UNIT TITLE:
WILD ANIMALS
INTRODUCTION:
LEVEL:
Primary 2nd Cycle (3rd – 4th level)
This unit is appropriate to practice vocabulary about animals and to use the structures
have/haven’t got and live in… in a communicative way.
OBJECTIVES:
CONTENTS
 To practice vocabulary about animals.
 To use the worked structures
 To participate in communication activities
 Wild animals (revision): tiger, gorilla,
crocodile, snake, whale, parrot.
 Parts of the animals’ body: body, mouth,
eyes, ears, tongue, tail, whiskers, teeth,
legs, beak.
 Places: jungle, grasslands and sea.
 Adjectives: big/small, long/short
 Structures: have/haven’t got, live in…
COMPETENCIES from the English Language Subject:
1. Competència comunicativa lingüística i audiovisual.
2. Competència artística i cultural.
COMPETENCIES. Support to other subjects:
5.
Competència d’aprendre a aprendre
6.
Competència d’autonomia i iniciativa personal
7.
Competència en el coneixement i la interacció amb el món físic.
Communicative
session
- peer conversation
(picture dictation).
- Group interaction
(preparing the oral
exposition)
- Whole class interaction
(oral exposition)
- Teacher presenting
vocabulary
- Vocabulary games
Steps
1
CONTENTS: DIMENSIONS
Esthetic and literary
Plurilingual & Multilingual
- Description of an animal
- Picture dictation
- Organization and
decoration of the oral
exposition in the big
cards
Activities
- different places where animals
can live
Interaction
Material
Timing
Flashcard games
Adult-child
Flashcards
15’
Mime the song “The animals went
in 2 by 2”
CD playerchild
Worksheets with the
pictures and the
lyrics of the song.
20’
Questions and answers with a die
Child-child
Dice
Examples of
questions
15’
1st
2
3
session
Steps
4
Activities
Interaction
Material
Timing
Description of an animal (using
body language).
Adult-Child
Flashcards
10’
Picture dictation (in pairs)
Child-Child
Sheets of paper
Pencils
Rubbers
15’
5
6
Child-child
Oral description about the chosen
animal and the partners must
guess which animal it is.
Child-Child
Previous displays of
the pupils
3rd
2nd
In groups of 4 children choose an
animal, draw it (or photo) and write
a description (display it in a big
card or do an audiovisual
presentation)
Photographs
Crayons
Pencils
Rubbers
Sheets of papers
Big cards
Computer with
PowerPoint and
internet connection
Final
Task
25’
50’
EVALUATION
Criteria:
-
To understand the vocabulary and structures.
To use the vocabulary and structures.
To participate in the communicative activities.
-
Previous knowledge about the animals and parts of the body.
Initial:
Formative:
-
Cooperation between partners/in groups.
Participation in the group-class activities.
Use of the vocabulary and structures.
-
Positive attitude to the topic.
Respect to other partners’ oral productions.
Pronunciation and communication skills in the foreign language.
Final:
DIVERSITY:
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Further work
Story about animals and performance
- Reinforcement: Bingo of animals/parts of the body, board games with easy questions…
- Advance: Other animals (zebra, Kangaroo, hippo…) and parts of the body (fur, scales,
feathers, fins…)
 ACI: Multimedia activities