Flying Visitors

Translate the words: English Hebrew country מדינה important חשוב birds ציפורים hundred מאה kinds סוגים continents יבשות fall (n) סתיו leave לעזוב rest (v) לנוח lay eggs להטיל ביצים spring אביב thousands אלפים bird watchers צפרים golf cart עגלת גולף fish pond בריכות דגים guides מדריכים valley עמק Flying Visitors DID YOU KNOW?Israel is a small country but an important one for birds!- More than 500 million birds fly over Israel every year.- Five hundred and thirty different kinds of birds fly over our country.- Some of these birds fly 20,000 kilometers every year.WHY FLY TO ISRAEL?Three continents meet here - Asia, Africa, and Europe.- In the fall, birds leave Europe and Asia and fly to Africa.- They stop in Israel to rest and eat.- In the spring, the birds fly back home to lay their eggs.BIRDS COME - PEOPLE COMEThousands of people come to Israel from all over the world just to see these birds. In the spring and in the fall bird-watching is a really popular sport here. Bird watchers specially like to visit these places:Agmon Lake in the Hula ValleyVisitors can take a bus, ride a bike or drive a golf cart around the lake.Maagan MichaelBird lovers come to see the birds in the fish ponds near the sea.Kibbutz LotanBirdwatchers go on tours with guides.EilatPeople visit the bird center to see hundreds of different kinds of birds.Tel: 03 644 9622Fax: 03 644 9625Website: [email protected] 1) Match A to B to make sentences: Israel is an important place for birds. Many different kinds of birds come to Israel in the spring and fall. Three continents meet here - Africa, Asia and Europe. The birds leave Europe and fly to Africa. The birds rest in Israel on their way to Africa. Thousands of people from all over the world come to see the birds. 1. Where is the valley? On the mountain Between the mountains 2. What happens in the fall? It gets hot It gets cool 3. Which is a continent? North America Canada 4. When can you rest? Before school after school 5. How is a lake different from a sea? The water is sweet The water is salty 6. Which is a country? Madrid Denmark 7. What can you see in the spring? many flowers lots of snow 8. Where can you see different kinds of fish? in the sea in the desert 9. Find at least 6 verbs in the Present Simplefrom the text and write them here: