12604 6 video worksheets animals are beautiful people

= Video Lessons – Worksheet =

Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 1 (covers DVD 1 – 15 mins)
Warm up
• Can you name the continents and label the map?
1. ..............................................................................................................
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There is a continent missing. Which is it and where is it located?
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You’ll see a video about a place in Africa. Which of these animals live in
Africa? Circle.
hippo – bear – tiger – lion – zebra – ostrich - kangaroo – giraffe - wolf

Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire
1. A desert is a very cold place.
2. There are many trees in the desert.
3. There are beetles in the desert.
4. There are geckos in the desert.
5. There are snakes in the desert.
6. The oryx has got wings.
7. Baboons are furry.
8. Springboks eat meat.
9. Some anteaters are scaly.

10. Warthogs are beautiful animals.
11. Porcupines can climb trees.
12. A chameleon has got four legs.
13. A dikkop is a kind of frog.
14. A wildebeest has feathers.
15. Ostriches are the biggest birds in the world.

T or F?

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= Video Lessons – Worksheet =

Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 2 (covers DVD 16 – 30 mins)
Warm up
• Can you name three African countries?
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What do African people look like?

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What languages do they speak?

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What is the weather like in Africa?

Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire
1. A cub is a baby zebra.
2. A hyena’s jaws are stronger than a lion’s.
3. Hyenas eat dead animals and babies of other animals.
4. Marabous are beautiful birds.
5. The male ostrich is more beautiful then the female.
6. Ostriches are big and slow.
7. Ostrich chicks know everything about camouflage.
8. Ostriches are afraid of hyenas.
9. Hottentots are little African people.
10. Meerkats are dangerous.
11. Cobras are poisonous snakes.
12. Meerkats are afraid of cobras.
13. The mongoose likes to eat eggs.
14. All eggs break easily.
15. Egg-eater snakes can swallow eggs ten times as big as
their head.
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= Video Lessons – Worksheet =

Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 3 (covers DVD 30 – 45 mins)
Warm up
Match the following words with the animal body parts.
trunk – mane – wings - forked tongue – whiskers – fangs – tusks – paws – beak

Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire
1. The egg-eater snake has sharp teeth.
2. The egg-eater snake is very dangerous.
3. Sometimes there are lots of flowers in the desert.
4. The kingfisher has a beak and feathers.
5. Some birds can dive very well.
6. The bream is a fish.
7. The bream swallows her own babies.
8. The bream is a good mother.
9. A slob is someone who is lazy.
10. Animals sometimes get drunk.
Score

T or F?

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Write five sentences and ask another student if they are true or false.

1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… T / F
2. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… T / F
3. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… T / F
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… T / F
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… T / F

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= Video Lessons – Worksheet =

Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 4 (covers DVD 45 – 60 mins)
Warm up - Animal sounds
A dog
barks.
A cat
…………………………………
A lion
…………………………………
An elephant …………………………………
A bird
…………………………………
A snake
…………………………………
A pig
…………………………………
Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire

1. The fruit of the marula tree can cause headaches.
2. Weavers can run fast.
3. The hornbill is a kind of rhino.
4. Cheetahs have black spots on their fur.
5. Cheetahs are the fastest animals on land.
6. Baby warthogs can run almost as fast as cheetahs.
7. Honey badgers like to eat honey.
8. Honey badgers are birds.
9. The honey badger and the warthog are good friends.
10. There is a lot of water in a small part of the Kalahari
Desert.
Score

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Describe an animal and ask a friend to guess what it is.

You can say where it lives, what it eats, what it looks like, how big it is, how many legs it has, what
colour it is, …

e.g. My animal lives in Asia. It has four legs. It eats meat. It looks like a cat. It can run,
swim and climb trees. It’s orange with black stripes. It can be dangerous. What is it?

My animal …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 5 (covers DVD 60 – 75 mins)
Warm up
The teacher is going to think of an animal. Ask yes/no questions to find
out which animal it is. You have maximum 20 questions to find out.
Use questions like:
• Does it eat meat? Do people eat it?
• Is it big? Is it bigger than a horse?
• Do people keep it as a pet?
• Does it live in Asia? Does it live in the forest?
• Can it climb trees? Can it swim? Can it fly?
Now you think of an animal and your classmates will find out what it is.
Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire
1. Kudus have four legs and beautiful horns.
2. The secretary bird cannot fly.
3. Flamingos are white and eat insects.
4. Pelicans eat mice and other small animals.
5. Pelicans are white but their chicks are black.
6. Pelicans have sharp teeth.

7. Bushmen are people that live in the desert.
8. Bushmen hunt animals for food.
9. Bushmen are black.
10. When Bushmen sleep, their head never touches the
ground.
Score

T or F?

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If you could be an animal for one day, what would you like to be and
why?
I would like to be a …………………………… because …………………………………………………………
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= Video Lessons – Worksheet =

Animals Are Beautiful People - DVD
Worksheet 6 (covers DVD 75 – 90 mins)
Warm up
Spelling bee ‘Animals’ (individuals, pair work or team work)
Guess the answer to these questions. Then watch the video to find out
how many you got right.
True or false questionnaire
1. Baboons like to eat salt.

2. The oryx has horns as sharp as swords.
3. Impalas eat grass and leaves.
4. Vultures are furry.
5. Vultures eat fruit and nuts.
6. Ostriches can dance very well.
7. It never rains in the Kalahari Desert.
8. The Okavango River never reaches the sea.
9. An oasis is a place in the desert where there is water.
10. The Kalahari Desert is south of the equator.
Score

T or F?

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Project
Find or bring pictures of favourite/strange/farm/jungle animals and make a
collage. Use the Internet to find a brief description of your animals. Present
your work to the rest of the class.

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