Vocabulary Reading
Parts of animals’ bodies
3 a) Read about Central Park Zoo and complete
1 Complete the sentences using the words in
the box.
the exercise.
fur, beak, wings, tail, feathers
Visiting Central Park Zoo is fun if you
remember to follow the rules!
1 A bird uses its ................ to fly.
2 My dog likes to try and bite his ................ . – First, you must be with an
3 Some dogs have really thick ................ adult to enter the zoo.
which keeps them warm in the winter. – Don’t feed the
4 Birds use their ................ to pick up their animals and keep
food. your hands out of
5 I like birds that have beautiful ............... . the cages.
– There are many animals in the
zoo, such as monkeys,
2 a) Match the pictures to the animals.
penguins, polar bears,
pandas, birds, snakes, and
many more. Never touch the
1 animals because some of
them can be very dangerous.
– Some animals like to sleep
2 during the day and are awake
at night. Don’t shout out at
them and wake them up!
Now write five rules below.
b) Use the animals in the box to complete 1 You must ..........................................
the sentences. 2 You must not .....................................
3 You must ..........................................
seahorse, wolf, crocodile 4 You must not .....................................
1 Which of these animals lives in the sea? 5 You must not .....................................
.........................................................
2 Which of these animals lives near rivers? b) Now draw three signs
......................................................... for the zoo, as in the
3 Which of these animals lives in a forest? example.
Do not feed
the animals!
.........................................................
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Writing
4 Your friend has a new dog. You want to write to your
friend and explain to him/her what he/she needs to
do to take good care of it.
Put these phrases in the correct spaces below to complete your letter.
take it to the vet give it a bath give treats like chips
give it a name brush its fur take it for a walk
Dear Samantha,
I am glad to hear you have a dog.
The first thing you must do is 1) ............................... so you don’t call it puppy all
the time!
Then you must 2) ..............................., so it is clean.
After that you must 3) ............................... to make sure it is healthy.
Remember you must not 4) ............................... as they are bad for its teeth.
It is important that you 5) ............................... every day to keep it healthy and
6) ............................... once a day to keep it nice.
Write back and let me know what you name it!
Your friend,
7) ............................... (write your name here)
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