Beginning Learners:
You probably have already learned the names of some animals, used to food or kept as pets, but explore this topic more. What animals are found on farms? What animals are commonly found in the home? What are the names of the baby animals? What noises do they make?
Possible vocabulary:
| Cow/calf | Milk | Moo | Dog/puppy |
| Bark | Horse/foal | Neigh | Mule or donkey |
| Chicken/chick | Pig/piglet | Oink | |
| Parrot or other tame bird | Any other domestic animals | ||
Learning Activities:
Use pictures of these animals to learn their names, using the Look and Listen technique. When your LH says the name of an animal, such as “Cow” you make a mooing sound. Ask if there is a children’s song, like Old McDonald, with the sounds of animals.
Intermediate Learners:
Ask more about animals, why they are kept: for work, for pets, as food, for example. Ask if people ever refer to other people as animals and what characteristic that represents. For example, if you call someone a pig in English it is an insult, because it refers to greed, or being dirty. What would it mean in this language? Record the answers and add them to your Listening Library.
