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ANIMAL PLANET 1 TRACK 1
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CARAVAN SONG
Travelling around the world in a caravan
Meeting all kinds of people, visiting different lands.
This is how I live with my family.
My mum’s a vet; my dad does wildlife photography.
Oh, I feel so great, having so much fun!
Seeing so many places that are second to none.
There are mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans.
Different people who make me feel new emotions.
Oh, I love to travel in my caravan.
I feel so free, looking out the window when I can.
Let’s go and enjoy the world together,
I don’t even care about the weather.
Sometimes it’s sunny, rainy, hot or dry.
Cold or snowing in the month of July.
So, just smile from wherever you are.
And I’ll wave back from my caravan car.
Oh, I love to travel in my caravan.
I feel so free, looking out the window when I can.
Let’s go and enjoy the world together,
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I don’t even care about the weather.
Yeah, we’ll have fun together,
Let’s all travel forever and ever!
Text 1
Hi! My name is Alex. Actually, my name is Alexandra,
but everybody calls me Alex. My mum’s name is
Gina. She’s British and she’s 39 years old. My dad’s
name is Tom. He’s British too and he’s 35 years old.
My mum is a vet and takes care of sick animals. My
dad is a wildlife photographer and takes photos.
Do you know where I live? When I was younger, we
lived in the USA, but now we don’t. We live around
the world. We don’t live in a flat or a house; we live
in our “super caravan”! I say “super” because it has
got everything we need. You may think I don’t go to
school. The truth is I don’t, but I study the same as
you. I have lessons every day on my computer. I have
an online teacher and online lessons. Learning is
great fun!
What about you?
Where do you live?
What are your parents’ jobs?
Do you live in a house?
Do you go to school?
Text 2
Hi there!
Have you noticed what a nice world we live in?
It’s very interesting to see that life comes in many
different ways. There are tiny animals and huge
animals. Some of them have legs, some wings and
some fins.
They all move in different ways too. Some animals,
like fish, swim and swim. Some, like birds, fly in the
sky. Others, like snakes, crawl and crawl and others,
like you and me, walk and walk.
And what about their bodies? Birds are covered in
feathers. Most mammals are covered in fur, fish
and reptiles in scales. And you and me, what are we
covered in?
Now let’s sing.
CREATURES SONG
We creep, we walk, we swim, we fly.
We’re fish and birds and whales, oh my!
We’re lions, bluebirds, snakes and bees.
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We live in water, land and trees. my favourite!

Text 4
Let’s smile and take each other’s hands,
Alex: What’s a mammal, Mum?
And think of the creatures of this land. Mum: A mammal is an animal whose body is usually
covered in hair and that gives its children milk. There
are some mammals that have no hair like whales
Check the insects. They’re so small.
and dolphins. They only have skin.
They crawl and buzz or fly above.
Alex: What’s a bird?
They land on water or on a leaf, Mum: A bird is an animal whose body is covered in
Or on a mammal like you or me. feathers and that lays eggs. A bird’s forelimbs are
wings.
Alex: What is a reptile?
Let’s smile and take each other’s hands, Mum: A reptile is an animal whose skin is covered
And think of the creatures of this land. in scales. Some of them have got legs, like lizards.
Some of them haven’t, like snakes. Reptiles lay eggs.
Now let’s sing.
Mammals can also have fur,
Like tigers, rabbits, cats or bears.
WE LOVE ANIMALS SONG
These hunt for fish we know.
If we cut down every tree,
And they have claws like we have toes.
Heat the planet and kill the beasts,
And some have wings like we have arms.
Waste the water until we please,
And some have scales like we have skin.
We will cry alone.
And some will crawl under our feet.
And some will bounce at the rhythm of the beat.
There’s no better home than this world.
Take care of trees and animals.
Let’s smile and take each other’s hands.
Do so and you’ll make it smile,
And think of the creatures of this land.
And we will smile along.

Sometimes some people aren’t so good.

They don’t do the things they know they should. We love animals, flowers and people,

They cut down forests and blacken seas. From the huge elephant to the tiny beetle.

