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Step 1 Warmer
As a warmer to introduce the theme of animals,
tell your students they are going to do an animal
A-Z. Ask one student to name an animal which
begins with the letter A, then the next student
has to name an animal beginning with the letter
etc. until you’ve done the whole alphabet. Help
students with more difficult letters.
Step 2
Ask your students what vocabulary they know
related to different parts of animals. Elicit this
vocabulary.
Pre-teach vocabulary which is the same for animals
and humans. For example:
Step 4
Tell your students they are going to listen to 3
children describing their favourite animals. Ask
them to listen and write down the name of the
animal and any words they understand which the
child uses to describe the animal. Play the video
with no images, so don’t turn the projector on.
After listening ask your students to compare their
answers.
Link: http://vimeo.com/19066883
ears, nose
Step 5
Now show the video to your students and ask them
what they think of the children’s descriptions and
the artist’s illustrations.
Link: http://vimeo.com/19066883
Step 7
Ask your students the following question:
Step 8
Tell your students they are going to watch a short
film which illustrates the similarity between
humans and animals. Ask them to notice the
connections between humans, animals and their
environment in each of the clips.
Link: http://vimeo.com/26068168
Step 9
Get feedback, and then watch the film again, but
this time pausing to show each of the 11 clips.
My Favourite Animal
Link: http://www.slideshare.net/kierandonaghy/the-world-where-we-live-wwf