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Wildlife, could and couldn’t, and trees

Week 20 · Unit 9 My favorite animal (A): wildlife words, can / could for ability, a fable about a tree (reference only) · 3 lessons
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Animals at the wildlife park

Connect Primary 5 Term 2, Unit 9: pp. 34–41
GoalName animals at a wildlife park and give clues about them.
New words
kangaroo · an animal from Australia that jumps on two legspenguin · a black and white bird that swims but cannot flybat · a small animal that flies at nightdolphin · a friendly sea animalsnail · a small animal with a shellwhale · a very big sea animal
Explanation

At a wildlife park we can see many animals. A kangaroo jumps, and a baby kangaroo can sit in its mother’s pouch. A panda lives in China and eats bamboo. A bat sleeps upside down in the day, and it is a mammal, not a bird. A lion is a big cat. A penguin is a bird. It swims well, but it cannot fly. A dolphin and a whale are mammals that live in the sea. A parrot is a colourful bird. A snail has a shell. Read the table.

AnimalGroupWhere it lives
kangaroomammalAustralia
pandamammalChina
lionmammalAfrica
penguinbirdcold places in the south
parrotbirdwarm forests
dolphinmammalthe sea
snailsmall animalgardens
Worked examples
Hoda

Look at the penguins! Can they fly?

Hassan

No, they can’t. But they can swim very fast.

Hoda

Which animal do you like best?

Hassan

I like the kangaroos. The babies sit in a pouch.

Listen. Hoda and Hassan visit a wildlife park.

Last Friday, Mona’s class visited a wildlife park. They saw a lion, a panda and some colourful parrots. The parrots were noisy and beautiful. In a cold room there were penguins. The children watched them swim. The teacher told them that a bat is a mammal and a whale is a mammal, too. Everyone had a wonderful day.

Read and listen to the text.
Look. Say the animals.
Now you. Choose an animal and say two clues. Start: I live in … . I can … .
Class activity

Animal clues. The child chooses a secret animal from the lesson and gives clues: I live in the sea. I am a mammal. I am very big. The grown-up guesses: A whale! Then change places. Play with five animals.

Practice
1
Listen. Which animal is it?

…

2
Which animal cannot fly: a parrot, a penguin or a bat?
3
True or false: A bat is a bird.
4
Fill in: A baby kangaroo sits in its mother’s ___ . (pouch or nest)
5
Writing: write two clues about a lion.