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Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2+

WEEK 19

Let’s help endangered animals*

Activity 1 Endangered animals

LET’S SELF-ASSESS
El Perú es uno de los países con mayor biodiversidad en el mundo, aunque muchas especies que habitan
en nuestro país están en peligro de extinción, ¿qué animales salvajes viven en el Perú? ¿Cómo y dónde
viven? ¿Por qué están en peligro de extinción? ¿Puedo describir a estos animales en inglés?

Expresa cuánto sabes en inglés con las frases en la parte superior de la tabla. Marca con una “X” donde
creas conveniente. Aquí, no hay respuestas correctas. Solo responde con honestidad.

No at all Somewhat Well Very Well

Cant I do it?

Can I identify key details in a text about animals’

1. characteristics and abilities in English?

Can I describe animals’ characteristics using

appropriate adjectives and the verbs have, has,
2. don’t have y doesn’t have in English correctly in a
simple text?

Can I describe animals’ abilities using appropriate

3. verbs of actions and can and can’t correctly in
English in a simple text?

LEAD IN
Look at the picture and identify if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE about a wildlife rescue
centre. Follow the example:

Example: It is a place where animals live after they are rescued. TRUE / FALSE

Material elaborado en colaboración con el British Council y RELO Andes de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.

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1. It is a zoo. TRUE / FALSE

2. It is a place where veterinarians help animals recover. TRUE / FALSE
3. It is a place where only dangerous animals live. TRUE / FALSE
4. It is a place where rescued animals live forever. TRUE / FALSE

LISTEN AND READ

Listen to and read the articles about the wildlife rescue centres in Ucayali and Cusco1:

Ucayali Wildlife Rescue Centre

Hi! My name is Ricardo and I’m a veterinarian at the Ucayali Wildlife Rescue Centre. At this
centre, we take care of animals that were rescued in the Peruvian jungle from trafficking.
There are a lot of animals here. These are some of the most popular animals that we rescued.

My favourite animals are the

This black monkey is called a
spider monkey or maquisapa. It
lives in the jungle of Peru. It can
climb trees because it has long
arms and legs and a very flexible
tail, but spider monkeys don’t have
thumbs like other monkeys. The
spider monkey can also swing
from tree to tree to find fresh fruit.
macaws. Macaws have colourful
wings and beautiful feathers.
They can fly long distances. They
can learn to repeat some words,
but they can’t have conversations
like us.
These little ones are called
Taricaya turtles. They can’t run
fast, but they can swim quickly.
They have a hard shell on their
backs to protect them from
predators.

All these animals are endangered. We have to take care of them or they could go extinct.

Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre

Hello! My name is Melissa and I’m a volunteer at the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Cusco.
We take care of rescued animals so that one day they can return to the wild. These are
some of the most popular animals that we have rescued.

Chico is the most popular animal here. He I love taking

is a condor and he has a wide wingspan, care of these
strong claws to catch his prey, a white neck, animals, but it’s
but condors don’t have feathers on their upsetting to see
heads. We rescued him from a restaurant. them wounded.
Someone had cut his feathers, so he can’t We have to be
fly yet. We hope he recovers fast so he can responsible
return to his habitat in the mountains. and protect our
wildlife.

This is Naga, the puma. She is three years

old and she was rescued from an illegal
zoo. She has golden fur and a long, strong
tail. She looks like a lion, but she doesn’t
have a mane. She can jump almost 6
metres horizontally.

Ambos centros de rescate de animales presentados en los textos son ficticios.

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LET’S UNDERSTAND
UNDERSTAND: EXERCISE 1
Write TRUE, FALSE or DOESN’T SAY for the following sentences and justify your answers copying the
extract from the text. Follow the example:

Example:
Ricardo is a volunteer at the Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre.
a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY
Justification: “My name is Ricardo and I’m a veterinarian at the a veterinarian at the Ucayali Wildlife
Rescue Centre”.

The Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre is against animal trafficking.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY
Justification: “… we take care of animals that were rescued in the Peruvian jungle from trafficking”.

1 Spider monkeys are the only monkeys that don’t have thumbs.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

2 Taricaya turtles are only fast when they are on water.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

3 Macaws are able to learn more than 25 words in a year.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

4 Ricardo believes that taking care of endangered animals will save them from extinction.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

5 People do not know the animals at the Cusco Wildlife Rescue Centre.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

6 Naga is similar to a lion.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

7 Chico eats other animals fast.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.

8 According to both texts, we have the power to avoid the extinction of endangered animals.

a. TRUE b. FALSE c. DOESN’T SAY

Justification: _____________________________________________________________________.
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LET’S PRACTISE!

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1:

Make sentences about the animals in the pictures. Use the actions verbs in the box and “can” and “can’t”.

Follow the example:

ACTION VERBS

run – swim – fly – climb – hunt – jump

Example:

Spectacled bear can climb trees , but they can’t jump .

1. Alligators _________________________________, but

____________________.
NOTE:
Remember that
“but” is used to
2. Hummingbirds _____________________________, but
contrast ideas.
____________________.

