Unit 4: Animals all around

This Unit 4 is very interesting for you. I wish the topic you like, it's sometimes amazing because the animal world es awsome. Pay attention to the fascinating facts we're going to learn and watch in this Unit and.... go for it!

VOCABULARY :

A) Animals:

tortoise (tortuga); hamster (hámster); iguana (iguana); guinea pig (cobaya); spider (araña), canary (canario); stick insect (insecto palo); snail (caracol); rabbit (conejo); snake (serpiente); dog (perro); cat (gato); tiger (tigre); ostrich (avestruz), hummingbird (colibrí); parrot (loro), zebra (cebra).

B) Parts of the body:

head (cabeza); legs (patas); tail (cola); ears (orejas); teeth (dientes); wings (alas); beak (pico); feathers (plumas).

C) Adjectives:

old (viejo); young (joven); slow (lento); fast (rápìdo); long (largo); short (corto); big (grande); small (pequeño); shy (tímido), brave (valiente); fierce (feroz); greedy (comilón); noisy (ruidoso).



GRAMMAR: 

The main concepts will be:

A) Verb “TO BE”/ Verb “TO HAVE GOT”

B)  COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES:

a) Short adjectives (1-2 syllables): We add "-er + than" for comparative and "the +"-est" for superlative.
   
  Examples:      Peter is taller than John.    / The mouse is smaller than a cat.
                       Josh is the shortest in the class.  / Sophie is the tallest in the group.  

b) Long adjectives  (3 syllables or more...): We use "more + adjective+ than ..." for comparative and "the most + adjective " for superlative.

Examples:  Paul is more intelligent than /  This chair is more comfortable than that one
                  Tim is the most intelligent boy in the class  / Sarah is the most beautiful girl       in the group. 

If you want to practise with different activities, click on these links:

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And if you want to watch some videos about animals in order to learn how to describe them, please pay attention.

Another videos to learn the grammatical points we have studied in this Unit are the following...