NEW APPROACH
WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM /WEEK 3
CLASS: Grade 3
DATE: 26th June, 2020
SUBJECT: Grammar
TOPIC: Words of Motions of Animals and Words of Characteristics of Animals
Reference: The students companion
Brief explanation – The way some animals move is described by special words. Some of these words are described in the table below alongside the animals.
Words of Motions of Animals
| Animals | Motion | |
| 1. | Ape | Swings |
| 2. | Bear | Lumbers |
| 3. | Bee | Flits |
| 4. | Beetle | Crawls |
| 5. | Bird | Flies |
| 6. | Bull | Charges |
| 7. | Cat | Stealth |
| 8. | Cockerel | Struts |
| 9. | Cow | Wanders |
| 10. | Crow | Flies |
| 11. | Deer | Bounds |
| 12. | Dog | Runs |
| 13. | Donkey | Trots |
| 14. | Dove | Flutters |
| 15. | Duck | Waddles |
| 16. | Eagle | Swoops |
| 17. | Elephant | Ambles |
| 18. | Frog | hops |
| 19. | Horse | Gallops, ambles, trots |
| 20. | Kitten | Frisks |
| 21. | Lamb | Frisks |
| 22. | Lion | Prowls |
| 23. | Monkey | Climbs/swings |
| 24. | Mouse | Scampers |
| 25. | Owl | Flits |
| 26. | Person | Walks |
| 27. | Pig | Trots |
| 28. | Pigeon | Flutters |
| 29. | Snake | Glides |
| 30. | Rabbit | Leaps |
| 31. | Sparrow | Flits, hops |
| 32. | Seagull | glides |
Words of Characteristics of Animals
| Animals | Characteristics | |
| 1. | Ape | Ungainly |
| 2. | Bear | Clumsy |
| 3. | Bee | Busy |
| 4. | Beetle | Horrid |
| 5. | Bird | Swift |
| 6. | Bull | Angry |
| 7. | Cat | Sleek |
| 8. | Cockerel | Proud |
| 9. | Cow | Stolid |
| 10. | Crow | Black |
| 11. | Dog | Faithful |
| 12. | Donkey | Obstinate |
| 13. | Dove | Gentle |
| 14. | Duck | Waddling |
| 15. | Eagle | Majestic |
| 16. | Elephant | Ponderous |
| 17. | Frog | Clammy |
| 18. | Fox | Cunning |
| 19. | Horse | Noble |
| 20. | Hyena | Cunning |
| 21. | Lamb | Gentle |
| 22. | Lion | Tawny |
| 23. | Monkey | Agile |
| 24. | Mouse | Timid |
| 25. | Pig | Fat/lazy |
| 26. | Pigeon | Gentle |
| 27. | Rabbit | Timid |
| 28. | Seagull | Tireless |
| 29. | Snake | Loathsome |
| 30. | Sparrow | Swift |
| 31. | Turkey | Plumb |
| 32. | Wolf | Lean |
| 33. | Hound | Brave, gallant |
| 34. | Swallow | swift |
Exercises/Assignment
- List ten animals and their various movements.
- Name ten animals and their characteristics.