The Kiwi

10/10/2020 3:58:00 PM

Image: aucklandandbeyond.co.nz

Do you know?

  • The kiwi bird is a New Zealand icon.
  • The kiwi can live in all kinds of habitats.

Let's learn more about this bird in the following passage!

FACT: The kiwi is the only bird in the world with nostrils at the end of its beak.

Image: aucklandandbeyond.co.nz

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • Where does the kiwi live?
  • According to the audio, where can you see a picture of a kiwi?

Where does the kiwi live?

  • Africa
  • Australia
  • New Zealand

According to the audio, where can you see a picture of a kiwi?

  • on money
  • on clothes
  • on maps

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same as a chicken. It has no or . It does not have feathers like other birds. Its feathers look like hair. Each foot has four toes. Its beak is very long.

A kiwi likes to have a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the hurts its eyes. It can smell things very well. It smells things better than most birds do. The kiwi's eggs are very big.

There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. People do not often see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live.

There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called "kiwis".

Read and answer the following questions.

 New Zealand one dollar. Image: coinquest.com

The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have feathers like other birds. Its feathers look like hair. Each foot has four toes. Its beak is very long.

A kiwi likes to have a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things very well. It smells things better than most birds do. The kiwi's eggs are very big.

There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. People do not often see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live.

There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called "kiwis".

Source: Facts and Figures

Which is the difference between a kiwi and a chicken?

  • A kiwi's beak is smaller than that of a chicken.
  • A chicken has wings but a kiwi doesn't.
  • A chicken is much bigger than a kiwi.
  • A kiwi lives in New Zealand but a chicken doesn't.

Why does the kiwi sleep during the day?

  • Because the sunlight causes damage to its eyes.
  • Because the kiwi doesn't have feathers like other birds.
  • Because the kiwi doesn't want to be killed by human.
  • Because the day is longer than the night in New Zealand.

According to the passage, the New Zealand government _____.

  • builds some zoos to keep kiwis safe
  • leaves people hunting kiwis
  • earns money by selling pictures of kiwis
  • forbids people from killing kiwis

What is the main idea of the text?

  • The kiwi is a strange New Zealand bird.
  • The kiwi sleeps during the day and has no tail or wings.
  • New Zealanders like kiwis very much.
  • New Zealand goverment is trying to protect kiwis.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. It is a very bird because it cannot fly.
  2. The kiwi is the same as a chicken.
  3. It sleeps during the day because the hurts its eyes.
  4. It has no or .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. An airplane can fly because it has .
  2. Most cats have a long .
  3. It's that tourists almost never visit this village.
  4. What of shoes do you wear?
  5. The morning shone through the curtains.