Let’s talk about animals in English.
1.) What is your favourite animal?
2.) What is the scariest animal, in your opinion?
3.) What animals make the best pets?
4.) Do you consider humans to be animals?
WARM UPS
VOCABULARY
BEGINNER
Animal vocabulary flashcards
Basic animals body parts
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Vocabulary Games
Advanced body parts vocabulary game
Collective nouns for animals
GRAMMAR
LOW BEGINNER
Present Simple – Put the words in order
BEGINNER
1st Conditional – Form and usage here
INTERMEDIATE
2nd Conditional explanation and practice game here
Animals idioms
Animal verb or noun?
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Mixed Conditionals – Forms and usages compared here
CONVERSATION AND ACTIVITIES
BEGINNERS
Play 20 Questions – Animal Edition
DIY duck puppet
Select a live cam and talk about what the animals are doing.
INTERMEDIATE
2nd Conditional – Start/Stop Video Speaking Game here
Would you rather…?
HIGH INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Conditionals – Conversation Game here
READING
BEGINNER
National Geographic – Select an animal to read about.
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Select an essay or video about animals from Aeon.
ADVANCED
Select a reading from Epochemagazine
CONVERSATION QUESTIONS
1.) What are some unusual pets? Which one do you think is the best?
2.) Why are humans considered to be so different from other creatures?
3.) Do you think it’s morally wrong to eat animals?
4.) Do you think zoos are good for animals?
5.) What’s the best way to defend yourself against an angry dog?
6.) What’s the best way to help stray dogs and cats?
7.) What’s the weirdest animal, in your opinion?
8.) Which is more dangerous, a pack of wolves or a nest of wasps?
9.) Can you think of some examples of how animals use tools?
10.) Can you think of some examples of clever ways that different animals protect themselves?
Take me to the English Nature Lesson.