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Wild Animals 1 - Reading




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VOCABULARY: ANIMALS - READING

  INTRODUCTION 

For more information about Wild Animals —vocabulary and listenings—, check: http://letsticenglish-voc.wikispaces.com/wild-animals5
 
                                                
    EAGLE      VULTURE    OSTRICH   FLAMINGO    PARROT     TOUCAN                                HIPPO        RHINO      BUFFALO   ELEPHANT 
 
                                               
      LION         TIGER        LEOPARD    CHEETAH    PANTHER      PUMA                   GIRAFFE       ZEBRA        MONKEY      GORILLA   KANGAROO            
   
                                            
     KOALA       PANDA        HYENA   PORCUPINE       CROCODILE    SNAKE     TORTOISE  CHAMELEON        SHARK       DOLPHIN     WHALE          
 

  READING 

1.  Use the code to find the names of some animals.

  A  

  B  

  C  

  D  

  E  

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  G  

  H 

   I   

  J  

  K  

  L  

  M  

  N  

  O 

  P  

  Q  

  R  

  S  

  T  

  U  

  V 

  W  

  X  

  Y  

  Z  

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a.  2  5  1  18  19  live in forests.                                    b)  6  15  24  5  19  can be red or grey.   
      
c)  20  9 7 5 18 19  are yellow and black.                    d)  5  12  5  16  8 1 14 20 19  are very big mammals.
 
e)  16  1  18  18  15  20  19  are very colourful.          f)  11  1  14  7  1  18  15  15  19  live in Australia.
 
 
2.  Wordsearch. Find 19 animals.
 

   

         
         
         
       
 
3. Tick the odd one.
 
a)  DOLPHIN -  GIRAFFE -  WHALE -  SHARK                They live in air.           They live in water.
 
b)  FLAMINGO -  TOUCAN -  VULTURE -  HYENA         They are birds.           They are fish.
 
c)  BUFFALO -  CHEETAH -  SNAKE -  ELEPHANT      They've got skin.       They've got legs.
 
d)  ZEBRA -  HIPPO -  CROCODILE -  PENGUIN            They've are green.     They live on land and in water.
 
 
 
4.  Read and tick (there are 2 or more in each case).

•  They are big.                                                            WHALE            ELEPHANT           PENGUIN           HYENA

•  They have got two colours or more.                 TOUCAN          TIGER                    ELEPHANT         ZEBRA
 
•  They are very tall or long.                                     LION                 GIRAFFE               CHAMELEON     SNAKE               
 
•  They have got arms.                                              DOLPHIN         MONKEY               PANDA                BUFFALO
 
•  They don't eat animals.                                         KOALA             PANDA                  GIRAFFE             CHAMELEON
 
•  They are very fast.                                                  TORTOISE       GORILLA              OSTRICH             CHEETAH
 
5. Choose the word.
a) It's a dangerous bird.                               b) It's a pink bird with long legs.  
 
 
c) It's a very fast cat.                                      d) It's got big feet and big ears.
 
 
e) It's a very slow reptile.                               f) It's a reptile with big eyes and a long tongue.
 
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