Steer clear of swooping magpies
Name _________________ Date __________
Source: The Satellite (Australia) September 13 2010 http://www.thesatellite.com.au/story/2010/09/13/steer‐clear‐of‐swooping‐magpies‐sat/ It's time to get out your ‘space
helmets' and umbrellas – magpies
are swooping as they protect their
chicks. The magpie breeding season lasts
from July until December. During the
breeding season, the best approach
is to stay well clear of areas where
magpies are known to be swooping,
particularly the nesting tree.
The Moreton Bay Regional Council
wants residents to be ‘magpiesmart'. They state that if you must
enter the area, move through it
quickly. Wear a hat and sunglasses
or carry an umbrella.
Not all magpies swoop and those
that do are only trying to be good
parents.
August 2011. E3 Literacy. E2 and L1 versions are also available. Kindly contributed by Craig Sullivan, Queensland, Australia. Search
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Steer clear of swooping magpies
Name _________________ Date __________
Source: The Satellite (Australia) September 13 2010 http://www.thesatellite.com.au/story/2010/09/13/steer‐clear‐of‐swooping‐magpies‐sat/ Questions
1. What are magpies doing? __________________________________
2. Who are they protecting? _______________________________________
3. Write two things you can do to avoid being hurt.
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4. Who wants residents to be ‘magpie-smart’?
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True or False
5. Magpies breed in March.
__________________________
6. You should wear sunglasses.
__________________________
7. All magpies swoop.
__________________________
8. You should avoid magpie areas.
__________________________
Find a word in the story that means:
9.
fast
__________________________
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hold
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Mother and Father
__________________________
12.
look after
__________________________
‘ea’ words:
cl ___ r
oc ___ n
br ___ th
br ___ d
s ___ son
pl ___ se
August 2011. E3 Literacy and Functional English. E2 and L1 versions also available.
Kindly contributed by Craig Sullivan, Queensland, Australia. Search for Craig on www.skillsworkshop.org
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Swooping Magpies E3 Crossword
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Use this when it rains
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People who live in a place
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These help protect your eyes
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Water partly surrounded by land
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One of four parts of the year
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People who raise a child
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To go into
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Reproduction
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A black and white bird
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'A grey _____ ' (Idiom). No right or wrong answer.
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Moving fast
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'Long ____ no see' (Idiom). Haven't seen
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To say something
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To make a car go in a particular direction
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The month when Christmas is celebrated
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A hard covering to protect the head
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To fly down quickly
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A group of people who make laws and plans for
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Being wise and clever. Knowing a lot of
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