PROBLEM SOLVING TASK

You are in the PRODUCTION STAGE.

PLANNING A ZOO! To do the following activity, you should gather together with a friend, a member of your family, or a neighbour. You will have to talk with them in order to arrive at a decision. You will have to plan a zoo deciding which animals can be placed next to which. After that, draw the layout of the zoo, give it a name, and design a brochure.

RULES OF THUMB

• Speak
• Work collaboratively
• Give reasons to your choices
• Reach an agreement
• ENJOY!

Let's start...

LISTENING TIME

It's time to do a LISTENING COMPREHENSION activity.

Bingo!

Listen carefully to the description of animals and have fun while you learn.

Click here to play Bingo: http://www.elllo.org/nine/bingo.htm

               

READING FABLES

Let's do a bit of READING COMPREHENSION.

Are you familiar with the word Fable? A hint: a Fable is a short story in which animals, which act and talk like people, take part. Fables illustrate a particular moral and teach a lesson to children. Aesop's fables are famous fables and scripts which provide great entertainment for children.

Now, would you like to read some of this wonderful fables? After reading, see if you can find the moral.

Here it is a list with a few fables. Feel free to choose and read one.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/aesop-fable-the-ant-and-the-grasshopper.htmgrasshopper.htm

The Lion and the Mouse

http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/aesop-fable-the-lion-and-the-mouse.htm

The Fox and the Grapes

http://http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/aesop-fable-the-fox-and-the-grapes.htm

The Ass in the Lion's Skin

http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/aesop-fable-the-ass-in-the-lion

Did you enjoy them? Have they taught you something? Be ready to retell these short stories to your dearest and nearest... Give it a try!

AT THE ZOO

More Animals...

Here you will learn about ZOO ANIMALS. 

What animals do you enjoy seeing at the zoo? 

What do you like most about these animals?

First, we will invite you to see a stylish Animal Alphabet Site with illustrations created from the letters in each zoo animal's name. Click here and enjoy!

Bembo’s Zoo 

Now, Game Time.

How good is your memory? Are you good at matching? Let's try with a super easy game. Click here to play it:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/concentration-games/zoo-animals/

Learn more animals names. Let's do a Letter-soup! Go here:
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/word-finds/zoo-animals.html

                                      ENJOY IT!

ANIMAL SOUNDS

                   

It's time to do a LISTENING COMPREHENSION activity.

You will hear the sounds that animals make. It's easy...Let's try!
Click here:

http://www.perunakellari.fi/animalsounds/animal-e.html

Now that you are familiar with the animal sounds, you can try the following exercise.

It will help you learn how the sounds are called. For instance, dogs BARK, while cats MEOW. Let's enlarge your vocabulary!

Click here to do a crossword:

http://iteslj.org/cw/1/vm-animalsounds.htm

LEARNING IN ENGLISH IS FUN!

In this blog, we will concentrate on vocabulary about ANIMALS.
So, if you are eager to learn more and to enlarge your vocabulary, start enjoying this awesome blog. You will find tons of educational activities which will help the development of the different skills: SPEAKING, LISTENING, READING, and WRITING.
LET'S LEARN!

First, let's review animal names. Quizz Time!

Click here:

http://iteslj.org/v/ei/animals.html

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