# Wild Animals Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Nature & Environment
- Words: 14
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Everyday wildlife vocabulary that mixes common birds like the pigeon, sparrow and hawk with small flying creatures such as the fly, wasp and mosquito.

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## Word list

* **pigeon** /ˈpɪdʒən/: A grey city bird that struts about pecking crumbs off the pavement. — “A **pigeon** got into the station and everyone watched it instead of the board.”
* **crow** /kroʊ/: A big glossy black bird with a harsh call, seen out on ploughed fields. — “A pair of **crows** were mobbing the buzzard right across the valley.”
* **peacock** /ˈpiˌkɑk/: A bird whose male spreads a huge fan of shimmering eyed feathers. — “The **peacock** screamed all night and nobody in the hotel slept.”
* **ostrich** /ˈɔstrɪtʃ/: The biggest bird alive, too heavy to fly but able to outrun a horse. — “An **ostrich** kicked the fence and bent the whole panel.”
* **seagull** /ˈsiˌɡʌl/: A noisy grey and white coastal bird that steals chips out of your hand. — “A **seagull** took my ice cream in one go and I never saw it coming.”
* **robin** /ˈrɑbən/: A small brown garden bird with a bright red breast. — “A **robin** follows my dad round the garden whenever he digs.”
* **sparrow** /ˈspɛroʊ/: A small brown streaky bird that hops about in noisy little gangs. — “There's a whole gang of **sparrows** living in that hedge.”
* **dove** /dʌv/: A small pale bird with a soft cooing call, long used as a symbol of peace. — “They let a white **dove** go at the end of the ceremony.”
* **hawk** /hɔk/: A sharp-eyed hunting bird with broad wings that ambushes smaller birds. — “A **hawk** came through the garden and took something off the feeder.”
* **flamingo** /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/: A tall pink wading bird that stands on one leg in shallow lakes. — “A hundred **flamingos** lifted off the lake at once and the sky went pink.”
* **spider** /ˈspaɪdər/: A small eight-legged creature that spins a web to catch its food. — “There's a **spider** in the bath again and I'm not touching it.”
* **fly** /flaɪ/: A small buzzing insect with two wings that lands on your food. — “One **fly** in the car and the whole journey is ruined.”
* **mosquito** /məˈskitoʊ/: A tiny insect that bites at night and leaves an itchy lump. — “I got eaten alive by **mosquitoes** on the first evening.”
* **wasp** /wɑsp/: A yellow and black insect with a narrow waist that stings again and again. — “A **wasp** got into the jam and the picnic was over.”

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