🇬🇧🇪🇸 penguin - pingüino : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "penguin" ("pingüino"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A penguin is a bird with a black-and-white “tuxedo” body that cannot fly in the air but is an amazing swimmer under water. Penguins waddle when they walk, slide on their bellies across the ice, and live in cold places like Antarctica, where they huddle together to stay warm.
At the costume party, I went as a penguin by wearing a black jacket, a white shirt, and my most serious waddle.
In my dream, a penguin was my bus driver and kept honking, “Waddle on, kids, waddle on!”
A penguin would be terrible at basketball because it can’t jump, but amazing at sliding to steal the ball.
One penguin tried to fly, jumped, and then just kept waddling like, “Yep, still not a thing.”
Penguins are birds that can’t fly, but some species can zoom through the water at over 20 miles per hour, like tiny black-and-white torpedoes in tuxedos.
On the white ice a boy sees a penguin. The penguin is black and white. The boy asks, "Can you fly?" The penguin walks, slides, and jumps into the cold sea. The penguin does not fly, but the penguin swims fast. The boy laughs and waves when the penguin comes back.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A1 Beginner
This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.
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