The Flay A Home

Fly Away Home
Activities
Chapter 1 - 6
Before You Read
1. This story is about young geese in Ontario, Canada. Find Canada on a map, them find North Carolina in the USA.
How far do you think itis from the south of Ontario to North Carolina?
2. Find these words in your dictionary. they are all in the story.
Crazy: Extravangante, loco.
Egg: (n) Huevo, (v) impulsar.
Field: Campo,especialidad, campaña.
Geese: Gansos.
Goose: Ganso, oca.
Hill: Colina.
Hurt: (adj) Ofendida, (v) dañarse, herir, lastimarse, doler, resentir, perjudicar.
Machine: Máquina, aparato.
Marsh: Pantano,Marisma
Mess: Desorden, revoltijo.
Migrate: Migrar, emigrar.
Nest: (n) Nido, (v) anidar.
Promise: (n) promesa, (v) prometer
Wing: Ala, bastidor.
Now use them to answer these question.
A) Whichthree words are place?
Hill, Marsh, Field.
B) Which word is just one bird?
Goose.
C) Which word are a lot of the same kind of bird?
Geese
D) Birds have two of these. aeroplanes do, too.
Wing.
E)Which words is a home for baby birds?
Nest.
F) A baby bird is born inside this.
Egg.
G) Birds do this when they go to another country for the winter.
Migrate.
Now put the other five words inthese sentences.
H) She didn´t put anything away in the cupboard- the room was a...
Mess.
I) You´re..... you´re always doing stupid things.
Crazy.
J) I won´t forget. i... i´ll post your letterstoday.
Promise.
K) People called the first aeroplanes flying
Machine.
L) I... my leg in a car accident
Hurt.
After you read
3. What happened to Amy´s mother?
She died in a car accident.
4. Whydoes Amy take the eggs from the nest?
Were destroying the marsh and geese abandoned their nests, then Amy found abandoned eggs and decided to take them home.
5. What does she do with them?Enveloped in an old dress and put in a cupboard in the garage, to keep them warm.
6. What does Glen want to do with the geese? why?
Want to clip their wings because if brought up in a home will not need...