Activity Book
Mark Ormerod • Donna Shaw
3
UNIT
What’s amazing
2
about animals?
Lesson 1 Vocabulary
1 Find, circle and write. Match.
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raccoon
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Listen and number. Circle.
It’s got scales / fur.
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It’s got feathers / teeth.
It’s got a tail / scales.
Play word tennis. You: fur. Your friend: leopard.
Lesson 2 Song a
nd Gramm
ar
1 Complete the sentences in the table.
Curious about grammar
1 A peacock
has
got feathers.
3 It’s
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a tail.
2 A peacock hasn’t
4 It
got
scales.
got teeth.
Order and write. Listen and check.
It hasn’t got fur.
1 hasn’t / got / It / fur.
2 scales. / got / It’s
3 It / long / a / has / very / got / tail.
4 teeth / It’s / got / and / smile. / a / scary
5 It / raccoon. / isn’t / a
6 a / crocodile! / It’s
3 Read. Write about your favourite animal. Draw.
My favourite animal is a
squirrel. It’s got fur and a long
tail. It hasn’t got feathers.
My favourite
It’s got
Tell a friend about your favourite animal.
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Story
Lesson 3
The chameleon’s tail
1 Look and number. Match.
1
Chameleon’s tail
isn’t amazing.
Let’s play
hide-and-seek.
Your tail is beautiful. It’s
got amazing scales.
We can’t see you,
Chameleon. Where are you?
2 Read the story again and write.
can’t
1 In the story, the animals play
colour
hide
rock
seek
hide -and-
2 Raccoon hides behind a
.
3 Peacock hides behind a
.
4 Raccoon and Peacock
5 Chameleon’s scales can change
tree
.
see Chameleon.
.
3 Read. Think and answer.
I’ve got beautiful fur.
Your fur isn’t
beautiful. It’s boring.
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Hey! That’s unkind.
Very unkind. Say sorry!
Yes, say sorry now!
I’m sorry for being unkind,
Lion. I think your fur is amazing.
Can you think
of other ways to
show that you
are sorry?
Lesson 4 Vocabulary a
nd Cross-curri
cular
Natural scien
ce
1 Write the words. Complete the sentences.
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2
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lsleh
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reptiles
letrut
1 A
2
fox
is a mammal.
4 A
5 It’s got a
have got fur or hair.
3 Most mammals don’t
is a reptile.
.
6
.
have got cold blood.
2 Look, read and write.
1
2
This animal is a snake.
It’s a reptile.
It’s got scales.
This animal is a
It’s a
It’s got
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C
os
u ri
ity Corner
The
Th
h tarsier
i llives in
forests in Asia. It eats
insects and small birds.
The tarsier jumps from tree
to tree. It can jump 4.5 metres!
Can you jump 4.5 metres?
Can you think of five animals that lay eggs?
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Lesso
1 Complete the sentences in the table.
got
Has
hasn’t
I’ve got beautiful
feathers.
Yes
Curious about grammar
1 Has a parrot
got
fur?
Remember!
it got
3
hasn’t
h
’t = has
h s nott
,
4
feathers?
2
.
2 No, it
it has.
Look and write. Act out.
1
Has
3
5
your animal got scales?
Has
2 No,
it hasn’t
4 Yes,
it
.
it got fur?
.
it got a black and white tail?
6 Yes,
.
I think your animal is a raccoon.
Ask and answer. Write Yes, it has or No, it hasn’t.
3
Five Quick Questions
Me
1 Has a snake got ears?
2 Has a parrot got a tail?
3 Has a fish got scales?
4 Has a turtle got teeth?
5 Has a butterfly got a nose?
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2:16
Listen and find out.
Write another question. Has a …? Ask a friend.
My friend
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Lesson 6 Cultu
re
1
2:18
Read. Listen and circle.
Today, we’re
talking about our
favourite animals.
Welcome to Kids Can Talk,
the radio show for kids.
