Animals and Nature

 

1
It is a small bird from New Zealand with soft, brown feathers. It cannot fly and uses its long beak to find food. It is active at night.

2
It is a black and white animal that lives in China. It mainly eats bamboo and spends many hours eating each day. It is usually calm and moves slowly.

3
It lives in Australia and moves by jumping on its strong back legs. It uses its tail to keep balance. It carries its baby in a pouch on its body.

4
It lives in the ocean and has a wide, flat body. It often hides under the sand to stay safe. It can use its tail to defend itself.

5
It lives in very hot and dry deserts. It has one or two humps that store energy. It can survive for a long time without drinking water.

6
It is a powerful animal that people often ride or use for work. It can run fast and travel long distances. It eats grass and needs a lot of space.

7
It is a long animal with no legs and smooth skin. It moves by pushing its body along the ground. Some types are poisonous, but many are harmless.

8
It is a farm animal that is good at climbing steep rocks. It eats grass, leaves, and other plants. It often has horns and can be very curious.

9
It is a large farm animal that lives in fields. It eats grass and produces milk for people. It usually lives in groups with other animals.

10
It is a strong bird that flies high and hunts for food. It has excellent eyesight to spot small animals. It catches its food with sharp claws.

11
It is a sea animal that is known for its intelligence. It lives in groups and communicates with sounds. It swims quickly and often jumps out of the water.

 

Parts of animals

udder       snout       horn       tusk       claw       beak
paw      tail       wing      antenna       fin       flipper 
shell     fur      whisker     gill      fang     trunk     hoof
feather   scales     antlers      pouch     hair     wool




Types of animals

a predator   a pack animal    a mammal    a reptile
an amphibian     a grazing animal     a rodent
an insect   a sea bird     a scavenger     a domesticated animal
an ape     a flightless bird   





Animal habitats

Habitats - what animals live here?

The desert

Reefs

Rainforest

The city

Mountains

The deep ocean

The beach

The arctic

Antarctica

The moon

Grammar: Comparison

Comparatives review

less beautiful than
more beautiful than

easier than
smaller than


the most (longer) adj
the least (longer) adj

the adj + est

the + irregular adj
e.g. worst, best...




Basic animal vocabulary:

24 items (A2)

Kahoot (A2)














What animal is "man's best friend"?

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Nouns:

continent
population
breed









Pronunciation:

(With some vocab from the workshop script)








zzzzuuuu (not tzu or joo or jzu!)

zoo










l / r

really interesting










v /r

favourite









r / z

differences









str / st

strongest








st / st  / nd / lz (consonant shift)

fastest land animals









ai / ng / r / nd

lazing around








kst

next










str / ks / ng

stretching and exercising










au / ( zh - television, unusual)

enclosure










r / r / nd

run around









l


definitely









ks / pt

except









r / ntl

apparently










l / ntly / r / nd (consonant shift)

I'll definitely recommend it