UNIT 2: MONKEYS ARE AMAZING!

Preview

A. Listen. Number the animals

Answer:

1- monkey

2-frog

3-parrot

B. Match. Write the words in the box under the animals. Listen and check.

snake frog parrot monkey jaguar

Answer:

1- frog

2- jaguar

3- snack

4- parrot

5- monkey

C. Talk with a partner. What’s your favorite animal on this page.

Example:

What is your favorite animal?

- My favorite animal is the monkey.

Answer:

1. A: What is your favorite animal?
B: My favorite animal is the elephant. What about you?
A: I like the monkey best. They’re so funny!

B: Yeah, monkeys are really smart too!

2. What is your favorite animal?

- My favorite animal is snake.

3. What is your favorite animal?

- My favorite animal is frog.

4. What is your favorite animal?

- My favorite animal is parrot

Language focus

A. Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.

B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.

Answer:

Picture 1:

Version 1: This is my parrot. His name's Otto.

Wow! He's amazing! He's really beautiful!

Thanks!

Version 2: This is my lizard. His name's Otto.

Wow! He's amazing! He's really beautiful!

Thanks!

Version 3: This is my frog. His name's Otto.

Wow! He's amazing! He's really beautiful!

Thanks!

Picture 2:

Version 1: He’s very colorful

Yes, he is

Version 2: He’s very beautiful

Yes, he is

Version 2: He’s very small

Yes, he is

Picture 3:

Version 1: Is he noisy?

Yes, he is. He’s very noisy

Version 2: Is he friendly?

Yes, he is. He’s very friendly

Version 3: Is he quiet?

Yes, he is. He’s very quiet

Picture 4:

Version 1: And he’s really big! Argh!

Version 2: And he’s really scary! Argh!

Version 3: And he’s really noisy! Argh!

Answer:

- They're quiet.

- They're small.

- Jaguars are big.

- They're noisier than monkeys.

IDIOMS

What is a “teacher’s pet”?

a. the teacher's computer

b. the teacher's favorite student

Answer:

b. the teacher's favorite student

C. Listen and circle the words you hear

1. Frogs are (noisy / quiet).

2. Jaguars are (big / small).

3. Parrots are (ugly / beautiful).

4. Monkeys are (shy / friendly).

5. Lizards are (scary / beautiful).

Answer:

1. noisy

2. big

3. beautiful

4. friendly

5.scary

D. Write questions about animals in C. Then ask partner to answer them.

1. monkeys / quieter/parrots => Are monkeys quieter than parrots?

2. frogs/shier/jaguars________________________________________________

3. jaguars/friendlier / parrots _________________________________________

4. parrots / quieter/jaguars ___________________________________________

5. lizards / more beautiful / monkeys ___________________________________

Answer:

2. Are frogs are shier than jaguars?

-Yes, they are

3. Are jaguars friendlier than parrots?

- No, they aren’t

4. Are parrots quieter than jaguars?

- No, they aren’t

5. Are lizards more beautiful than monkeys?

- No, they aren’t

E. Play a memory game. Work in a group. Use the photos in this unit to help you.

Tigers are big.

Tigers are big, and frogs are ugly.

Tigers are big. Frogs are ugly, and monkeys are noisy.

Answer:

Player 1: Tigers are big.
Player 2: Tigers are big, and frogs are ugly.
Player 3: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, and monkeys are noisy.
Player 4: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, monkeys are noisy, and elephants are strong.
Player 5: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, monkeys are noisy, elephants are strong, and giraffes are tall.
Player 6: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, monkeys are noisy, elephants are strong, giraffes are tall, and lizards are fast.
Player 7: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, monkeys are noisy, elephants are strong, giraffes are tall, lizards are fast, and parrots are colorful.
Player 8: Tigers are big, frogs are ugly, monkeys are noisy, elephants are strong, giraffes are tall, lizards are fast, parrots are colorful, and jaguars are dangerous.

The Real World

Animals from South America

A. Listen. Label the pictures with the names of animals in the order you hear them. Use the words in the box.

green iguana howler monkey macaw

Answer:

1. macaw

2. howler monkey

3. green iguana

B. Listen and complete the chart. Then listen again and check your answers.

Answer:

1. parrot

2. colorful

3. 60

4. red

5.20

6. lizard

7. bright

8.20

Transcript:

1, Macaw are a type of parrot. They're beautiful and colorful. They live up to 60 years.

2. Howler monkeys are a type of monkey. They are black, brown or red. They live up to 20 years.

3. Green iguanas are a type of lizard. They are long, bright and strong. They live up to 20 years too.

Discussion. Describe your favorite animal

My favorite animal is the parrot. Parrots are colorful and can copy sounds and even talk! I love them because they are smart and fun. They live in warm places and eat fruit. I want to have one as a pet someday.

PRONUNCIATION

Long and short a sounds

Do you know?

This lizard is really small. It is the size of a coin. Where's it from?

a. Madagascar

b. Thailand

c. Brazil

Answer:

a. Madagascar

A. Listen and repeat

/æ/ - animal

/eɪ/ name

Answer:

/æ/ - animal

/eɪ/ name

B. Complete the chart below. Use the words in the box. Listen and check your answers.

Answer:

C. Work with a partner. Take turns to read the sentences in B.

Answer:

COMMUNICATION

Play a true-false game. Work in pairs. Take turns to describe an animal.

Student A: Say two true sentences and one false Sand one false

sentence. sentence.

