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2.1 Black spots, white stripes

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Beak

Cabeza de frailecillo.

Definition:

The hard, curved, horny part of a bird's mouth.

La parte dura, curva y puntiaguda de la boca de las aves.

Example:

That bird has a short beak.

Ese pájaro tiene un pico corto.

Spanish word:

Pico.

Audio:

Dark

Pasillo oscuro.

Definition:

Having no light, close to black.

Sin luz, tirando a negro.

Example:

Susan has dark hair.

Susan tiene el pelo oscuro.

Spanish word:

Oscuro.

Audio:

Fur

Piel de oveja beige.

Definition:

The hairy coat of a mammal.

Capa de pelo de los mamíferos.

Example:

That cat has beautiful fur.

Ese gato tiene un pelaje hermoso.

Spanish word:

Piel.

Audio:

Horn

Ciervo marrón con grandes cuernos.

Definition:

One of the hard, permanent, hollow, and usually paired growths that stick out from the heads of some animals.

Una de las prolongaciones duras y permanentes que nacen en las cabezas de algunos animales.

Example:

Buffaloes have big horns.

Los búfalos tienen cuernos grandes.

Spanish word:

Cuerno.

Audio:

Pattern

Diseño/patrón de frutas cítricas amarillas y rojas sobre mármol blanco.

Definition:

a decorative design with repeated elements in a regular order.

Un diseño decorativo con los elementos repetidos.

Example:

The room is decorated with a pattern of clouds.

La habitación está decorada con un diseño de nubes.

Spanish word:

Patrón.

Audio:

Self-assesment

Hombre sentando en un aula escribiendo sobre la mesa.

Definition:

When students evaluate themselves.

Cuando el alumnado se evalúa a sí mismo.

Example:

In students' self-assessment they.

En la autoevaluación el alumnado evalúa.

Spanish word:

Autoevaluación.

Audio:

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Now that you have squeezed your brain evoking animal names and you have decided your ten favourite animals,  it is time to think about their  physical features. 

Nature shows wonderful and amazing colours, textures and patterns. Have you ever thought of that?

This is your chance. Take advantage of it.

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You remembered animal names.

Tú recordabas nombres de animales.

You chose your 10 favourite animals.

Tú elegiste 10 animales favoritos.

You think about animals now.

Tú piensas en animales.

You think about  animal skin colours.

Tú piensas en los colores de la piel de los animales.

You think about animal skin textures.

Tú piensas en las texturas de la piel de los animales.

You create an ecosystem for your animal.

Tú creas un ecosistema para tu animal.

You think about animal skin patterns.

Tú piensas en los dibujos de la piel de los animales.

Nature is amazing.

La naturaleza es sorprendente.

1. Describe the photos

Talk in class. What can you see in the photos? What colours and patterns are used?

zebra pattern

giraffe pattern

Beep pattern

Pattern




2. Describe animals

Can you describe the animals in the photos? Pay attention to their physical features and write your description in your notebook.

Look again at the animal gallery at the top.

Can you describe their appearance?

Which colours and patterns can you recognise?

Do you need extra help?

Audio explanation

3. Guess the animal

Listen to the recordings, guess and write the animals in your notebook.

Audios Animals

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4. Colours and patterns

Let's work with the vocabulary on colours and patterns. Choose the option that suits you best.

Option A: Remember the animal colours and patterns

Question

Choose the correct option.

Parrot

Answers

Multicolored.

Grey.

Brown.

Feedback

Question

Imagen de una zebra

Answers

Pink stripes.

Black and white stripes.

Black and yellow stripes.

Feedback

Question

Imagen de un guepardo

Answers

Black spots.

Blue spots.

Yellow spots.

Feedback

Question

Imagen de un gato

Answers

Pink fur.

Green fur.

Grey fur.

Feedback

Question

Imagen de una jirafa

Answers

Brown spots.

Blue spots.

Purple spots.

Feedback

Question

Imagen de un cocodrilo

Answers

Dark brown.

Dark red.

Dark green.

Feedback

Option B: Choose the correct animal colour and pattern

Choose the correct answer for each question.

Option C: Decide if the sentences are true or false

True or false?

Question 1

Imagen de un loro

The parrot has multicoloured feathers.

Question 2

Imagen de una zebra

The zebra has black and white feathers.

Question 3

Imagen de un guepardo

The cheetah has yellow spots.

Question 4

Imagen de un gato

The cat has grey fur.

Question 5

Imagen de una jirafa

The giraffe has brown stripes.

Question 6

Imagen de un cocodrilo

The crocodile is light green.

Option D: Show what you can do

Draw  or write about three animals with stripes, spots and many colours.

Any words that you don’t recognise?

Remember to use a paper or digital dictionary to look up words you don’t understand!

You can use any of the free digital dictionaries available on the Internet, for example, the Collins or Cambridge dictionaries. If you need help to access them, click here to see the Guide for Digital Competence. Don’t forget that you also have a dictionary on each page of this OER.

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Tu puedes usar cualquiera de estos diccionarios digitales gratuitos disponibles en internet, por ejemplo, los diccionarios Collins y Cambridge. Si necesitas ayuda para acceder a ellos, pincha aquí para ver la Guía para la competencia digital. No olvides que también tienes un diccionario en cada página de este REA.