So let’s start helping. Come along with me! We love animals, why not help them?
All together a circle of friends.
Let’s smile and take each other’s hands.
And think of the creatures of this land. Once a bear up north cried out, “They took my fur
away!”
Text 3 Then a friend down south told me, “My tusks were
Mum: Alex, what do you like doing? sold away!”
Alex: I like travelling. Well, in fact I love travelling!
Oh my, what’s wrong with us?
Mum: What do you like about travelling?
Alex: I like learning new things about different Is the world going mad or what?
countries. I like meeting new interesting people. I Friends are sad and it’s not bad luck.
like trying different food and I love learning things
about animals too. It’s all because of us.
Mum: Do you like animals?
Alex: I love animals, especially mammals. They are

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We love animals, flowers and people,

From the huge elephant to the tiny beetle.
We love animals, why not help them?
All together a circle of friends.

Text 5
Today we are off to New Zealand. Do you know where
it is? It is in Oceania. Oceania is made up of Australia
and New Zealand. Do you know what language they
speak there? They speak English. Did you know
that the seasons are different in Australia and New
Zealand? When it’s winter in Europe, it’s summer
in Australia, and when it’s summer in Australia, it’s
winter in Europe. In Australia and New Zealand, it’s
very hot at Christmas.

Text 6 – KIWI BIRDS: STORY

(One evening, Alex, Mum and Dad are driving down
a road and they see a dog carrying something in his
mouth.)
Alex: Mum! Stop the car. Can you see the dog?
Mum: It’s got something in its mouth!
Dad: It looks like an animal.
Alex: Let’s get out of the car.
(They get out and call the dog.)
Alex: Doggie, doggie. Come here.
(The dog comes and...)
Alex: What have you got in your mouth? Poor little
thing. You’ve got a bird! Let go! Let go!
Mum: Wow! It’s a kiwi bird.
Dad: Is it dead or alive?
Mum: It’s still alive! Let’s take him to a kiwi hospital!
Alex: Off we go!

Text 7
Mum: Alex, can you tell me some differences
between an emu and a kiwi bird?
Alex: Emus are bigger, much bigger, and they’ve got
longer legs.
Mum: What about their beaks?
Alex: A kiwi bird’s beak is longer than an emu’s.
Mum: What about their eggs?
Alex: An emu’s egg is as big as a kiwi bird’s egg, but
the colour is different. A kiwi bird’s egg is beige and
an emu’s egg is green.
Mum: Very good Alex! Now what is similar?
Alex: They both have small wings which means they
can’t fly. They can both run very fast. They have both
got three-toed feet with claws.
Mum: You do know a lot!
Keep listening!

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ANIMAL PLANET 1 TRACK 2 Who took care of him till he could leap and jump.

Text 8
Dad: Alex, let’s see what you know about kangaroos.
Alex: They are marsupials because females have got
a pouch.
Dad: Are they big or small?
Alex: There are many different kinds of kangaroos.
Some are big and some are small. The biggest is the
red kangaroo and the smallest is the rat kangaroo.
Dad: Why can’t kangaroos walk?
Alex: Because they can’t move their feet separately.
Dad: How big is a joey when it’s born?
Alex: It’s only 2 cm long. It’s tiny! By the way Dad,
did you know that kangaroos can go weeks without
drinking?
Dad: Good, Alex! You are a kangaroo expert!
Out of the blue came a huge kangaroo.
Paul tried to brake but it was too late.
He could see a bulge in poor mummy’s pouch.
Putting his hands in, he could feel a little thing.
Text 10
Dad: Alex, what was Paul doing on a very dark night?
Alex: He was driving.
Dad: What else was he doing?
Alex: He was listening to music.
Dad: What did Paul see?
Alex: He saw a huge kangaroo in the middle of the
road.

Text 9 – THUMP’S STORY Dad: What did Paul do?

