Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers
ANIMALS and BIRDS
60-minute Lesson Plan
ANIMALS and BIRDS "Happy Birthday, Jonathan!" Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Multi-page lesson: Vocabulary Preview Spelling Practice (Vowel Gap) Reading Comprehension Grammar Practice Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below! |
Comprehension Quiz Practice
ANIMALS and BIRDS "How Hamsters Became Pets: A Brief History" Level: Advanced As either reading quiz practice - or as listening quiz practice Downloadable Audio File (3 mins 22 secs) Eight Comprehension Questions on page 2 Seven Pair Work Discussion Questions on page 2 Answer Key attached on page 3 Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Bigfoot - Listening Quiz Practice
ANIMALS and BIRDS
Level: Advanced
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Six multiple choice questions with six post-listening discussion questions Page 2 Complete Audio Script and Answer Key Or go paperless (and try the online quiz) by having your learners click on the link at the bottom of this page! Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
ANIMALS and BIRDS
"Bucky Walked Home!"
Level: Beginning to Elementary
Multi-page lesson:
Vocabulary Preview Grammar Practice Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
ANIMALS and BIRDS
"Five Good Reasons to Have a Pet Worm"
Level: Beginning to Elementary
Multi-page lesson:
Vocabulary Preview Grammar Practice Reading Comprehension Discussion Writing Practice Answer Key attached |
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YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'Do You Eat Like a Bird?' ANIMALS and BIRDS Have your students watch the video (left) and fill in the missing words (worksheet below). A great way to start off your class! Level: Intermediate Answer Key and Activity Notes attached on Page 2 Approximate Activity Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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YouTube Video Mini-Lesson
'Are You Chicken?' ANIMALS and BIRDS Have your students watch the video (left) and fill in the missing words (worksheet below). A great way to start off your class! Level: Intermediate Answer Key and Activity Notes attached on Page 2 Approximate Activity Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Picture Bingo
ANIMALS and BIRDS Picture Bingo with 10 different cards Whole class activity; Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Crossword
ANIMALS and BIRDS Use the pictures to complete the crossword.
This activity reviews the names for animals found in the two picture word banks found lower on this page. Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
ANIMALS and BIRDS 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity ANIMALS and BIRDS Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by first becoming a Patreon member, and then clicking on the orange button below!
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Board Game
ANIMALS and BIRDS 30 questions about animals and birds
For groups of two to three players Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
ANIMALS and BIRDS NOTE: The reading text in this file is slightly different from that of the above file. Be sure to use the matching audio files in this section!
Seven pages of activities all about Indonesia's Komodo Dragon (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total Suggestion: Break this lesson up into parts over two or three classes! Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
ANIMALS and BIRDS Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
Listen and number the animals.
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Word Bank + Optional Listening Practice
24 ANIMALS and BIRDS 24 names of animals and birds
Write the correct name of each animal or bird next to each picture; with Answer Key. Watch the Answer Key video! LISTEN: 'Read-Aloud-Script' on Page 3 (Listen and number the animals and birds); plus Extension Activity suggestion Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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24 Animals and Birds
24 More Animals and Birds
bat
crow dinosaur donkey duck goat |
gorilla
hamster hippopotamus kangaroo lizard monkey |
moose
mouse parrot peacock penguin porcupine |
rabbit
rat tortoise turkey wolf worm |
63 Words about Animals
alligator
bat bear camel cat carnivore chicken cow crow deer dinosaur dog domesticated |
donkey
duck eagle egg elephant endangered extinct fox frog giraffe goat gorilla habitat |
hamster
herbivore hippopotamus horse kangaroo lion lizard mammal monkey moose mouse nest omnivore |
ostrich
owl parrot peacock penguin pig porcupine rabbit rat reptile rhinoceros sheep snake |
species
tiger tortoise turkey turtle wild wildlife wolf worm zebra zoo |
Try the interactive version of the above quiz!
Are you a student? Try these Advanced Level Listening exercises and learn more about these animals on my Learner Listening site - just click on the images below! ~Robert :)