The document contains descriptions of 20 animals including physical characteristics and habitats. It provides clues about each animal's size, coloration, limbs, features and geographic location to aid in identification. Suggested follow-up activities include matching animals to descriptions, placing animals on a map, creating new animal cards, and describing animals for others to guess.

1. Answers
It is sm ll.
It h s tail.
It lives in North Americ .
CHIPMUNK
It is bl ck nd white.
It c n swim.
It lives in Ant rctic .
PENGUIN
It is big.
It is bl ck nd white.
It e ts gr ss.
PANDA
It is long.
It is d ngerous.
It lives in South Americ .
SNAKE (ANACONDA)
It is big.
It h s tusks.
It is grey.
ELEPHANT
It is bl ck nd white.
It c n run.
It lives in Afric .
ZEBRA
It h s ntlers.
It is brown.
It lives in North Americ and Europe.
DEER
It is sm ll.
It h s two legs.
It h s a long be k.
BIRD (KIWI)
It h s four legs.
It h s cl ws.
It lives in South Americ .
ARMADILLO
It h s flippers.
It c n swim.
It lives in Ant rctic .
SEAL
It is brown.
It h s four legs.
It h s a hump.
CAMEL
It h s four legs.
It h s a long t il.
It is red.
(RED) SQUIRREL
It is furry.
It is grey.
It lives in Austr li .
KOALA
It is bl ck nd white.
It h s four legs.
It lies in North Americ .
RACCOON
It h s four legs.
It h s a long neck.
It lives in Afric .
GIRAFFE
It is sm ll.
It is spikey.
It lives in Europe.
HEDGEHOG
Teacher Notes
Vocabulary to revise/teach
• General: numbers, colours
• Verbs: eat, run, swim
• Adjectives: big, dangerous, furry, long, small, spikey
• Nouns: antlers, beak, claws, flippers, grass, hump, legs, neck, tail, tusks
Suggested activities:
• Cut-up the animal names. See if students can match them to the correct animals on the map. Get them
researching on the internet or reading books to find out about animals they don’t know!
• Copy and cut up the descriptions. Read out the clues one by one. Students guess the animal. The student
with the correct answer can place the description next to the correct animal on the map.
• Ask students to place more animals on the map – they can draw them or use pictures.
• Follow-up: Model sentences like the above, e.g. It is ___________ . It has ___________ legs. Ask students to
write three sentences about an animal then describe to small groups who try to guess the animal.
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2. Animal M p Word C rds
chipmunk gir ffe
penguin p nd
r coon ko l
squirrel eleph nt
deer rm dillo
se l bird
sn ke hedgehog
p nd zebr
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3. Anim l Descriptions
It is sm ll.
It h s t il.
It lives in North Americ .
It is bl ck nd white.
It c n swim.
It lives in Ant rctic .
It is big.
It is bl ck nd white.
It e ts gr ss.
It is long.
It is d ngerous.
It lives in South Americ .
It is big.
It h s tusks.
It is grey.
It is bl ck nd white.
It c n run.
It lives in Afric .
It h s ntlers.
It is brown.
It lives in North Americ and Europe.
It is sm ll.
It h s two legs.
It h s a long be k.
It h s four legs.
It h s cl ws.
It lives in South Americ .
It h s flippers.
It c n swim.
It lives in Ant rctic .
It is brown.
It h s four legs.
It h s a hump.
It h s four legs.
It h s a long t il.
It is red.
It is furry.
It is grey.
It lives in Austr li .
It is bl ck nd white.
It h s four legs.
It lives in North Americ .
It h s four legs.
It h s a long neck.
It lives in Afric .
It is sm ll.
It is spikey.
It lives in Europe.
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4. Anim l Picture C rds
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