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ABC Animal Zoo

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The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.

Cut and stick the animals in the correct part of the alphabet zoo:

A-D

aardvark

E-H

I-L

M-P

Q-T

U-W

X-Z

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ABC Animal Zoo key

© The British Council/ Spring Gardens 2005

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.

A-D

Aardvark

Duck-billed platypus

E-H

Flamingo

Giraffe

I-L

Jellyfish

Koala bear

Lemur

M-P

Orangutan

Puma

Q-T

Sloth

Tarantula

U-W

Walrus

X-Z

Yak

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ABC animals

The British Council/ Spring Gardens 2005

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.

Part 1: Match the words and the animals:

aardvark

duck-billed platypus

giraffe

koala bear

ring-tailed lemur

orangutan

sloth

yak

Part 2: Read and guess the answers!

1. Aardvarks’ tongues are

a) 5 centimetres long
b) 15 centimetres long
c) 45 centimetres long

2. Male giraffes are about

a) 3 metres tall
b) 5.5 metres tall
c) 7 metres tall

3. Sloths move at

a) 0.16 kilometres an hour
b) 1.6 kilometres an hour
c) 16 kilometres an hour

4. Male orangutans weigh up to

a) 90 kilos
b) 75 kilos
c) 50 kilos

5. Yaks can live in temperatures of minus

a) 10 degrees Celsius
b) 25 degrees Celsius
c) 50 degrees Celsius

6. A baby koala bear is called

d) a cub
e) a joey
f) a

koaly

Part 3: Read the puzzles and match the descriptions to 5 of the animals above!

1. I live in South and Central America.

I hang upside-down in trees.
I sleep 15 hours a day.
I eat fruit and leaves.
I move very, very slowly!
What am I? ______________________

2. I live in Australia.

I swim in lakes and rivers.
I lay eggs.
I eat insects, worm, shrimps and crabs.
I’ve got feet and a bill like a duck.
What am I? ______________________

3. I live in Madagascar, an island off Africa.

I like sitting in trees in the sun.
I eat fruit, flowers and leaves.
I’ve got a black and white stripy tail.
What am I? ______________________

4. I live in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.

I climb trees.
I eat fruit, flowers, leaves and insects.
I’ve got long red hair and very, very long arms.
What am I? ______________________

5. I live in Tibet, China and India.

I climb high up into the mountains.
I eat grass in summer and snow in winter.
I’ve got long brown hair and long horns.
What am I? ______________________

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kidsenglish

LearnEnglish Kids

ABC animals key

The British Council/ Spring Gardens 2005

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.

Part 1: Match the words and the animals:

aardvark

duck-billed platypus

giraffe

koala bear

ring-tailed lemur

orangutan

sloth

yak

Part 2: Read and guess the answers!

1. Aardvarks’ tongues are

a) 5 centimetres long
b) 15 centimetres long
c) 45 centimetres long

;

2. Male giraffes are about

a) 3 metres tall
b) 5.5 metres tall

;

c) 7 metres tall

3. Sloths move at

a) 0.16 kilometres an hour

;

b) 1.6 kilometres an hour
c) 16 kilometres an hour

4. Male orangutans weigh up to

a) 90 kilos

;

b) 75 kilos
c) 50 kilos

5. Yaks can live in temperatures of minus

a) 10 degrees Celsius
b) 25 degrees Celsius
c) 50 degrees Celsius

;

6. A baby koala bear is called

d) a cub
e) a joey

;

f) a

koaly

Part 3: Read the puzzles and match the descriptions to 5 of the animals above!

1. I live in South and Central America.

I hang upside-down in trees.
I sleep 15 hours a day.
I eat fruit and leaves.
I move very, very slowly!
A sloth

2. I live in Australia.

I swim in lakes and rivers.
I lay eggs.
I eat insects, worm, shrimps and crabs.
I’ve got feet and a bill like a duck.
A duck-billed platypus

3. I live in Madagascar, an island off Africa.

I like sitting in trees in the sun.
I eat fruit, flowers and leaves.
I’ve got a black and white stripy tail.
A ring-tailed lemur

4. I live in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.

I climb trees.
I eat fruit, flowers, leaves and insects.
I’ve got long red hair and very, very long arms.
An orangutan

5. I live in Tibet, China and India.

I climb high up into the mountains.
I eat grass in summer and snow in winter.
I’ve got long brown hair and long horns.
A yak