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ABC Animal Zoo
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
A-D
Aardvark
Duck-billed platypus
E-H I-L
Flamingo Jellyfish
Giraffe Koala bear
Lemur
M-P Q-T
Orangutan Sloth
Puma Tarantula
U-W X-Z
Walrus Yak
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ABC animals
Part 1: Match the words and the animals: Part 2: Read and guess the answers!
aardvark
1. Aardvarks tongues are
a) 5 centimetres long
b) 15 centimetres long
c) 45 centimetres long
duck-billed platypus
2. Male giraffes are about
a) 3 metres tall
b) 5.5 metres tall
giraffe
c) 7 metres tall
3. Sloths move at
a) 0.16 kilometres an hour
koala bear b) 1.6 kilometres an hour
c) 16 kilometres an hour
4. Male orangutans weigh up to
a) 90 kilos
ring-tailed lemur
b) 75 kilos
c) 50 kilos
5. Yaks can live in temperatures of minus
orangutan
a) 10 degrees Celsius
b) 25 degrees Celsius
c) 50 degrees Celsius
6. A baby koala bear is called
sloth
d) a cub
e) a joey
f) a koaly
yak
Part 3: Read the puzzles and match the descriptions to 5 of the animals above!
1. I live in South and Central America. 3. I live in Madagascar, an island off Africa.
I hang upside-down in trees. I like sitting in trees in the sun.
I sleep 15 hours a day. I eat fruit, flowers and leaves.
I eat fruit and leaves. I ve got a black and white stripy tail.
I move very, very slowly! What am I? ______________________
What am I? ______________________
4. I live in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.
I climb trees.
2. I live in Australia. I eat fruit, flowers, leaves and insects.
I swim in lakes and rivers. I ve got long red hair and very, very long arms.
I lay eggs. What am I? ______________________
I eat insects, worm, shrimps and crabs.
I ve got feet and a bill like a duck. 5. I live in Tibet, China and India.
What am I? ______________________ 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? ______________________
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.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kidsenglish
LearnEnglish Kids
ABC animals key
Part 1: Match the words and the animals: Part 2: Read and guess the answers!
aardvark
1. Aardvarks tongues are
a) 5 centimetres long
b) 15 centimetres long
c) 45 centimetres long
duck-billed platypus
2. Male giraffes are about
a) 3 metres tall
b) 5.5 metres tall
giraffe
c) 7 metres tall
3. Sloths move at
a) 0.16 kilometres an hour
koala bear
b) 1.6 kilometres an hour
c) 16 kilometres an hour
4. Male orangutans weigh up to
ring-tailed lemur
a) 90 kilos
b) 75 kilos
c) 50 kilos
orangutan
5. Yaks can live in temperatures of minus
a) 10 degrees Celsius
b) 25 degrees Celsius
c) 50 degrees Celsius
sloth
6. A baby koala bear is called
d) a cub
e) a joey
f) a koaly
yak
Part 3: Read the puzzles and match the descriptions to 5 of the animals above!
1. I live in South and Central America. 3. I live in Madagascar, an island off Africa.
I hang upside-down in trees. I like sitting in trees in the sun.
I sleep 15 hours a day. I eat fruit, flowers and leaves.
I eat fruit and leaves. I ve got a black and white stripy tail.
I move very, very slowly! A ring-tailed lemur
A sloth
4. I live in the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo.
I climb trees.
2. I live in Australia. I eat fruit, flowers, leaves and insects.
I swim in lakes and rivers. I ve got long red hair and very, very long arms.
I lay eggs. An orangutan
I eat insects, worm, shrimps and crabs.
I ve got feet and a bill like a duck. 5. I live in Tibet, China and India.
A duck-billed platypus 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
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.