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Unit 3: open / closed, resourcefulness and nocturnal animals

Lessons 25–26 · 2 lessons · Susannah Reed with Kay Bentley. Guess What! Student’s Book 3 (Grade 3), Uzbekistan edition, 2022. Cambridge University Press; Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, USAID
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CLIL Science: which animals are nocturnal?

Textbook: pp. 44–45
GoalKnow nocturnal animals and describe them.
New words
nocturnal · tunda faolowl · boyqushbat · ko‘rshapalakhedgehog · tipratikan
Explanation

Nocturnal animals sleep during the day and are awake at night, when they look for food. Examples: owl, bat, hedgehog. Their eyes or ears work well in the dark. Sentences: “Owls are nocturnal.” “Owls sleep in the day and hunt at night.” Day-active animals: cows, horses, many birds.

Worked examples
Bats are nocturnal. They sleep upside down in the day.
A hedgehog looks for insects at night.
Class activity

“Day or night?”: the teacher shows an animal picture; children answer “day” or “night” (owl — night, cow — day, bat — night).

Practice
1
When does an owl hunt?
2
What does “nocturnal” mean?
3
What does a bat do in the day?
4
Name 2 nocturnal animals.