koala
part of speech
noun (a koala, koalas)
meaning for a pupil
1) A koala is a grey, furry Australian animal with big round ears and a black nose that lives in eucalyptus trees and eats their leaves. tree →
2) It is a marsupial: the baby, called a joey, grows in its mother's pouch. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science koalas appear in lessons about Australian animals, marsupials, herbivores and habitats; they sleep up to 20 hours a day because their leafy food gives little energy. They are threatened by bushfires and loss of trees. Phrases: «koala bear» (common but wrong), «baby koala», «koala joey».
examples
- The koala was asleep in the fork of a tree. tree →
- Koalas eat eucalyptus leaves. tree →
- A baby koala is called a joey. tree →
- We held a koala at a wildlife park in Queensland. tree →
- Koalas sleep for most of the day. tree →
- Many koalas were hurt in the bushfires. tree →
- The joey rides on its mother's back after leaving the pouch. tree →
- Koalas live only in Australia. tree →
note
Countable: «a koala», «koalas». Pronounced koh-AH-luh. Myth and trap: a koala is not a bear; «koala bear» is a common but wrong name — it is a marsupial. Another myth: koalas are not drunk on eucalyptus; they are sleepy because the leaves give little energy.
In the corpora
- There are eight species of bear, and the koala is not one of them but a marsupial.
- A platypus has a broad flat tail, and a koala has only a tiny stump of a tail hidden in its fur.
- Koalas have fingerprints so like ours that they could confuse a detective.
- Koalas sleep or rest about 18 to 22 hours a day, and some bats sleep about 20 hours.
- A koala, wombat or other wild animal hurt on the road should be helped by wildlife rescue, not by children.
Trees and pragmatics
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