Remember: The passive voice is formed by and the past participle. The progressive form of the active voice is verb to be and the present participle, which An Exercise. (a) In the following list of ve out the present participles and use each in th tenses given on page 334. Write these forms on the board and use them (b) Divide the class into two teams: Team present participle and by referring to the conjug on page 334 will write out the progressive conju voice. Team II will select a past participle an with the forms of the verb to be on page 334 to m sive voice. 128. Conversation: Peace-Time Activities Cross. Be ready to offer suggestions for each of peace-time activities in which the Red Cross interested or of which it approves. A secretary will be appointed for each topic, t of the suggestions. Reminders 1. Look squarely at your audience. 2. Enunciate clearly and slowly, so that you can b parts of the room. 131. Protection of Birds a Part of Civic Duty faithful band of public servants constantly figh of man. They are the birds, the farmer's best could a community show its appreciation, if bird servants presented a pledge like this? A PLEDGE FROM THE BIRDS We pledge ourselves to police your orchard and and keep them free from injurious worms and inse SIGNED: Woodpeckers, Brown Creepers, Nuthatches, Bluebirds, Wrens, Tanagers, Orioles, Vireos, Flycatcher We pledge ourselves to police your gardens ar check the aphids, worms, and grubs which otherw destroy your crops. SIGNED: Chipping Sparrows, Song We pledge ourselves to police your meadows and destroy the grasshoppers, and other insect pests, and of weeds, which would otherwise ruin them. SIGNED: Bobolinks, Bobwhites, Meado The People's Home J How do these three groups of "bird policem in the places where they work and in the foes they Which of these birds have you seen? where? information in bird books about how these birds Perhaps you can borrow a colored bird book from th What else do birds give us besides this servic harmful insects and weeds? What do they somet from man as slight payment for this great police ser You can begin to show your appreciation of bird viding homes and other comforts for them. Begi a bird house to make for an exhibit. Writing a Letter. Write a business letter to a ma community who has a good window in which to ex boxes, etc. Ask him whether he will allow you to I an exhibit in his window. 132. An Expression Drill. Find Henry van Dy poem, "The Song Sparrow," at the library and saying it at home with life in every line, as if and hearing the bird for the first time. you w A Talk to the Class. Tell the class what you thi can do to attract birds to a community. Handwork. During the next week make a bird bo for one of the following birds, or another bird of y munity. The boxes will be exhibited later. 1. House wren 3. Flicker 2. Chickadee 5. Woodpecker 7. Ro 8. So 4. Martin 6. Nuthatch 133. Gathering Ideas about Birds. There are t ways by which you can get ideas about birds. Th ΤΗ on page 341 suggests one of them. How would the help you? How would the camera help? Why d observer of birds like to have a notebook? Can you tell the name of the bird going down foremost? It is a nuthatch. What things can you learn about birds from ( them, (2), reading about them, and (3) talking What helpful suggestions do you get from eac in the following selection? BIRD STUDY 1 The best season to begin the study of birds i when the varieties are few and less likely to confu also an excellent time to learn to observe carefully a form, manner of flight, and perching and feeding sides, experience gained at this season will be of g one when the country is overrun with the army But with the first arrivals in the spring begins the birds are most interesting, for then may be studied mating and nesting habits, and the many activities busy lives. 2 There are several methods of bird study. One is good locality and remain quiet, waiting for the birds another is to walk quietly through the fields, pastures or along bush-grown roads, observing as you go. cellent way is to drive with a slow-walking horse al roads, for birds which are easily alarmed at a per scarcely notice a horse and carriage. Always move with as little noise as possible, wit movement, and without the appearance of watchi you are stalking. If you utter low chirps or whistl less liable to take alarm. 4 I once read in a very interesting book by Mr. Dar successful he had been in catching birds with his h method is to approach slowly and very quietly wher not looking at him. The instant the bird looks in h |