1. 1.- Animal quiz:
After listening to Mr. Jones, you have to put in the boxes if the following statements are
true (T) or false (F):
STATEMENT TRUE FALSE
1. Whales are small animals.
2. Blue whales are bigger than any other animal.
3. Cheetahs are sociable animals.
4. Cheetahs live in Europe.
5. Elephants are strong animals.
6. Elephants have big ears and long tusks.
2.- Put into the boxes the corresponding animal name:
a.- b.- c.-
3.- Write down some adjectives from the listening.
B _ _ L _ _ _ _ F _ _ _
H _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _
4.- Put into the boxes the comparative and superlative form of each adjective:
2. Adjective Comparative Superlative
Big bigger Biggest
Large
Fast
Strong
Long
Heavy
Intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent
Enormous
Sociable
5.- Listen to the teacher and repeat.
Tape script
I am Mister Jones.
Today I’m going to speak about three different animals: whales, cheetahs and elephants.
Whales are very big.
The blue whale is really big.
It’s bigger than any other animal on Earth.
Cheetahs are large felines.
Cheetahs can run faster than any other animal on Earth.
They usually live in Africa and Asia. They are solitary animals.
Elephants are very heavy.
They are enormous and intelligent, strong and sociable.
Elephants are large and grey.
The have big ears and long tusks.
3. Answers
1.-
1. Whales are small animals. FALSE
2. Blue whales are bigger than any other animal TRUE
3. Cheetahs are sociable animals. TRUE
4. Cheetahs live in Europe. FALSE
5. Elephants are strong animals. TRUE
6. Elephants have big ears and long tusks. TRUE
2.-
a.- Elephant / b.- Whale / c.- Cheetah
3.-
Big Large Fast
Heavy Strong Enormous
Intelligent Sociable Long
4.-
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Big bigger Biggest
Large Larger Largest
Fast Faster Fastest
Strong Stronger Strongest
Long Longer Longest
Heavy Heavier Heaviest
Intelligent More intelligent Most intelligent
Enormous More enormous Most enormous
Sociable More sociable Most sociable