Alex: He tried to brake.
Hi children! Did you know that many kangaroos are Dad: Could he stop the car?
killed by cars? Here’s a kangaroo story. Alex: He couldn’t! He hit the poor kangaroo!
One day, Paul was driving down the road when he Dad: What did he do next?
saw a red kangaroo in the middle of it. He tried to Alex: He got out of the car, went to the kangaroo and
brake but he couldn’t stop the car and he hit the saw a bulge in her pouch. He put his hand in the
poor kangaroo. Paul decided to check the pouch to pouch and took out a joey.
see if there was a joey inside. To his surprise, he Dad: What did he do next?
found a tiny furless joey, Little Thump. He took Little Alex: He put the joey under his sweater to keep him
Thump and put him under his sweater and close warm.
to his tummy to keep him warm. Paul was being a Dad: Where did he take the joey?
kangaroo mother. He decided to take Thump to a Alex: He took him to a kangaroo carer, who called
kangaroo carer called Veronica. Veronica took care of him “Little Thump”.
Thump till he could leap and jump. Now let’s sing.
Now let’s sing.
KOALA SONG
KANGAROO SONG Ko-ko-ko ko koala bear,
Once upon a time there was a tiny kangaroo, You look like a nice teddy bear.
Safe in mummy’s pouch where nothing was new. Climb up, up, up the gum tree tree.
One very dark night, Paul was driving down the road, Feed, feed, feed on its leaves.
Listening to the radio in his old blue Renault. Pouch, pouch, pouch,
What is it in your pouch?
Out of the blue came a huge kangaroo. It’s a little joey,
Paul tried to brake but it was too late. Peeking out of your pouch.
He could see a bulge in poor mummy’s pouch, Tiny little thing,
Putting his hands in, he could feel a little thing. You looked like a baked bean.
Tiny little thing. Peek out but stay in!
He took the joey out to keep him safe and sound.
Put him in his sweater and carried him around.
Finally found a carer that called him Little Thump,

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Text 11 Away, away he will go, go, go wombat, go, go, go!
Do you know that there are people who look after
Text 12
orphaned joeys?
(Phone ringing.)
Alex: Dad, why are koalas in danger of extinction?
Dad: Because humans cut down the trees where Nick: Hello?
they live, and fires destroy forests. Sometimes koalas Lily: Hi, Nick. It’s me, Lily.
are killed by cars and dogs, too. Nick: Hi, Lily. How are you?
Alex: Why do people cut down the trees? Lily: I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
Dad: Because they want to make new roads and Nick: I’m fine.
houses. Lily: What are you doing?
Alex: Poor koalas! People are bad, Dad. Nick: I’m reading a book. What are you doing?
Dad: Some people are very good, Alex. There are Lily: I’m listening to music, but I’m bored. Do you
people who take care of sick koalas and orphaned want to go to the cinema?
joeys. Nick: Well, I went to the cinema yesterday.
Alex: Do they? Lily: Oh. Did you?
Dad: Yes, they do. They take care of them until they Nick: Yes, I did. I saw that new vampire film; I loved
are well enough. it! Do you want to play computer games at my house
Alex: What do they do with koalas when they are ok? instead?
Dad: They’re released into the wild. Lily: Not really. I played computer games yesterday…
for hours!
Alex: Dad, I want to be a koala carer when I grow up.
Nick: Oh, no. What shall we do then?
Dad: Being a koala carer is hard work. They have to
cuddle the joeys. The joeys want attention at night. Lily: Mmm… Let’s think. I know! Shall we ride our
Koalas sleep during the day and are active at night. bikes to the lake?
If the joeys are very young, the carers have to feed Nick: Oh, that sounds like fun.
them every two hours. The carer has to wash the Lily: Great. What time?
bedding two or three times a day. Nick: I can come to your house at half past six.
Alex: You’re right, Dad. It’s hard work. But I love Lily: Mmm... Can we meet at quarter to seven
koalas, and I want to be a koala carer when I grow up. instead?
Nick: Ok. See you at your house at quarter to seven.
Now let’s sing.
Lily: Ok! Bye Nick!
Nick: Bye Lily!
WOMBAT SONG
Plump is a wombat full of tricks and fun, PRESENT AND PAST RAP
An energetic rascal always on the run. Present and the past, present and the past,
He still is a little cub. He needs mummy’s love. Present and the past is what it’s all about
But then one fine day, he’ll decide to make his way. Present and the past, present and the past,
Present and the past is what it’s all about
And away and away and away and away
He will go, go, go wombat, go, go. Do you like to play football?
Yes, I played it yesterday
He often gets in trouble for playing rough and tough. I want to ride my bike today
He never stops spinning and enough is never enough. I rode mine on Friday
But he’s also very cuddly. He’s furry and round. Where did you go last night?
He squirms and wriggles when he wants to get down. I went to the zoo, alright?
Did you watch TV?
And away and away and away and away. Yes, I watched the news.
He will go, go, go wombat go, go, go! Go-went

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Watch-watched
Play-played
Ride-rode

Present and the past is what it’s all about

Present and the past is what it’s all about

Do you want to listen to this?

