Warm-up
In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: insects. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| bug | (n) another name for an insect The bug is crawling on the floor. |
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| butterfly | (n) usually a bright-colored insect that can fly There is a butterfly on the flower. |
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| bee | (n) a yellow and black colored insect that can fly and sting A bee can sting you so be careful. |
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| ants | (n- plural) a very small insect that lives in a big group; red or black in color Ants work together like an Army. |
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| fly | (n) a small flying insect that usually bothers people The fly landed on my food. |
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| spider | (n) a small creature that has eight legs and makes a web The spider catches other insects in its web? |
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| grasshopper | (n) an insect with long legs that are used for jumping The grasshopper can jump very far. |
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| cockroach | (n) a black or brown insect that is usually found in homes I saw a big cockroach in my kitchen. |
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| ladybug | (n) a small flying insect that has a round red back with dark spots A ladybug does not sting. |
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| worm | (n) a long thin creature that is wet to the touch and has no legs A worm lives in the ground. |
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Conversation
Use the following questions as a guideline to form an interesting conversation with your tutor. Feel free to diverge from these suggestions if anything interesting comes up.
- Which insects do you dislike? Why?
- Which insects do you like? Why?
- Have you ever been bitten or stung by an insect? If so, what happened?
- Are there any insects you fear? Why?
- What insects are in your country?
- Have you ever killed an insect? Why?
- Do you know what a fly swatter is?
- If you were an insect, which one would you be? Why?
- If you saw a spider, how would you react?
- Have you ever seen a scary movie about insects? If so, which one?
Wrap-up
Go over any new expressions or vocabulary that you learned today.
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