Lesson 37 – Bedtime
rook: a kind of bird
drowsy: sleepy
labour: hard work
nestlings: young birds which haven’t yet left their nest.
Things to do
1. Read the poem aloud.
Ans: Students should do this on their own.
2. Write what the following are doing
rooks
Ans: The rooks are all flying straight to their nests.
butterfly
Ans: The butterfly is feeling drowsy and has folded its wings.
bees
Ans: The bees are returning to their hives.
birds
Ans: The birds are no longer singing and are ready to sleep.
3. What is your bedtime? Who tells you to go to bed?
Ans: My bedtime is 10:30 p.m. My mother tells me to go to bed.