difficulties or problems

18. falcon /ˈfɑːl.kən/
(n.)隼，鷹隼；獵鷹
a bird with pointed wings and a long tail, that can be trained to hunt other birds and small animals

19. lark /lɑːrk/
(n.)雲雀，百靈鳥
a small, brown bird that is known for its beautiful singing
(n.)嬉鬧；玩笑
activity is done for a joke that is not intended to cause serious harm or damage

20. mallard /ˈmæl.ɑːrd/
(n.)綠頭鴨（常見於歐洲和北美的一種野鴨）
a wild duck that is common in Europe and North America

The male mallard has a green head and a reddish-brown chest.
雄性綠頭鴨的頭部呈綠色，胸部呈紅棕色。

Exercise 2

Circle the word that has the same meaning.

  1. a large bird with almost no feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of dead animals
                    mallard               sparrow              peacock

  2. a small, grey-brown bird that is especially common in towns
                    mallard               sparrow              peacock

  3. a bird with a flat face and large eyes that hunts small mammals at night
                    owl                     falcon                  parrot

Part 3

21. quail /kweɪl/
(n.)鵪鶉
a small, brown bird that is shot for sport or food, or the meat of this bird

Quails’ eggs are considered to be a delicacy.
鵪鶉蛋被視為美味的佳餚。

22. squirrel /ˈskwɝː.əl/
(n.)松鼠
a small animal covered in fur with a long tail. Squirrels climb trees and feed on nuts and seeds.

23. woodpecker /ˈwʊdˌpek.ɚ/
(n.)啄木鳥
a bird that uses its strong beak to make holes in tree trunks in order to find insects to eat

24. chick /tʃɪk/
(n.)雛鳥，幼鳥；（尤指）小雞
a baby bird, especially a young chicken

25. beak /biːk/
(n.)（鳥類的）嘴，喙
the hard pointed part of a bird’s mouth

Birds use their beaks to pick up food.
鳥用嘴叼食。

26. claw /klɑː/
(n.)（獸類或鳥類的）爪，腳爪
one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds

27. wing /wɪŋ/
(n.)（鳥類等的）翅膀；（飛機的）機翼
the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying

I don’t like chicken wings – there’s not much meat on them.
我不喜歡吃雞翅——上面沒有多少肉。

28. feather /ˈfeð.ɚ/
(n.)羽毛；翎毛
one of the many soft, light things that cover a bird’s body, consisting of a long, thin, central part with material like hairs along each side

The bird ruffled its feathers.
這隻鳥豎起了羽毛。

29. finch /fɪntʃ/
(n.)雀科鳴鳥
any of various types of a small singing bird with a short, wide, pointed beak

30. penguin /ˈpeŋ.ɡwɪn/
(n.)企鵝
a black and white bird that cannot fly but uses its small wings to help it swim

Exercise 3

Describe to your tutor what you see in these pictures.