RULERS OF THE SKY (3)

Montana Raptor Conservation Center
The modern world is a dangerous place for these magnificent birds. They can be hit by cars or injured in collisions with power lines. They can eat poisoned meat or ingest lead from hunters' guns. They can become tangled in wire or string. Thankfully, there are places like the Montana Raptor Conservation Center in Bozeman, Montana, where injured birds get a second chance at life and freedom. At the center, volunteers do their best to rehabilitate injured birds. Some die from their injuries, but around 32 percent are eventually released. Some spend a few weeks or months at the center, while others may need a year or more to recover.

An osprey that had her feathers singed from head to talons spent 15 months at the center. She flew away to freedom last September. The birds that cannot return to the wild continue to live at the center and become education birds. Teams of volunteers take the birds to schools and public gatherings to teach people about raptors and their habits.

The Montana Raptor Conservation Center's efforts keep these magnificent birds flying in the skies where they belong.


Grammar Gym
[subject] keeps [object] [doing something in a place].
- The Montana Raptor Conservation Center's efforts keep these magnificent birds flying in the skies where they belong.
- The church's afterschool program helps to keep kids focusing on their schoolwork and off the streets where they don't belong.
- The government funding keeps these single moms working at home where they not only earn a living but can also be with their children.


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Teaching Topic: Power vs. Electricity
electricity 剛搬到新家可用這個字
- There is no electricity in the house.
power 日常生活中比較常用這個字
- power outage 停電
- Please turn off the power. 請把電關了
- Leave the power on. 不要關掉
- power company 電力公司
- power line 電線


Language Lab
collision n.
/kəˈlɪʒən/
an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
- The collision of two trains caused a lot of casualties.
- The bumper of my car was dented in the collision.
a strong disagreement between two people or groups
- The movie showed the collision between two generations.

rehabilitate v. [re-再一次/ habi 居住]
to help someone to live a healthy, useful, or active life again after they have been seriously ill or in prison
- The team successfully rehabilitated this patient.
rehab (縮寫)
to make people think that someone or something is good again after a period when people had a bad opinion of them
a program for helping people who have problems with drugs, alcohol, etc.— often used after in or into
- The pop star is under treatment in a rehab center.

singe v.
/ˈsɪnʤ/
to burn the surface of something slightly, or to be burned slightly
- Eileen singed her dress by accident while she was ironing it.
- Angela got too close to the stove and singed her hair.

conservation n.
the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed [= preservation]
- The conservation area is only accessed by authorized persons.
- The organization is devoted to soil conservation. 致力放水土保持
conserve v.
to protect something and prevent it from changing or being damaged [= preserve]
- The people of this town put a lot of effort into conserving this old building.


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