FLASH CARDS LESSONS FOR PRIMARY

4th LESSON: ANIMALS

Vocabulary: Animals & Adjectives
Grammar: Have got, Can & To be. Comparatives
Skills: Tell about animal abilities and descriptions.
Activities: Word search, Complete, Find Out, make a description, Reading, Crossword.
1. Seach the words:

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Ostrich
Elephant
Octopus
Bee
Fly
Whale
Giraffe
Bear

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Lion
Tiger
Hippo
Dolphin
Shark
Mosquito
Monkey
Spider

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Seal
Snake
Fox
Wildboar
Crocodile
Eagle
Wolf
Parrot

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2. Complete with the correct verb: CAN, HAVE GOT (affirmative or

negative form).
a. Bees and mosquitoes _____________ fly
b. Sharks and dolphins ______________ fly. They _____________ swim.
c. Eagles and parrots _______________ feathers.
d. Hippo ___________ swim, but it ___________ run.
e. Fox _____________ four legs. It _______________ feathers and a beak.
f. Crocodiles and tigers ________________ sharp teeth.
g. Whales and elephants ______________ travel long distances.
h. Seals and bears _______________ live in cold places.
i. Lions and snakes ______________ live in hot places.
j. Octopus ____________ eight legs.

3. Read the description and find out the animal.

It lives in the savannah, in Africa and Australia. It has got two long legs and two
wings. Its usually white and black, but its also brown. It has got feathers and a
big beak. It runs very fast. In fact, this is one of the fastest animals in the world.
It lays enormous eggs. Which animal is it?
This is a _____________________________

4. Now, try to do an animal description. Tell where it lives, how it is,

its look, its qualities, etc.
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5. Make the right comparisons:

A Lion is ____________________ (big) than a cat
A wolf is ____________________ (strong) than a dog
A horse is ___________________ (fast) than a pig
A dolphin is __________________ (small) than a whale
A bear is __________________ (fat) than a monkey
A parrot is __________________ (slow) than an eagle
A giraffe is __________________ (tall) than an elephant

HOW TO USE ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH

Adjectives (1 or 2 syllables)

Big
Strong
Fast
Small
Fat
Slow
Tall
Short
Weak

Comparative form

Adjective + ER

Superlative form

Sentences- Examples

THE Adjective + EST

Elephants are bigger than lions

Whale is the biggest animal in the
world

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Read the text and answer the questions.

AN EXTINCT ANIMAL

Its true name is Thylacine. It looks between a wolf and a tiger. Its body and head look like a
wolfs one, and its fur is stripped as a tigers. It lived in Australia until the beginning of 20th
century, when it was reported as an extinct animal. In spite of its physical seeming, it wasnt a
wolf either a tiger. In fact, it wasnt a mammal, but a marsupial. As kangaroos, thylacine had a
bag on the chest, where they carried their babies. It was a predator. It means that thylacine
were carnivores. Its fur was extremely appreciated and hunters killed thousands of them
during the 19th century. Nowadays, is considered an extinct animal, although some have been
reported to be seen in the last decades.

a. What type of animal was the thylacine? Was it a mammal?

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b. Are they still alive?
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c. Why were they extinct?
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d. Do you know any endangered animal (risk of extinction)?
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