3. Spider monkeys ____________________________, but

____________________.

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2

Complete the description of an animal using “have”, “has”, “don’t have”, “doesn’t have”, “can” or “can’t”.
Follow the example:

Maya

Maya is a spectacled bear. She is originally from the jungle of Cusco, but now she lives in a
wildlife rescue centre. Spectacled bears have (1) black fur and white spots on their faces.
Maya ___________ (2) spots, but she _____________ (3) big ones. Some bears __________
(4) spots on their faces and chest. Spectacled bears __________ (5) very strong arms, so they
________ (6) climb tall trees and sometimes hunt animals to eat. Maya _________ (7) a smaller
body because she is a female. Males are bigger than females.
Maya was rescued from trafficking and she _________ (8) go back to her habitat yet because
she needs to recover completely.

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 3:

Listen to an interview to Susana, a volunteer at a wild animal rescue centre. Choose a, b or c for the
answer. You will hear the interview twice. Number one is the example:

Example: 4. Which option describes Jaime’s

characteristics?
1. What is “Magical Animals”?
a. He has a large body, a strong tail and sharp
a. A wildlife rescue centre
teeth.
b. A zoo
b. He has sharp claws, a long tail and strong legs.
c. A black market
c. He has a strong tail, sharp claws and hard skin.
2. Why do people traffick hummingbirds?
5. What is going to happen to Walter?
a. People think they can cure diseases
a. Susana will adopt him like a son.
b. People think they are magical properties
b. He might go back to his habitat.
c. People think they are popular animals
c. He will not be realeased soon.
3. Why are hummingbirds important?
6. What phrase describes Susana’s job best?
a. Because they have super powers
a. Hard but important.
b. Because they cost a lot of money in the
b. Important and fun.
black market
c. Dangerous and scary.
c. Because they help new plants grow

Activity 2 Do it yourself – D.I.Y.

LET’S CREATE!
Let’s help endangered animals!

Teenagers do different activities in their free time. You have decided to be a volunteer in a wild animal
rescue centre. One of your duties in the centre is to create the animals’ fact sheets, in order to describe
their characteristics and abilities, so that, visitors from all parts of Peru and the world can know more
about them.

To write the animals’ fact sheets, follow the steps:

Step 1: Choose two endangered animals that live in your regions and decide a name for the wildlife
rescue centre where you volunteer.

Step 2: Make a list of their abilities and characteristics.

Step 3: Think of a quote about protecting our wildlife. Look at the following examples:
• Wild animals are not pets.
• Animals shouldn’t live in cages.
• Monkeys should live free!

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Step 4: Write a short introduction of yourself as a volunteer of the rescue centre.

Step 5: Write the animal´s fact sheet including pictures of them.

You can use the following template:

NAME OF THE RESCUE CENTRE

Introduction of yourself as a volunteer. Pictures

related to
Introduction of the rescue centre.
the text.

Your text should include the following characteristics

Characteristics or criteria Yes No

1. The animals’ fact sheet has a title (the name of the rescue centre) and
starts with an introduction of you (as a volunteer) and the wildlife rescue
centre in English.

2. The animals’ fact sheet includes at least one sentence describing each
animal’s characteristics using “have”, “has”, “don’t have” or “doesn’t have”
correctly.

3. The animals’ fact sheet includes at least two sentences to describe each
animal’s abilities using “can” or “can’t” correctly.

4. The animals’ fact sheet includes a final quote you created related to
protecting our wildlife.

5. The animals’ fact sheet includes images related to the content.

Recommendation

Write a first draft of your fact sheets. Check if they have all the characteristics
above.

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LET’S SHARE!

Muestra tu idea a tus padres, hermanas o hermanos, a quienes

tengas en casa, o a tu profesora o profesor, si están en contacto,
y explícales las cinco características que tu texto debe tener.
Toma nota de los aportes y mejora tu idea para hacer tu texto
en inglés.

LET’S REFLECT!

¡NOTEMOS ALGO!
LET’S REFLECT

En esta sección llegarás a conclusiones sobre lo aprendido.

Luego de realizar las Actividades 1 y 2, puedo concluir que:
Los verbos: “can”, “can’t”, “have” y “has” se usan de la siguiente manera:

1. Para expresar habilidades en inglés utilizo el verbo modales _____________ y su

forma negativa _____________.

Por ejemplo:

a. Most birds _____________ fly, but penguins _____________.

2. Utilizo el verbo _____________ para nombrar las partes del cuerpo de un animal
o una persona, Y su conjugación de este verbo en presente simple 3era persona
singular es _____________.

Por ejemplo:

a. Spider monkeys _____________ strong arms.

b. Naga the Puma ______________ a very strong tail.

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Ahora, reflexionemos:

¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Escuchaste el Audio del Recurso? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas
coinciden con la clave de respuestas? ¿Qué te comentaron sobre el texto en inglés que creaste? ¿Qué
opinas tú? Dale un visto bueno a una de las cuatro opciones. Selecciona la opción que mejor exprese lo
que puedes hacer ahora que culminaste las dos actividades de la semana.

Not at all Somewhat Well Very Well

Can I do it?

Can I identify key details

in a text about animals’
1. characteristics and
abilities in English?

Can I describe animals’

characteristics using
appropriate adjectives
2. and the verbs have, has,
don’t have y doesn’t
have in English correctly
in a simple text?

Can I describe
animals’ abilities using
appropriate verbs of
3. actions and can and
can’t correctly in English
in a simple text?

El presente documento tiene fines exclusivamente pedagógicos y forma parte de la estrategia de educación a distancia gratuita
que imparte el Ministerio de Educación.