Vocabulary: Animals
Animals
This is a… (Esto es un/una…)
bat | /bat/ | murciélago |
bear | /bear/ | oso |
camel | /cámel/ | camello |
cat | /cat/ | gato |
cow | /cau/ | vaca |
crocodile | /crócodail/ | cocodrilo |
dog | /dog/ | perro |
dolphin | /dólfin/ | delfín |
elephant | /élefant/ | elefante |
fish | /fish/ | pez |
giraffe | /shiráf/ | jirafa |
hippo | /jípo/ | hipopótamo |
horse | /jors/ | caballo |
kangaroo | /cangarú/ | canguro |
lion | /laion/ | león |
monkey | /mánki/ | mono |
mouse | /máus/ | ratón |
ostrich | /óstrich/ | ostra |
parrot | /parto/ | loro |
pig | /pig/ | cerdo |
pinguin | /péngüin/ | pingüino |
rabbit | /rábit/ | conejo |
rhino | /rino/ | rinoceronte |
shark | /shark/ | tiburón |
snake | /snéik/ | víbora |
tiger | /táiguer/ | tigre |
turtle | /tértl/ | tortuga |
whale | /weil/ | ballena |
Colours
It is … (Es…)
black | /blác/ | negro |
brown | /bráun/ | marrón |
green | /grín/ | verde |
grey | /grei/ | gris |
orange | /óreinsh/ | naranja |
pink | /pink/ | |
white | /uáit/ | blanco |
yellow | /iélou/ |
Size
It is… (Es…)
big | /bíg/ | grande |
long | /long/ | largo |
short | /short/ | corto bajo |
small | /smól/ | pequeño |
strong | /strong/ | fuerte |
tall | /tól/ | alto |
Places
It lives in… (Vive en…)
the city | /de cíti/ | la ciudad |
the desert | /de désert/ | el desierto |
the grasslands | /de gráslands/ | las praderas |
the jungle | /de shángel/ | la jungla |
the ocean | /di oushean/ | el océano |
Food
It eats… (Come…)
fish | /fish/ | pescado |
fruit | /frut/ | fruta |
meat | /mit/ | carne |
plants | /plants/ | plantas |
Scheme of description (Esquema de descripción)
This is a/an (animal). It is (colour) (and colour). It is (size). It has / doesn’t have (number of legs / wings). It lives in (place). It eats (food).
Examples
1. This is a giraffe. It is yellow and brown. It is tall. It has four legs. It lives in the grasslands. It eats fruit.
2. This is a whale. It is grey. It is big. It doesn’t have legs. It lives in the ocean. It eats plants.
Parts of the body
It has got … but it hasn’t got… (Tiene… pero no tiene…)
beak | /bik/ | pico |
feathers | /feders/ | plumas |
fins | /fins/ | aletas |
fur | /fer/ | pelaje |
legs | /legs/ | patas |
neck | /nek/ | cuello |
tail | /teil/ | cola |
teeth | /tiz/ | dientes |
wings | /uings/ | alas |
Examples:
A giraffe has got a long neck.
A shark has got three fins. It hasn’t got wings.
¤ Complete the sentences
3. An ostrich has got ………………….. and ………………..… but it hasn’t got …………….. or ………………..
4. An elephant has got ……………….. and ………………..… but it hasn’t got …………….. or ………………..
Abilities
It can… (Puede…)
climb trees | /klaimb tris/ | trepar árboles |
fly | /flai/ | volar |
hunt | /jant/ | cazar |
jump | /shamp/ | saltar |
run | /ran/ | correr |
swim | /suim/ | nadar |
talk | /tok/ | hablar |
walk | /wok/ | caminar |
Examples:
A monkey can climb trees and run but it can’t swim.
A hippo can swim but it can’t climb trees or run.
¤ What can they do?
What can a dolphin do?
It can swim and jump but it can’t walk or fly.
1. What can a parrot do?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What can a shark do?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. What can a lion do?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What can a kangaroo do?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
¤ Let’s describe animals
Example:
This is a giraffe. It is yellow and brown. It is tall. It has got a long neck and four legs but it hasn’t got wings or fins. It lives in the grasslands. It eats fruit. It can run but it can’t jump.
Now choose an animal and write a description (Ahora elegí un animal y describilo).
