Check what you know about rare animals.
Read about a rare bird.
Learn some animal words and ways of talking about size.
Study can/can't, present simple, short answers and articles.
Listen to an interview with a conservationist.
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Write descriptions.
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Write a description of an animal.
Write about an animal, or the role of zoos in modern society.
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chick
chick (noun)
baby bird
conservationist
conservationist (n)
a person who works to save the environment and wildlife
trunk
trunk (n)
very long nose
forest
forest (n)
area where there are many trees very close together
bush
bush (n)
area in parts of Africa where people don't live, only animals
leaf/leaves
leaf/leaves (n)
green part of a plant
extinct
extinct (adj)
doesn't exist now; dinosaurs, for example, are extinct
female
female (n)
the opposite of male, the sex that can have babies
flightless
flightless (adj)
cannot fly; the penguin, for example, is a flightless bird
hatch
hatch (verb)
when a bird is born; when a bird comes out of the egg
lay
lay (v)
to produce an egg
nest
nest (noun)
home made by birds, where they lay their eggs
leaf
leaf (n)
flat, green part of the plant
male
male (n)
the opposite of female, the sex that cannot have babies
mainland
mainland (n)
the main piece of land of a country, not its islands
mate
mate (v)
to become a couple in order to have babies
offshore
offshore (adj)
in the sea, near the coast; for example, the offshore islands of France are near France
plentiful
plentiful (adj)
if something is plentiful, it means there is a lot of it
predator
predator (n)
an animal that hunts another animal for food
root
root (n)
part of the plant that is under the ground. The roots get water for the plant.
seed
seed (noun)
small object made by the plant, from which a new plant can grow
unprotected
unprotected (adj)
if something is unprotected, nobody is looking after it