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Our animals’ habitats

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- Talk about pets

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S’ HABITATS
Guess and write.

* I can fly

* I live in the forest.

* I don’t sleep at night.

* I’m ______________________

* I can swim.

* I live in the sea.

* I’m grey and pretty.

* I’m _____________________

Values for life

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Lesson 1: Dolphins are gray and

intelligent
1 Read the descriptions. Match and write the names of these animals.

It’s gray and fat.

It can walk.
a. _____________________

It’s brown and tall.

It can jump high.

b. _____________________

It’s gray and intelligent.

It can swim.
c. _____________________

It’s black and white.

It can dive.

d. _____________________

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 Lesson 1: Dolphins are gray and intelligent

2 What can these animals do? Write.

a. What can a snake do? b. What can a monkey do?

A snake can crawl. ____________________

c. What can a panther do? d. What can an elephant do?

___________________ ____________________

3 Read and circle the correct answer. Then match with the correct picture.
There is one example.

a. It is the heaviest animal.

giraffe - elephant - snake

b. It is the tallest animal.

dog - lion - giraffe

c. It is the slowest animal.

sheep - tortoise - rabbit

d. It is the biggest animal.

whale - worm - crocodile

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Lesson 2: Vicunas live in Peru

1 Unscramble these words about Peruvian animals.
Then rewrite the words.

ONIL AES
a.

GUARJA
b.

CUNAVI
c.

CANLIPE
d.

LLACHICHIN
e.

DEANAN OFX
f.

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 Lesson 2: Vicunas live in Peru

2 Read and write.

What animals can you find in each region?

THE AMAZON
RAINFOREST
a. ______________

b. ______________
COAST
a. ______________ c. _______________

b. ______________

c. _______________ THE HIGHLANDS

a. ______________

b. ______________

c. _______________

3 Match the animals with their descriptions.

It lives on the coast.

It’s a bird.

It lives in the highlands

It’s a camelid.

It lives in the jungle.

It’s a mammal. It’s fat.

It lives in the Amazon Rainforest.

It is a bird. It’s colorful.

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Lesson 3: A guinea pig is smaller

than a pig
1 Read and then color the correct box.

Who lives on a farm?

lion horse snake condor

a.

b. camel sea lion goat cocodrile

c. zebra cat giraffe cow

d. pig vicuna dolphin hippo

e. fox jaguar guinea pig turtle

2 Look at the pictures. Then write comparative sentences.

jaguar/fast/horse tortoise/slow/hippo
a. ____________________ b. ____________________
____________________ ____________________

guinea pig/small/pig elephant/heavy/sheep

c. ____________________ d. ____________________
____________________ ____________________

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 Lesson 3: A guinea pig is smaller than a pig

3 Write the comparative form of each adjective. There is one example.

a. fast faster e. long

b. small f. heavy

c. old g. slow

d. thin h. big

4 Read. Then write T for True or F for False.

RODRIGO AND THE FARM ANIMALS

This is Rodrigo. He is nine years

old. He has an uncle. His name
is Sam. He loves his uncle. He
goes to his uncle’s big farm every
summer. There are many animals
on the farm. First, Rodrigo feeds
the horses. Then, he milks the
cows with his uncle. He takes
the pictures of the sheep, goats,
ducks, turkeys and rabbits. He
also collects the white chickens’
eggs. Rodrigo likes the farm
animals very much but he doesn’t
like the bull because it is very big
and mad.

a. Rodrigo is nine years old.

b. His uncle's farm is very small.
c. Rodrigo goes to his uncle's farm every winter.
d. Rodrigo collects the balls.
e. Rodrigo takes pictures of five farm animals.
f. Rodrigo dislikes the bull.

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Lesson 4: My favorite pet

1 Write the comparative form of these adjectives.

a. expensive more expensive

_____________________________

b. beautiful _____________________________

c. colorful _____________________________

d. dangerous _____________________________

e. intelligent
_____________________________

2 Write comparative sentences with the adjectives above.

A panther is more dangerous than a rabbit.

___________________________________
panther
rabbit

peacock _________________________________
tortoise

dolphin ____________________________________ donkey

_________________________________
butterfly camel

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 Lesson 4: My favorite pet

3 Read the text. Then answer the questions.

My Pet

Hello! I'm Ana. Do you like animals? I love

them! I often go to the zoo to see wild
animals and I have a pet at home. It's a
guinea pig, it is one year old. Its name is
Alvin. He's small and his hair is light brown.
He has big eyes and a small black nose.
His nose always moves as he sniffs and it is
very funny. He has big ears, long teeth and
a long moustache. His legs are very short
and he has a short tail, too. His body is long
and he's a little bit fat. He likes eating. He
eats vegetables but his favorite food is nuts.
I buy his food at the pet store. He lives in
a cage and he has a lot of toys. I feed him
every day and put clean water in his water
bowl. On Saturday afternoons I clean his
cage and put fresh food into it.I love him
and I think he is one of my best friends.

A. Are the statements TRUE ( ), B. Answer the questions.

FALSE ( x ) or doesn’t say ( ø ) ?
1. How old is Alvin?
a. Ana has a pet. ___________________
_______________________________
b. Her pet is a big animal. ____________
2. Where does Ana buy food for her
c. Alvin drinks a lot of water. __________
pet?
d. The hamster eyes are brown. _______
_______________________________
e. Alvin likes running. ________________
3. What does Alvin look like?
f. Ana looks after her pet. ____________
________________________________
g. Ana's parents like Alvin. ____________
4. How does Ana look after Alvin?
_______________________________
_______________________________

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Quiz time 4!
SCORE!
1 Write the answer. (4 points)
a. What can a snake do? ________________________________
b. What can a monkey do? _________________________________
c. What can a dolphin do? __________________________________
d. What can a kangaroo do? _______________________________

2 Write names of Peruvian animals according to each region.

(3 points)

The Coast The Highlands The Amazon rainforest

3 Write comparative sentences for these pictures. (3 points)

a. a. ____________________
____________________

b. ____________________
b. ____________________

c. ___________________________
c.
___________________________

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 Song activities
4 Listen to the song and number the verses in the correct
order (5 points)
a. Pets have needs, pets need care. ( )
b. Snakes and turtles. ( )
c. Oh it's fun to have a pet! ( )
d. Food and water and exercise too! ( )
e. Cats and rabbits. ( )
f. Fish that love to be all wet. ( )
g. Give them shelter and treat them fair! ( )
h. Gerbils and dogs. ( )
i. Hamsters and frogs. ( )
j. Pets have needs, pets need you. ( )

5 Listen to the song again to complete the sentences. (5 points)

a. Hamsters ____________________________________________.

b. Oh it's fun to ______________________________________________.

c. Pets have needs, ___________________________________________.

d. And parrots _______________________________________________.

e. Horses you ride, now _______________________________________.

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