Warm-up
Answer a few quick questions before today's lesson about animals.
Listening
Listen to the recording and answer the questions in each part. You can replay the audio as many times as you need — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. Read the questions in each part first, then submit when you are ready; your answers will be marked together at the end of each part.
Listening — Zoo Welcomes New Animals
This listening task is split into parts. The audio player stays at the top of the page so you can replay it freely — click anywhere on the progress bar to jump to a specific moment. For each part, read the questions first, then listen and answer. You can change your answers until you click Submit; feedback appears once you submit each part.
Reading
Read the passage on the left, then work through the questions on the right.
Reading — Animals Around Us
Read the passage on the left, then answer the questions one by one.
Animals Around Us
There are many animals in the world. Some animals are big, and some are small. A cat is small. It has four legs, two ears, and a tail. Cats are soft and friendly. A cow is big. It has four legs too. Cows eat grass. They live on farms. A bird is small. It has two legs and two wings. Birds can fly. They eat seeds. Dogs are animals that live with people. Dogs have four legs and one tail. They are friendly and happy. Dogs like to play and run.Vocabulary Practice
Practise the 12 key vocabulary items from this lesson through three exercises.
Vocabulary Practice — Unit 8: Things and Creatures (New)
Work through all three parts. Each part uses the same vocabulary in a different way.
Writing Task
- Say where you are (the zoo)
- Describe the animals you see and what they are doing
- Say when you are coming home
Opening: Greet your friend and say where you are.
Body: Describe two animals you see and what they are doing (use 'is' or 'are').
Closing: Say when you are coming home and sign off with 'Love,' or 'See you soon,'.
Speaking
Speaking task. Read the instructions, then complete the task.
Useful sentence starters:
- I have a...
- My favorite animal is...
- It is...
- I see... at...
- I like it because...
- It has...
Teacher Guide
Practise with
- antnoun
a very small insect that lives in large groups
- cagenoun
an enclosed space for keeping animals
- cattlenoun
large farm animals with horns, raised for meat and milk
- dolphinnoun
a large sea animal that breathes air and swims
- lionnoun
A large wild cat with a mane, found in Africa and Asia.
- parrotnoun
a bird with bright feathers that can copy sounds and words
- penguinnoun
A black and white bird that swims in very cold water.
- pignoun
A farm animal with four legs, a curly tail, and pink or black skin that lives on farms.
- puppynoun
a young dog
- rabbitnoun
a small animal with long ears
- ratnoun
a small mammal similar to a mouse but larger
- sharknoun
a large sea fish with sharp teeth