1696 giraffes

Giraffes live in Africa. All
giraffes have patterns on their
fur and each giraffe is different.

They are very tall with long
necks. They can reach high up
in the trees for flowers and
leaves to eat. A big male giraffe
can reach almost 6 metres.

They use their long tongues to get their
food. They can eat sharp prickles. They eat
all day and chew their food for a long time.

When a giraffe drinks water it has
to spread out its front legs and
bend down.


A baby giraffe is called a calf. The baby can
stand up only an hour after it is born. The calf
drinks its mother’s milk until it is big enough to
eat leaves.
Giraffes rest standing up. Sometimes they lie down to sleep,
but it is hard for them to get up.
Giraffes can see and hear very well.
Giraffes usually walk slowly, but
they can run fast if there is
danger.
They can run up to 56 kilometres an hour and
that is faster than a lion. They use their hooves

to kick any lion that comes near.

In some parts of Africa poachers catch
giraffes and kill them for their skin and
meat.


True or False
1. Giraffes live in Africa.

True

2. All giraffes have the same pattern on their fur.
3. Giraffes eat leaves and flowers.
4. A male giraffe can reach almost 6 metres.
5. Giraffes have short tongues.
6. Giraffes rest standing up.
7. Giraffes can’t run fast.
8. Giraffes have good hearing.
Use the best phrasal verb to fill the gaps:

spread out, bend down, stand up, get up, lie down
1. He had to __________________ to tie his shoelaces.
2. There were no empty seats so I had to __________________ in the
bus.
3. Some water birds need to _________________ their wings to dry.
4. She felt tired so she went to _______________ for a while.
5. The old lady doesn’t like low armchairs because she can’t
_____________ without help.
Sort these words into groups:

giraffe, sharp, tall, eat, drink, big, long, neck, see, hear,
fur, walk, run, tongue, hoof, leg, catch, chew, lion, poacher.


Nouns: names of things

Verbs: actions, doing
words

Adjectives: describing
words

leg

run

tall

Crossword

ACROSS
4 A giraffe is very ....
6 Giraffes eat these
8 Giraffes can eat sharp ........
9 A giraffe has a long ....

DOWN
1 A baby giraffe
2 Giraffes usually walk ......

3 Giraffes kick with these
5 Person who kills animals
without permission
7 What baby giraffes drink


Fill the gaps:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Giraffes live in ..................................
They have long ..................................
They eat .............................................
A baby giraffe is called a ....................

4. calf
3. leaves
1. Africa
2. necks

Label the parts of the giraffe:
10

1- ear

9

2- neck

3- back
4- tail
5- leg

1
8
7

2

6- hoof

3

7- mouth
4

8- nose
9- eye
10- horn

5
6


What are the giraffes doing?
1-standing up 2-eating 3-running 4-sitting down 5-drinking

Fill in the missing letters:
gir__ffe

t__ngue

n__ck

le__f

fl__wer c__lf

dr__nk

b__nd

d__wn

st__nd

st__nd

mo__th

e__e

ea__

ch__w

b__ck

Write a sentence about the giraffe:

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