No, I listened to it yesterday.
When did you take my hat?
I took it on Friday (took it on Friday).
I think we need to speak right now.
No, we spoke yesterday.
Why are you rude?
Because you were to me
Listen-listened
Take-took
Speak-spoke
Are-were

Present and the past is what it’s all about

Present and the past is what it’s all about

Do what I do.
I did what you did.
Read what I read.
I read it yesterday.
Write what I write.
I wrote what you wrote.
Say what I say.
I said it, okay?

Present and the past, present and the past,

Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past, present and the past,
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past is what it’s all about

Remember to listen to the CD every day.

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ANIMAL PLANET 1 TRACK 3
PLATYPUS SONG
Hi! I’m a platypus and this is how it goes.
This is my story and this is how it shows.
My name is Lucky just because I am.
I love to eat my frogs like you like your jam.
All of you kids say platypus PLA-TY-PUS (repeat)
One fine day I was swimming in a lake,
Eating all I could I made a big mistake.
I ate a plastic bag thinking it was fish,
And you know plastic bags don’t make my dish.
All of you kids say platypus PLA-TY-PUS (repeat)
But then I was saved by some very nice kids.
They took me to a vet you know how the story is.
Thanks to those kids, now I swim again.
Please throw your plastic bags in the bins!
All of you kids say platypus PLA-TY-PUS (repeat)
Oh! I’m so lucky, lucky, lucky
That’s why they call me Lucky the platypus.
Text 12 – STORY
(One day, Alex, her mum and her dad were by a river to
see if they could spot a platypus.)
Alex: Look Mum! Isn’t it a platypus?
Mum: It is Alex. We’re very lucky. Platypuses are very
difficult to see!
Dad: Isn’t it strange that he doesn’t move or go
away?
Mum: Oh, poor little thing! He’s got something
around his neck!
Alex: Mum, please help him! Help him!
(Mum goes to the platypus and takes him.)
Mum: He’s got a plastic bag. Let me see. Oh no! It’s
cut into his skin! Let me take the bag off.
Alex: Is he going to die?
Mum: I don’t think so. He’s been really lucky. We’ll
call him “Lucky the Platypus”. Let’s take him to a
carer.
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Text 14
Narrator: Tell me Alex, what did you do yesterday?
Alex: In the morning, after my lessons I went
shopping with Dad. We needed to buy some food.
After that we had lunch with Mum and Dad in our
caravan.
Narrator: Did you watch TV during lunch?
Alex: We did, because my favourite programme was
on.
Narrator: Did you listen to music?
Alex: Yes, I did. I listened to music while I was doing
my homework. And after that I played the guitar with
Dad.
Narrator: Did you surf the net?
Alex: I did. I surfed the net to find some information
about an orangutan rehabilitation centre in Borneo.
Narrator: How interesting! Did you ride your bike?
Alex: I didn’t have time.
PRESENT AND PAST RAP
Present and the past, present and the past,
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past, present and the past,
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Do you like to play football?
Yes, I played it yesterday
I want to ride my bike today
I rode mine on Friday
Where did you go last night?
I went to the zoo, alright?
Did you watch TV?
Yes, I watched the news.
Go-went
Watch-watched
Play-played
Ride-rode
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Do you want to listen to this?
No, I listened to it yesterday.
When did you take my hat?
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I took it on Friday (took it on Friday). grumpy.

I think we need to speak right now. Do you know which language is spoken in Indonesia?
Although most people can speak some English, their
No, we spoke yesterday.
language is Indonesian. What about their currency?
Why are you rude? Do you think they use euros? They don’t; they use
Because you were to me Indonesian rupiahs. Indonesian people are very kind
and friendly!
Listen-listened
Take-took Text 16 – Orangutans
Speak-spoke Once upon a time, there was a little boy called Budi.
Are-were He lived in Sumatra, an island in Indonesia. One day
his father went to the forest to get some wood and
he found a baby orangutan. His mum was probably
Present and the past is what it’s all about dead, so it was an orphan. Budi’s dad decided to take
him home. Budi was very happy with his new pet.
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Orangutans are like human babies and can imitate
humans. They are very loving and funny. Budi called
his new pet Hairy.
Do what I do.
The years passed and Hairy became stronger and
I did what you did.
stronger, too strong for Budi to play with. Also, he
Read what I read. was sometimes a bit aggressive. Budi and his dad
I read it yesterday. understood that orangutans should not be kept as
pets. They should live in the wild.
Write what I write.
Orangutans are animals that need protection
I wrote what you wrote. because they are in danger of extinction. People
Say what I say. are cutting down trees and they are left without a
habitat. Orangutans eat, sleep, mate and travel along
I said it, okay?
the high branches. If trees are cut down, they can’t
feed, sleep or mate.
Present and the past, present and the past, Now let’s sing.
Present and the past is what it’s all about
Present and the past, present and the past, ORANGUTAN SONG

