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Amazing Animals January 24, 2023
Warm up Can you name an animal that is ...? cute / poisonous / fast / noisy / dangerous / friendly / common / clever / rare / weird
Focus on Vocabulary Part A: Match each word or phrase to its correct definition.
Part B: Write the correct word or phrase from Part A in each sentence. Do you find any of the sentences surprising? Is there anything you disagree with?
Discuss these questions about animals with a classmate and use the word in bold in your answers • 1. How many nocturnal animals can you name? • 2. How many predators can you name? • 3. How many venomous animals can you name?
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Reading: General comprehension Read the article and write A-D in the gaps to match the images to the paragraphs
Read the article again and write 1-4 in the gaps to match the statements to the animals • a. This animal lives in the ocean. • b. This animal cares for other animals. • c. This animal may harm you if you get too close. • d. This animal can change how it looks. • e. This animal is different from all others. • f. This animal can hide easily in its natural environment
Let’s discuss • 1. Which of these animals is the strangest? (Rank them from 1-4) • 2. Which of these animals would you be most afraid of meeting? • 3. Which of these animals would you like to learn more about? • 4. Is it important to protect all types of animals?
Compound AdjectivesCan you find any other compound adjectives in the text you read earlier? • A compound adjective is an adjective that uses two words. Usually, we put a hyphen (-)between the two words when the compound adjective comes before a noun. • Look at this example:"The Komondor is a large, white-colored dog that has been trained to guard farm animals. "White-colored is an example of a compound adjective.
Match words from Group A with Group B, and words from Group C with Group D
Examples • a. I live in a flat in a twenty-storey building. • b. Cristiano Ronaldo is a well-known football player.