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Give information

Possibility might, may, could

retiredbinocularscoaxretraced

Task

Grammar

Vocabulary

Narrative character analysis, bias

Today's Lesson

Reading

Level 7 Unit 2 Lesson 4

Beautiful Birds

Get Thinking!

What do you like to do with your dad?

Idioms

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Free as a birdDo you remember what this means?"Free As a Bird" is a song by the Beatles

Reading

Prereading

Do you have any goals or things you want to accomplish in your life?

So, as soon as he retired from his post as a history professor and no longer had his teaching to keep him busy all day, he determined it was time to start his quest.

When he turned 65, my father decided that his new goal in life was to find a Hoopoe bird. He saw a picture of this bizarre species in a magazine and decided that it was so peculiar, he had to see it with his own eyes.

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the most important tool for any birder. Without binoculars, he wouldn’t be able to observe the birds from a distance. He also didn’t own any hiking boots, cargo shorts or field guides. In general, he was woefully unprepared

Though my father enjoyed easy walks around the city and liked to watch the sparrows in the garden, he clearly had no idea how to start a birding adventure. For one thing, he didn’t even own binoculars,

binoculars

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I took a deep breath and tried to think of a way to coax my father out of his crazy idea. Maybe he would be content finding cardinals out in the woods outside of town.

He ordered a birding book from the internet, and when it arrived he called me in a terrible state. “The Hoopoe doesn’t live anywhere near us. It’s not even on this continent! I am going to have to go to Africa!”

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he retraced his steps and went straight back home. In short, he was also not prepared to travel halfway around the world. A week later he bought a ticket to Rabat, and I knew I had to go with him.

In the past, my father had left town once. He went to visit an uncle who lived on the other side of the state. He ended up getting hopelessly lost during his drive and spent the night in his car on the side of the highway. In the end, he never made it to his uncle’s house. In the morning

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Reading

What was the writer's father's profession?What does the writer think about his father's quest?

Comprehension

retired

coax

binoculars

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Matching

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binoculars

retrace

retire

coax

Fill in the Blank

I couldn't find my glasses, so I decided to my steps to see where I set them down.You might need to your mom into giving you some candy.Most people and stop working when they turn 65. I brought my to the woods so that I could see all the details on the birds.

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Bias

Character Analysis

Character

Narrative

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Grammar

maymightcould I guess

There might be cookies in the box. Or maybe there are pencils. I guess there could be a dog in there.

Possibilities

Possibilities

maymightcould I guess

Possibility

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Practice

Give Ideas

grandchildren

volunteer

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What should people do when they retire?

travel

relax

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What is the problem in this dialogue?

Listening

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Extension

Be ready to talk for 1 to 2 minutes about the animals you like and why animals are important to you.

Prepare a short speech to be presented in lesson 7.

Do you know anyone who is retired?

Exit Interview

Goodbye