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Animals
Common animals · pets and farm animals
a pet that barks and likes to play with a ball
/dɒɡ/My dog barks when someone comes to the door.
a small pet that says 'meow' and catches mice
/kæt/The cat says 'meow' and catches a mouse.
a small animal with feathers and wings; it flies and sings
/bɜːd/A bird is singing in the tree.
an animal that lives and swims in water
/fɪʃ/The fish swim in the water all day.
a big animal that people ride; it runs very fast
/hɔːs/She rides her horse across the field.
a big farm animal that says 'moo' and gives us milk
/kaʊ/The cow says 'moo' and gives us milk.
a farm bird that gives us eggs
/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/Our chickens give us eggs every morning.
a small animal with long ears that loves carrots
/ˈræb.ɪt/The rabbit has long ears and eats carrots.
a very big grey animal with big ears and a long nose (a trunk)
/ˈel.ɪ.fənt/The elephant drinks water with its long nose.
an animal that climbs trees and loves bananas
/ˈmʌŋ.ki/The monkey climbs the tree to get a banana.
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What animals do you like? Have you got a pet?
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Which animals live on a farm? Which live in a zoo?
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Describe an animal — your teacher guesses which one.
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Which animal are you most like? Why?