Stage 1 of 3 · Topic 1 of 16
Animals
What can you see?
Your turn
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a or an?
Click the right little word. If it goes red, try the other one — you will see why underneath.
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I can see ? monkey.
Monkey starts with the sound m, so we say a monkey.
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I can see ? elephant.
Elephant starts with the sound e, so we say an elephant.
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I can see ? tiger.
Tiger starts with t — a consonant sound — so it is a tiger.
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I can see ? owl.
Owl starts with the sound o, so it is an owl.
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Sally can see ? horse.
Horse starts with h, so we say a horse.
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They can see ? animal.
Animal starts with the sound a, so it is an animal.
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I can see ? giraffe.
Giraffe starts with g, so we say a giraffe.
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Sally can see ? mouse.
Mouse starts with m, so we say a mouse.
All correct!
Now say them out loud — that's the half that counts.
Which animal is it?
Read the clue and pick the animal.
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Which animal?
It has a very long neck. It is a ?.
The giraffe has the longest neck of all the animals.
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Which animal?
It is small and grey and it likes cheese. It is a ?.
A mouse is small and grey. A horse and a cow are big.
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Which animal?
It can fly and it can sing. It is a ?.
A bird can fly and sing. Dogs and cows cannot fly.
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Which animal?
It is orange and it has black stripes. It is a ?.
A tiger is orange with black stripes.
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Which animal?
It likes bananas and it can climb trees. It is a ?.
A monkey likes bananas and climbs very well.
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Which animal?
It gives us milk. It is a ?.
We get milk from a cow.
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Which animal?
It is very big and it has a long nose. It is an ?.
An elephant has a long nose. We call it a trunk.
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Which animal?
It says “miaow”. It is a ?.
A cat says miaow. A dog says woof.
All correct!
Now say them out loud — that's the half that counts.
Practise
Play it, then say it
Words and phrases
CAN & CAN'T IN ENGLISH
What can you see?
- MONKEY = I can see a monkey.
- TIGER = I can see a tiger.
- GIRAFFE = I can see a giraffe.
- BIRD = I can see a bird.
- HIPPO = I can see a hippo.
What can the kids see?
- ELEPHANT - They can see an elephant.
- OWL - They can see an owl.
- ANIMAL - They can see an animal.
What about Sally, what can she see?
- DOG - Sally can see a dog.
- CAT - Sally can see a cat.
- MOUSE - Sally can see a mouse.
- COW - Sally can see a cow.
- HORSE - Sally can see a horse.
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YL Starters Vocabulary about Animals
Guess the animal based on the description
Animal Safari — Catch the Right Animal!
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