25th April 2023
cloudy, rainy
Tuesday
to swing = a se legana
birds of prey = pasari de prada
usually = de obicei
often = des
sometimes = cate o data
Wild hippopotamuses live in central Africa. They’re big and fat. They have small eyes, small ears and short legs. They also have very big teeth! Adult hippos are usually three to four metres long, and they can run very fast!
The hippo in the photo is sleeping in the water. Hippos often sleep in water during the day because the water is cool. Hippos usually come out of the water at night and eat. They only eat plants. They can eat up to 40 kg of grass in one night, and they can travel up to 10 km to find food. Hippos can be very dangerous. Every year they kill hundreds of people!
1. Where do they live?
2. Are they big and fat?
3. Have they small eyes, small ears and short legs?
4. Why do they sleep in the water?
5. Are they fat or slim?
6. How much grass can they eat in one night?
market = piata
AD = Anno Domini = era noastra
BC = Before Christ = inaintea erei noastre
open-air = in aer liber
remains = ramasite
ancient = antic/ stravechi
to preserve (ed) = a conserva / a pastra
to boil (ed) = a fierbe
ash = cenusa
terrified = ingrozit
amphitheatre = amfiteatru
very scared = terrified
very old = ancient
very big = large
very hot = boiling
ferry boat = feribot
Hoework
WB, pages 73, 74