15573 at the zoo dialogue

At the Zoo

John: Here we are at the zoo. Listen to that elephant!
Susan: Isn’t it loud?
John: Yes. It’s very loud. Let’s go and see the kangaroos.
Susan: Can we see the monkeys first? They are my favourite animals at the zoo.
John: Alright. The monkeys are this way.
Here they are.
Susan: Oh look! That monkey is climbing up high.
John: And that monkey is swinging by its tail.
Susan: Aww! Look at the little baby with its mother.
John: That big monkey is eating a banana.
Susan: I like watching the monkeys. They are so funny.
John: Yes. The monkeys are funny.
Shall we go and see the kangaroos now?
Susan: OK. Where are the kangaroos?
John: The kangaroos are this way.
There they are. Look at that big kangaroo hopping along.
Susan: Look at that kangaroo. I think it has a baby. Yes. The baby is looking out
of its mother’s pouch.
Oh! The baby is coming out. It’s hopping around on the grass.
John: A baby kangaroo is called a ‘joey’. It’s climbing back into the pouch now.
Susan: I’m so happy that I saw the baby joey.
Thank you for inviting me to the zoo today, John.
John: That’s OK Susan. I’m glad you could come with me.


Exercises:
Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions:
Where are John and Susan? ..............................................................
Which loud animal can they hear? ...................................................

Which is Susan’s favourite animal? ....................................................
Which animals did they look at first? .................................................
Write down the present continuous verbs you hear:
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The mother kangaroo carries its baby in a:
a. purse
b. pocket
c. pouch

A baby kangaroo is called a:
a. johnny
b. joey
c. jenny

Why was Susan happy? ......................................................................................

ANSWER KEY
Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions:


Where are John and Susan? .....They are at the Zoo.
Which loud animal can they hear? ...They can hear an elephant.
Which are Susan’s favourite animals? ..Her favourite animals are monkeys.
Which animals did they look at first? ..They looked at the monkeys first.

Write down the present continuous verbs you hear:
climbing

swinging

hopping

looking

eating
coming

watching
inviting

The mother kangaroo carries its baby in a:
a. purse
b. pocket
c. pouch

c. pouch

A baby kangaroo is called a:
a. johnny
b. joey
c. jenny

b. joey

Why was Susan happy? Because she saw the baby kangaroo.
or Because she saw the baby joey.
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MP3 audio file of the dialogue “At the Zoo”.

/>Watch a very young joey coming out of the pouch, but please ignore the audio. The man
says it is a baby girl, but it’s NOT (as you can see LOL):
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