Unit 6 Name the creature

Unit 6 – Name the Creature
Articles: a / an / the

Grammar Model

A
Read the riddles. Then answer the questions.

1. This is an animal. The animal has orange fur and many stripes on its body. The stripes are usually black or brown. It has big teeth, sharp claws, and a long tail. The tail moves when the animal is angry or hunting. What is it?
   • Answer:
2. This is a fish. The fish is strong and powerful. It has a large fin on top. The fin sometimes shows above the water when the fish is hunting. It has many teeth. The teeth are very sharp. What is it?
   • Answer:

B
In the riddles, circle each noun from the table. In the table, write down the words that come just before each noun in the riddles.

Grammar Skill: Articles – a / an / the

• A and an are articles. A is used with nouns beginning with a consonant sound (e.g., a monkey, a house), while an is used with nouns beginning with a vowel sound (e.g., an elephant, an hour).
• The is used when talking about specific things or things we’ve already mentioned.

Sequence:

1. It’s an animal.
2. The animal is big and has many stripes on its body.
3. It has a long tail.
4. The tail moves when the animal is angry or hunting.

Practice:

C-23 Complete the passage using the correct articles. Then listen and check your answers.

Passage:
This is (1) a frog. (2) The frog is a good example of (3) an animal that lives both on land and in water. (4) The frog starts life as (5) a tadpole. (6) The tadpole hatches from (7) an egg underwater. (8) The tadpole has (9) a tail but no legs. As (10) the tadpole grows, (11) the tail drops off and legs grow, turning it into (12) a frog.

D. Practice saying each riddle using the correct articles for each star (✩). Then guess the answers.

1. This is ✩ insect.
   ✩ insect has eight legs. It lives in ✩ web. It uses ✩ web to catch food.
2. This is ✩ reptile.
   ✩ reptile has four legs and a short tail. It has ✩ hard shell. ✩ shell protects its body.
3. This is ✩ animal.
   ✩ animal has a long neck and ✩ long tongue. ✩ animal’s body is covered in spots. ✩ spots are usually brown.
4. This is ✩ bird with long legs.
   ✩ long legs help it run very fast. ✩ bird lays very large eggs. ✩ eggs are the largest of all bird eggs.

E. Write a paragraph about an animal you know some interesting details about.
(Use the simple present tense to give facts about the animal.)

F
Listen and complete the passage.

This is (1) __________ dog trainer. (2) __________ dog trainer’s job is to train (3) __________ dog to behave well. (4) __________ dog is taught to understand commands and hand signals. (5) __________ dog trainers also train guide dogs. (6) __________ guide dog’s job is to help (7) __________ blind person get from one place to another.

G
Listen and take notes.

Notes

A
Circle the correct answer.

1. This is ____. The elephant is very heavy and strong.
   a. a elephant
   b. He
   c. a tiger
   d. an elephant
2. A chimpanzee ____ hairy arms and big brown eyes.
   a. has long
   b. have long
   c. a long
   d. is long
3. Her pet is a kitten. It is ____.
   a. small cute
   b. big ugly
   c. cute and fluffy
   d. fluffy small
4. My friend got a puppy for his birthday. ____ puppy’s name is Spot.
   a. He
   b. A
   c. The
   d. An
5. The man is feeding ____. The bear looks really hungry.
   a. a bears
   b. bear
   c. an bear
   d. a bear
6. I think lizards ____.
   a. is interesting
   b. are interesting
   c. and interesting
   d. interesting

B
Circle the correct pair of answers.

1. ____ is eating some meat. ____ is eating very quickly.
   a. A lion, It
   b. The lions, They
   c. The lion, Him
   d. A lion, A
2. Dolphins ____. They ____ not afraid of humans.
   a. friendly animal, is
   b. is friendly animals, are
   c. are friendly animal, is
   d. are friendly animals, are
3. It’s 6:00 and Paul ____ with his dog. ____ dog loves to play games.
   a. playing, It
   b. plays, A
   c. is playing, The
   d. is play, An
4. Sharks can be ____. You shouldn’t get too close to ____.
   a. danger, they
   b. dangerous, them
   c. are dangerous, is
   d. in danger, the

H
Use your notes from Activity G to tell the class about the job of a vet.

C
Complete the passage using the words given. Then listen and check your answers.

(a, the, shy, useful, strong, interesting)

This is (1) __________ platypus. The platypus is an (2) __________ animal. It is a mammal, but it lays eggs and looks a lot like a duck—it has four webbed feet and a bill. It also has a (3) __________ tail.
The tail is (4) __________ for swimming quickly underwater. (5) __________ platypus is found across Australia. It is a (6) __________ animal—when it’s not in the water, it lives underground near rivers.

D
Write a paragraph about one of the animals in the pictures.

• panda
• kangaroo
• cow