ESL WORKSHEET - Animal protection

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

THE SECRET WORLD OF MAMMALS

LinguaHouse

Nov. 18, 2022

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: English for Teenagers
Tags: Environment and Nature; Animals; Article Based; Phrasal Verbs; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old
Publication date: 11/18/2022

The topic of this lesson is mammals that live in the UK and animal protection. Students will read about a project in the UK that is attracting thousands of animal lovers to set up cameras in their own gardens. Students will learn the names of mammals that live in the UK as well as level-appropriate vocabulary connected to animals and a number of phrasal verbs. They will discuss the importance of preserving local habitats and protecting animals. Students are also set the task of researching a UK mammal and writing about what they might find if they set up a camera trap where they live. (by Richard Moon)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Viktor: Morning!
Sam: Hi, how are you?
Viktor: Great, thanks. Hey, did you set up the camera trap yesterday?
Sam: Yes, I did! Mom helped me put it up on the wall above the back door and we pointed it down and towards the grassy bit of garden. Did you?
Viktor: Totally. But something went wrong after I tied it to a tree in the park. Look, I’ve got some amazing video here. Let me forward it a bit … there – look.
Sam: Oh yeah, what is it? Can you zoom in? It’s very small.
Viktor: Can you see it now?
Sam: Ah, it’s a fox. I love the way it’s moving – like something between walking and running. What’s it got in its mouth?
Viktor: I think it’s a rabbit. The fox must be coming back from hunting.
Sam: That’s amazing. Anyway, what went wrong?
Viktor: Watch...
Sam: Woah! Did the camera just fall out of the tree?
Viktor: Yes! It was a windy night, wasn’t it? I must have tied it too loosely.
Sam: Ha-ha, well, you got some great stuff before the camera fell. It didn’t get damaged, did it?
Viktor: No, it didn’t. It’s okay. Did you get anything?
Sam: Yes, actually. We watched it over breakfast. I don’t have it here – I’ll send it to you later, but there were at least a couple of animals in the garden.
Viktor: What did you see?
Sam: Some kind of … well, I think it was a mouse, but it was quite big. My sister thinks it was a rat. Mum didn’t look too happy about that! She told me to get rid of it – whatever it was!
Viktor: Aw, rats are okay. It probably just lives in the garden – and they have to live somewhere.
Sam: I agree – as long as it stays outside and doesn’t come in the house.
Viktor: Anything else?
Sam: Oh, yes – I’m really thrilled about this one – we’re absolutely sure that we saw a hedgehog walking across from the neighbor’s garden to our back fence and then under it to the park behind.
Viktor: Oh, I love hedgehogs!
Sam: Yes, me, too!

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