Do You Know? Level 1 - BBC Earth Birds and Insects

Do all birds fly? What do insects eat? Find out about birds and insects in this BBC Earth reader.

The Ladybird Do You Know? graded readers series comprises a range of non-fiction STEM titles for young learners of English. Covering a variety of topics, Do You Know? adopts an enquiry-based approach, and includes motivating video content, project work and critical thinking activities to develop students' linguistic and twenty-first century skills.

There are four levels progressing from CEFR level Pre-A1 to level A2. Each reader is accompanied by online video content, audio, video and comprehension activities, and suggestions for project work.

Birds and Insects, a Level 1 Reader, is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework and supports YLE Starters exams. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.