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References:
• www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/
• www.nyzoosandaquarium.com
• www.zoobuenosaires.com
• www.temaiken.com.ar
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Activity: Work in pairs and go to London Zoo website www.zsl.org/zsl-london-

zoo

1)Answer these questions- Oral work

1-Do you often go to the zoo?

2-Do you like going o the zoo?
3-What animals can you find in a zoo? Provide examples
4-Which is your favourite animal?
5-Write your answers under the correct column.

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2) Go to London zoo website and answer the following quiz.

London Zoo Quiz

1)What time does the zoo open?

2)What time does the zoo close tomorrow?
3)How much does a ticket for you cost if
you are also planning to make a donation?
4)Can you take your dog with you?
5)What exhibition is available on Monday
31st of May?
6)Where can visitors park their cars?
7)What happens if you are under 16?
8) When can you learn about the Gorilla
Kingdom?
9) Where is the Zoo’s main gate situated?
10) What should you take into account if
you are wearing Heelys roller shoes in
London Zoo?

3) True or false activity

Facts True False

1) Spider monkeys have no thumbs on their hands.

2) Asian elephants are more closely related to the

woolly mammoth than to the African elephant.
3) The Aquarium has been at ZSL London Zoo since
1919.
4) 2008 has been declared the International year of
the frog.
5) Axolotl are fish since they live permanently in water.

6) Lemurs come from the island of Madagascar.

7) Flamingoes can lay up to five eggs.

8) No tortoises have teeth.

9) Phythons can grow to over 10 m in length.

10)Meerkats are hervivorous.

4) Students check their predictions with the teacher and the website. They tell
the rest of the class how many correct predictions they have made. Go through
any new vocabulary students might encounter while completing the activity.
5) Tell students to prepare their own true or false activity to test their mates,
always looking for information on the website. Discuss any facts they might find.
6) Tell students to vote to give a name to the new baby giraffe in London Zoo.
7) Ask students to write their e-mail addresses if they want to receive the
newsletter of the Zoological Society of London.

Follow-up:
1)Teacher will ask students to imagine they are owners of a zoo. They will have
to prepare a brochure including the name of their zoo, information about the
animals, restaurants, opening and closing time, terms of entry, contact
information, etc. They will have to include pictures downloaded from the web
and draw a map for visitors. Provide a model for students to complete the task.
They need to know their brochure does not need to be as detailed as the
website.

2) T will ask students to choose their favourite animal and design a blog of it.
They can include facts, unusual facts, pictures, poems, jokes, etc.

Variation: cross-curricular. It is a good activity to work with in Science and

Social studies.
This activity can be adapted to compare and contrast zoos from the target
culture and zoos in our country. Tell students to choose the categories they
would like to compare. They can include as many categories as they want.

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www.zsl.org/zsl- ZOO www.zoobuenos www.temaiken.com.ar
london-zoo www.nyzoosand aires.com
aquarium.com