Lesson goal: Students can name common animals and say what they can and can't do.
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Lesson plan
- 1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you have a pet?
- What is your favourite animal?
- Do you like dogs or cats more?
- Are there any animals near your home?
- 2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsWhack-a-moledog · cat · horse · cow · pig · sheep · bird · rabbit · mouse · lion · elephant · monkey · bear · frog · duck
All words in the set - 3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
- Fill the gap
There are ten ___ on the farm.
Answer: sheep - Fill the gap
A frog ___ jump, but it can't fly.
Answer: can - Fill the gap
Cows give us ___.
Answer: milk - Multiple choice
Which animal is the biggest?
mouserabbitelephantduck - Multiple choice
One mouse, two ...
mousesmicemicesmouse - Multiple choice
Which animal can fly?
pigbirdbearcow - True / false
Bears sleep in winter.
Answer: True - True / false
A duck has four legs.
Answer: False - True / false
Read: "I live on a farm. We have two horses, five cows and a lot of sheep. We don't have pigs. My favourite animal is our dog, Rex." The family has got pigs.
Answer: False - Discussion question
What is your favourite animal? What colour is it? What can it do?
Sample answer: My favourite animal is the horse. Horses are big and beautiful. They can run very fast. I can't ride a horse, but I want to learn.
- Fill the gap
- 4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Which animals do you like? Which animals don't you like?
- What animals can you see in the town or city where you live?
- What is a good pet for a small flat?
- Which animals live on a farm?
- Which animal would you like to see in real life?
- 5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz