I'm sick

A
What's wrong with you?
I'm sick. I don't feel good.
What do you feel?
I think I have a fever.
Have you taken any medicine?
No, I haven't. Do you have something?
Here, take this with water.
Will I feel better?
Yes, you will.

B

What happened to him?
He got bit.
He got bit by what?
He got bit by a chupacabra.
Doesn't he feel good?
No, he doesn't.
What's he doing now?
He's resting.
How long will he be in the hospital?
It takes a  long time to heal.

C
You have a fever, I'm going to give you some medicine.
Thank you, I don't feel good.
Just lie down and be quiet, everything will be ok.
When's the doctor coming?
He will be here soon.
Please try to get some sleep.

Good Monday Morning- Florida Stuff 3

                                      A

Are those baby cats? No, Those are baby bobcats.

Is that their home? Yes, I think so.

Where's the mother cat? She is close-by.

Do bobcats live in the US? Yes, there are bobcats everywhere.

Are bobcats an endangered species? Yes, they are.

Bobcats are found throughout North America. They live from

Canada down to Mexico and Florida. The color is called brindle.

Brindle means tiger pattern. The bobcat is clever.

It can live in many different environments.

What do bobcats like to eat?

A bobcat will eat rabbits, rodents and small deer.

B

What's this a map of? It's a map of the 'Everglades'.

What does 'Everglades' mean? It's a large swamp in Florida.

What types of animals are there? There are cougars, alligators etc.

Can I visit the Everglades? Yes, it's a popular tourist spot.

Are there tours of the 'Glades'? Yes, many tours.

That is a map of the 'Everglades swamp. 60% of the original

swamp is now agricultural land. The rest is now a protected

wildlife environment. The swamp is very big and there are

many places to visit.  

C

What's this? It's a Koala.

What's it doing in Florida? It's just a picture.

Is it native to Florida? No, of course it's not.

Where's it native to? I'm not going to tell you.

Why aren't you going to tell me? Please look it up.

Actually, Koalas are from Australia. They speak with a

different accent. I mean Australian people speak with

a different accent. Koalas are cute. I like them.

Don't you like them, too? Yes, I do.  

D

What is this here? It's a schematic of an airplane.

What does schematic mean? It mean diagram.

And what does diagram mean? It means a drawing of.

Where did this information come from? It came from NASA.

Does NASA build airplanes? No, they build space shuttles.

This schematic shows the main parts of the airplane.

What do you see? Let's practise together.

Who invented the airplane? It was the Wright Brothers.

Where was the first flight? It was in Kitty Hawk

North Carolina.  OK Please repeat after me.

Have a nice day!

Sunday Morning Flowers

Which do you like best?       A

B

C

D

Have a nice day!!!

Stingrays

There are several different kinds of stingray native to Florida.
This one is called the Cownose. Why? Because it's nose
looks like a cow. It's a migratory fish. That's right it's a fish.
It's related to what other fish? Sharks! That's right. These fish
migrate. Do you know what migrate means? Seasonally, the stingray
moves back and forth between Florida and Mexico. This is called
migration. Many people in the US move back and forth between the
northern states and the southern states seasonally.
What do you call them? We call them 'snowbirds'.
Many kinds of birds also behave this way.
The people are like the migratory birds.

Look at all the stingrays. What's this 'group called?

Is it a school of stingray? Is it a pod of stingray?

What's the answer?

(please see the lemur for the answer)

Hippocampus

This is a hippocampus. In English, it's called a sea horse.
This depiction is really some kind of monster. The word
comes from Greek mythology. This is a mythological creature.
Its' image was used in Roman decorations.
Sea horses and sea horse art was most popular with the
Etruscans. These were a peoplewho lived about 3,000
years ago along the west coast of Italy.

Sea Dragons

There are strange looking fish.
What are they called?
These are Sea Dragons.
Are they real dragons?
No, this animal is a fish.

Are they related to sea horses?

Yes, they are.

What's this one?

Does it look different?

Yes, it does.

This is called an alligator pipefish.

An alligator! Where?

An alligator pipefish.

I see. Is it related to sea horses, too?

Yes, it is.

Have a nice day.

Sea Horses and Stuff

What kind of an animal is this?
It's a fish.
Is it really a fish? It's very strange looking.            A

Sea horse are from the 'Hippocampus' family of fishes.

What other fish are the sea horses related to?

Sea horses are closely related to weed fish, pipefish and sea dragons.

B

What kind of habitat do they live in?

Sea horses like coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove.

Are they native to Florida?

Yes, four species are native to Florida.

Why's it called a sea horse?

Because it looks like a horse.

What's the diet of one?

Sea horses like shrimp, tiny fish and plankton.

C

Sea horses are monogamous. What's monogamous mean?

It means they have only one partner.

Are they good at swimming?

Actually, they are very poor swimmers.

Sea horses have strange behavior.

What do you mean strange behavior?

The males not the females will raise the babies.

I see. Is there anything else they do?

They can also change color.

D

What's special about this sea horse?
It's used in medicine.
For what purpose?
The sea horse powder is used to decrease blood sugar.
Is high blood sugar a problem?
Yes it is. It's called 'diabetes'. Have you ever heard of it?
Yes, I have.
Who uses the sea horse for medicine?
The Chinese do.
Tomorrow, I will show you a picture of a sea dragon.
Sea dragon? And sea horses? What's going on here?
What's next? Sea people?

*The sea horse is used in traditional Chinese medicine, and
as many as 20 million are caught each year and sold for medicine.
In addition to the Chinese, Indonesians, Central Filipinos,
 many other groups use sea horses.

Did you have a good day yesterday?
Have a nice day today!!!