Present and the past is what it’s all about I’m a baby orangutan,
Clinging to Mum’s long hair.

Present and the past is what it’s all about Swinging from tree to tree,

Present and the past is what it’s all about She carries me everywhere.

Text 15 – Off to Indonesia

They call us the people of the forest.
Hi children! We’ve been travelling around Australia
‘Cause we look so much like you.
and New Zealand for a couple of months. Do you
know where we are going to next? We’re off to We smile, we laugh, we giggle.
Indonesia. Do you know where it is? It’s quite close Hee hee hee! Ha ha ha! Hoo hoo hoo!
to Australia. It’s in southeast Asia. Indonesia is a
country which is made up of 17,000 islands. The
biggest are Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Bop-bidi-bop from the bottom to the top,
Papua. We’re going to Borneo to see the orangutans
We swing and we rock.
and the proboscis monkeys. We’re also going to
Sumatra to find out about the Sumatran rhinoceros. You know we don’t stop.
I was forgetting, both in Borneo and Sumatra we can
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Beep-bidi-beep, we never have cold feet, Text 18

´Cause we climb in the deep, Nick: How was school today?
The deep jungle heat. Alice: Terrible!
Nick: How come?
Alice: Because the teacher told me off!
Mum’s long, long arms Nick: What happened?
Alice: I was rude to her.
Hold me so, so tight
Alice: How about you? How was school today?
Through the tall, tall trees
Nick: Brilliant!
In the dark, dark night. Alice: Why?
Nick: Because the teacher congratulated me!
Alice: What happened?
Then we wake, wake, wake Alice: I passed my exams with flying colours.
In the bright, bright day.
Text 19
And we stop and we munch
Alice: What do you think of Science?
On some nuts. Crunch! Crunch!
Nick: I love Science. I find it very interesting. I’m
really good at it.
Please help take care of us, Alice: What do you think of Maths?
Nick: I hate Maths. I find it so boring! I’m no good at
so we can keep on Maths. What do you think of French?
Swinging free. Alice: It’s a piece of cake! I always do well in French
exams. I love French!
All my friends
In the jungle,
CARAVAN SONG
And my mother, and my brother and me!
Travelling around the world, in a caravan,
Meeting all kinds of people, visiting different lands.
Bop-bidi-bop from the bottom to the top,
This is how I live with my family.
We swing and we rock.
My mom’s a vet; my dad does wildlife photography.
You know we don’t stop.
Beep-bidi-beep, we never have cold feet,
Oh, I feel so cool from my caravan.
‘Cause we climb in the deep,
I see so many things from Morocco to Japan.
The deep jungle heat.
There’s mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans,
Text 17 Different people that will make me feel new emotions.

Mum: Alex, what do orangutans and proboscis
monkeys have in common?
Alex: They both live in Borneo. They are both
arboreal, which means that they live in trees, and
in both cases females and males look very different
from each other.
Mum: Very good, Alex. Now tell me, in which ways
are they different?
Alex: Orangutans are much bigger and heavier.
Orangutans are apes whereas proboscises are
monkeys. Orangutans don’t like water whereas
proboscises like water and they are good swimmers.
Orangutans like to live alone and the proboscis live
in groups.
Mum: Very good, Alex. You know a lot!
Oh, I love to travel in my caravan.
I feel so free looking out the window of my van.
Yeah, let’s all clap together,
Let’s all clap no matter what the weather.
There’s sunny, rainy, dry, windy or hot.
Cold, mild depends on where you’re at.
So, just smile from wherever you are.
And I’ll smile back from my caravan car.
Oh, I love to travel in my caravan.
I feel so free looking out the window of my van.

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Yeah, let’s all clap together,

Let’s all clap no matter what the weather.

Yeah let’s all clap together,

Let’s all clap forever and ever!

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