11th April 2022
windy, partly cloudy , cool
Monday
https://monkeypen.com/blogs/news/the-amazing-invisible-tiger-free-children-book
to do the cartwheel = a face roata
pavement = trotuar
to knock = a ciocani
for once / suddenly = deodata / brusc
to come in # to go out
( a intra ) # ( a iesi )
to be in a good mood = a fi intr-o dispozitie buna
to be in a bad mood = a fi intr-o dispozitie proasta
thorn = spin/ ghimpe
sheep = oaie/ oi
ship = vapor
centipide = miriapod
freckles = pistrui
https://monkeypen.com/blogs/news/dragons-free-children-book
wise = intelept
powerful = puternic
to bring = a aduce
wingless= fara aripi
useless = fara folos
rainfall = ploaie
floods = inundatii
kind - hearted / kind = bun la suflet
thus = astfel
whiskers = mustati de felina
stump = ciot
fang = colt ( dinte)
scales= solzi
Chinese love dragons because they consider them to control water . In their stories they are powerful, wise and they have a magic pearl which helps them to fly and go into heaven.
Korean dragons are alike Chinese ones with the exception of the big beard and the four claws instead of five. They control water and farming.
Japanese dragons have only three claws and people believe that they were first born in Japan.
Indian dragons are also called Nagas and they are half snake and half human. In Indian stories they are guardians of a great treasures.
Filipino dragons are called moon-eaters and they are considered the cause of eclipses. They have got whiskers and two pairs of wings.
The red dragon of Wales is believed to have fought with the icy white dragon to save the country but it died after the fight. It is put on the flag to remind people about it.
The Greek dragon, Hydra, has nine heads and the power to regenerate them when cut. Hercules manages to kill it by burning the head stumps.
The English dragons don't look like a snake anymore. They have got four legs, fangs, two huge wings and breathe fire. Their bodies are covered in scales.
HOMEWORK
2 X words
blog comment - description of the other 3 dragons left
See you on the 2nd May !