1 I live in Australia / Canada / the UK.
2 My favourite UK animal is the fox / otter / owl.
3 It’s a bird / mammal / reptile.
4 It’s got a long tail / short tail / no tail.
5 It eats vegetables / fruit / fish.
6 It can swim / fly / hop.
2 Read and write about your favourite animal from your country.
The snowy owl
My name’s Jordan. I live in Canada.
My favourite animal in Canada is the snowy
owl. The snowy owl is a bird. It’s got white
and grey feathers. It’s got feathers on its feet to
keep them warm! It’s got big eyes. I think the
snowy owl is amazing.
. My favourite animal in
ea
C
r
My name’s
is the
r tur n
!
Yo
u
ity Corner
v
i
t
Imagine you are an
animal. What can you
see, hear, touch and
smell? How do you feel?
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ommunication
Lesson 7 C
1
and Writing
Number the sentences. Act out.
Over there, under the tree. It’s got black feathers.
I don’t know.
We can find out in
my book of birds.
1
Look at
that bird
over there.
I see it. It’s beautiful.
Where?
What type of
bird is it?
2
Writing tip!
2 Read and write your own fact file. Draw.
Make sure your information is correct!
This
It’s got
This bird is called a blackbird.
It’s got black feathers.
It lives in parks and gardens in the UK.
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feather
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Soungdoso
d!
Listen. Circle the words that have a sound like e in otter. Say.
no
got
under
parrot
koala
hop
squirrel
e as in otter
Write or say words that have the same sound as otter and common.
Kids Can …
1
2
help
p save animals.
Little clay
It’s 2019. Owen is six
koalas
years old. There’s a big
fire in Australia. Lots of
animals are in danger.
Mum! Dad!
I want to help.
This is Owen Colley. He lives in
the USA with his mum and dad.
3
Two days later,
Owen has an idea.
Let’s make little clay
koalas to help the
animals in Australia.
2
4
Owen and his family make lots of little clay koalas.
People give $50 for a little clay koala. The money
goes to an animal rescue centre in Australia.
5
A newspaper tells Owen’s story.
Lots of people want to have a little
clay koala and give money.
Owen and his family make
$300,000 for the animal
rescue centre. The money
saves lots of animals.
Thank you, Owen.
You’re amazing.
Answer the questions.
1 What does Owen make?
2 How does this help animals in Australia?
3 What can you do to help animals?
C
os
u ri
ity Corner
Find out more about
koalas. What do they eat?
Where do they sleep? They
are fascinating animals.
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Rev
Lesson 8
1 Do the crossword.
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
6
5
f u r
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2 Look and tick
or cross
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8
9
10
. Write.
It’s got fur.
It hasn’t
1 fur
2 scales
3 feathers
4 tail
5 teeth
3 Look and write. Answer Yes, it has or No, it hasn’t.
Has it got teeth?
No, it hasn’t.
(feathers) Has it
1 (teeth)
2
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?
3 (scales)
?
4 (a tail)
?
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4 Read and circle.
1 Mammals / Reptiles have got fur and warm blood.
2 Mammals / Reptiles have got scales and cold blood.
3 Most reptiles lay eggs / drink their mother’s milk.
4 A turtle / fox is a mammal.
5 A turtle / fox is a reptile.
6 A turtle has got a beautiful tail / shell.
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2:24
Read and write. Listen and check.
feathers
got
1 Has your animal got
has
hasn’t
feathers
3 Has it got
?
scales
snake
2 No, it
?
5 Has it
7 Is it a
No
.
4 Yes, it
legs?
6
.
, it hasn’t.
?
Yes, it is.
ink abo
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6 Complete the Picture dictionary for Unit 2.
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Unit 2
Read and reflect. Colour the stars. Tick
or cross
.
I can remember the animal words in Unit 2.
I can sing What’s that sound?
I can read The chameleon’s tail.
I can talk, read and write about amazing animals.
I plan to …
sing the song again.
play another game with the cards.
read the story again.
watch the videos again.
Think! What are your five favourite words in this unit?
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