Student B: Guess the false sentence.

Tigers are orange and black.

That's true!

Tigers are from Africa.

That's false! They're from Asia!

Answer:

A: Tigers are orange and black

B: That’s true

A: They are from Africa.

B: That’s false. They’re from Asia

READING

A. Look at the photo. Check all the facts you think are true

Answer:

This animal is fast

This animal is shy

B. Read the article quickly. Underline the adjectives

The amazing aye - aye

This amazing animal is an aye-aye. It’s from Madagascar. It lives in the rainforest.

Aye-ayes are black or brown. They are very small. Their tails are long. Their eyes are big and so are their ears. They have really long, strong 5 fingers. They catch food with their fingers. When they move, they‘re not fast—they’re very slow. Some people think aye-ayes are scary because they look strange. But aye-ayes are friendly animals!

Answer:

-amazing, black, brown, small, long, big, fast, slow, strange, friendly, scary

C. Read again. Where do aye- aye live?

Answer:

They live in the rainforest. (Explain: The text mentions It’s from Madagascar. It lives in the rainforest.)

Comprehension

A. Choose the correct answers for The Amazing Aye-Aye

1. Main Idea: What is this article about

a. Madagascar

b. rain forests

c. a strange animal

2. Detail What color are aye-ayes?

a. brown or black

b. black or white

c. brown or grey

3. Detail: Aye-ayes catch food with their long

a. hands

b. tails

c. fingers

4. Detail: Some people think aye-ayes are scary because

a. they are slow

b. they are small

c. they look strange

5. Detail Aye-ayes are NOT

a. small

b. fast

c. friendly

Answer:

1. c. - The article is about a strange animal (Explanation: This amazing animal is an aye-aye. It’s from Madagascar.)

2. a. - black or brown. (Explanation: Aye-ayes are black or brown)

3. c - fingers (Explanation: They catch food with their fingers)

4. c - They look strange. (Explanation: Some people think aye-ayes are scary because they look strange)

5. b. - fast. (Explanation: The text not mentions that this animal is fast)

B. Label the picture. Use the words in the box

Car eye tail finger

Answer:

1. Ear

2. eyes

3. finger

4. Tail

C. Critical thinking. Talk with a partner. What animals do you think are scary? Why?

Answer:

A: What animals do you think are scary?
B: I think snakes are scary. They move fast and some of them are poisonous.

A: Yeah, I agree. I also think sharks are scary. They have big teeth and can attack in the ocean.

B: True! But not all sharks are dangerous. Still, I wouldn’t want to swim near one.

Writing

Make a poster about an amazing animal. Find a photo of the animal. Then show your poster to the class.

Answer:

Video

Canopy Creatures

BEFORE YOU WATCH

Look at the photo. Which animals do you think are in this rain forest. Make a list

Answer:

Monkey, snake, frog, parrot, bat

WHILE YOU WATCH

A. Check. What animals on your list did you see?

Answer:

In my list, I saw frogs, monkeys, birds and crocodiles.

B. Watch the video again. Complete the sentences using the words in the box

1. The rain forest on the island of Barro Colorado is very_________.

2. The howler monkey is really____________.

3. The coati's tail is very____________.

4. The red-eyed tree frog is ____________.

Answer:

1. The rain forest on the island of Barro Colorado is very big.

2. The howler monkey is really noisy.

3. The coati’s tail is very long.

4. The red-eyed tree frog is small.

AFTER YOU WATCH

Talk with a partner. What animals live in rain forests? What interesting animals do you know?

Answer:

♦ Animals living in rainforests are:

– orangutans: đười ươi

– gorillas: khỉ đột

– sloths: con lười

– squirrel monkeys: khỉ sóc

– Harpy eagle: đại bàng Harpy

– toucans: chim tu – căng

– hummingbirds: chim ruồi

♦ Interesting animals I know are:

– Shoebill stork: cò Shoebill

– glass frog: ếch thủy tinh

– wombat: con gấu túi

– sun bear: gấu chó

– lyrebird: chim sơn ca.

Worksheet

1. Put the animals in the correct columns

Answer:

2. Unscramble the letters to make adjectives.

Answer:

1. friendly

2. small

3.scary

4. ugly

5. amazing

3. Write the correct form of the words in parentheses.

Example: Monkeys are bigger (big) than lizards.

a. Parrots are__________ (noisy) than lizards.

b. Frogs are __________ (shy) than lizards. lizards.

c. Parrots are __________ (beautiful) than snakes.

d. Snakes are __________(small) than jaguars.

e. Lizards are __________(colorful) than tigers.

Answer:

a. Parrots are noisier than lizards.
b. Frogs are shier than lizards.
c. Parrots are more beautiful than snakes.
d. Snakes are smaller than jaguars.
e. Lizards are more colorful than tigers.

4. Write sentences describing and comparing the animals.

Example: tigers/ lizards:

Tigers live in the jungle. Tigers are bigger than lizards, but lizards are more colorful.

a. monkeys/jaguars: __________________________________________________

b. aye-ayes/parrots: __________________________________________________

c. iguanas/frogs: _____________________________________________________

d. tigers/howler monkeys:______________________________________________

Answer:

a. Jaguars are bigger than monkeys but monkeys are funnier

b. Aye-ayes are bigger than parrots but parrots are more colorful

c. Iguana is more colorful than frogs but frogs are noisier

d. Tigers are bigger than howler monkeys but howler monkeys are noisier