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Wild animals
Mridang: Unit 2, Chapter 3
GoalTell farm animals from wild animals.
New words
wild · living free, not with peopleforest · a place with many treestiger · a big wild cat with stripesrhino · a big animal with a horn on its nosedeer · a gentle animal that runs fast
Explanation
Some animals live on a farm. A farmer looks after them. Some animals are wild. They live in forests and fields and find their own food. A cow is a farm animal. A tiger is a wild animal. Stay far from wild animals.
Worked examples
Imran
Is a tiger a farm animal?
Riya
No. A tiger is a wild animal.
Imran
Where does it live?
Riya
It lives in the forest.
| Animal | Where |
|---|---|
| cow | on a farm |
| goat | on a farm |
| tiger | in the forest |
| deer | in the forest |
Say: A ... is a farm animal. A ... is a wild animal.
Class activity
Sort the animals. Draw or cut out six animals. Make two piles: farm animals and wild animals. Say the name of each animal and its pile: ‘A goat is a farm animal.’
Practice
1
Look at the picture. Is it a farm animal or a wild animal?
A wild animal.
2
Look at the picture. Is it a farm animal or a wild animal?
A farm animal.
3
Listen. Is the buffalo wild or a farm animal?
…
A farm animal.
4
Say the missing word: A tiger is a ___ animal. (wild / farm)
wild.
5
Writing: copy the words ‘wild animal’.
wild animal