#15 (30 min) animal words and describing animals (and intro questions)

• Engels
• Basisschool
• Groep 8

Warm-up-game

You get one minute to look at the picture with animals on it on the next slide.

After one minute, write down as many animals as you can remember in English in two minutes. 

Don't know the word or spelling? Just write what you think. 

Good luck! 

Today's class

• Animals warm-up-game
• Animal vocabulary
• Describing an animal 

Ready... set... write! 

You now have two minutes to write down the animals you have seen on the poster.

Write in English.

Good luck!

Let's check! 

Describing an animal 

Work in pairs.

One chooses an animal from the pictures.

Decribe it in English. Use words from the list.

The other one guesses the animal.

Then swap. 

Keep doing this until the time is up. 

Useful questions for a game of 'what animal is it?'

Can it / the animal ... (fly / swim / climb /  make a sound/ whistle / etc.)

Is it/ the animal ... (dangerous/ big / small / a pet/ etc.)

Does it / the animal have ... (feathers / a fur / paws / wings / antlers / etc.)

Does it / the animal ... (eat meat / live in the water / sting/ etc.) 

That's it for today!

Asking questions in Dutch

Kan een koe vliegen?

Is een slak gevaarlijk?

Zijn zeeleeuwen vegetariërs?

Heeft een muis hoektanden?

Heeft een kat een staart?

Hebben walrussen oren?

 

Asking questions in English

Can a cow fly?

Is a snail dangerous?

Are sealions vegetarians?

Does a mouse have fangs?

Does a cat have a tail?

Do walruses have ears?

A game of 'what animal is it?'

Work in pairs or groups of three.

Each chooses an animal.

Ask each other questions in turns to eliminate animals.

Keep asking questions until you have found the correct animal.

Let's play an example first. 

Let's play 

Can it / the animal ... (fly / swim / climb /  make a sound/ whistle / etc.)

Is it/ the animal ... (dangerous/ big / small / a pet/ etc.)

Does it / the animal have ... (feathers / a fur / paws / wings / antlers / etc.)

Does it / the animal ... (eat meat / live in the water / sting/ etc.)