Language goals In this unit students learn to describe animals and express preferences and give reasons, New language Why do you like koala bears?. Because theyre cute,Theyre pretty interesting, Theyre kind of shy, Theyre very big. names of animals such as tiger, elephant, koala bear, dolphin description words such as smart, cute, intelligent names of countries: Australia, South Africa, Recycled language between, across from Hes/Shes from ... Hes / Shes five years old. name of countries; China, Japan, Brazil Section A Additional materials to bring to class: coins or other markers for the Bingo game in 4. Ask students to name as many animals as they can in English. Write the list on the board, Ask students to describe each animal in some way.They may tell its color or tell if it is big or small. Say, Today we are going to learn the names of some more animals. Well also leam how to say which ones we like and tell why we like them. la This activity introduces the key vocabulary. Focus attention on the map of the zoo showing pictures of animals. Ask students to point to and name any animals they can. |