Level 4 - Zoo
About this level
A visit to the zoo is the setting for this level, and new vocabulary centres around types of animals. Much of the language used has already been introduced in previous levels, so with some subtle variations in the presented language (such as 'How big!' rather than 'Very big') the children should find this level quite straightforward to grasp.
Learning outcomes in this level
| Learning outcomes | Activities |
|---|---|
| I can name various animals | |
| I can issue basic commands | |
| I can ask how many of something there are | |
| I can say how many of something there are | |
| I can describe things in terms of size | |
| I can express hunger and thirst | |
| I can ask what something is | |
| I can say what something is | |
| I can express surprise | |
| I can ask someone if they like a particular thing | |
| I can say how much I like something | |
| I can name various colours | |
| I can say what my favourite colour is | |
| I can ask someone what their favourite colour is | |
| I can form basic questions | |
| I can exclaim |
Activities in this level
| Activity | Time required |
|---|---|
| 1. Watch the episode (Zoo) | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 2. Order the animals | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 3. How many animals are there? | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 4. Talk to Speekee | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 5. Animal maze | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 6. I'm hungry / thirsty | 10 - 15 minutes |
| 7. Animal names | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 8. Animal sounds | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 9. Dino and Lupi sketch | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 10. How big! How small! | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 11. 'I'm not small' song | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 12. My favourite colour | 10 - 15 minutres |
| 13. Animal guessing game | 15 - 20 minutes |
| 14. Elephants! | 20 - 25 minutes |
| 15. Spanish culture montage - zoo | 10 - 15 minutes |
| 16. Review 'El zoo' | 15 - 20 minutes |
Key language in this level
| Spanish | Pronunciation | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¡Qué grande! | ¡keh grandeh! | How big! | |
| ¡Qué pequeño! | keh pekenyoh! | How small! | |
| ¡Qué va! | keh bah! | Of course not! | |
| ¿Cuál es tu color favorito? | ¿kwal ess too collor favohreetoh? | What is your favorite colour? | |
| ¿Cuántos elefantes hay? | ¿kwantoss elefantess ay? | How many elephants are there? | |
| ¿Cuántos leones hay? | ¿kwantoss leyoness ay? | How many lions are there? | |
| ¿Cuántos pájaros hay? | ¿kwantoss pahaross ay? | How many birds are there? | |
| ¿Es grande? | ¿ess grandeh? | Is it big? | |
| ¿Es pequeño? | ¿ess pekenyoh? | Is it small? | |
| ¿Es un león? | ¿ess oon leyonn? | Is it a lion? | |
| ¿Qué es? | ¿keh ess? | What is it? | |
| ¿Te gusta la cebra? | ¿teh goostah lah thehbrah? | Do you like the zebra? | |
| Azul | ahthool | Blue | |
| Cuatro elefantes | kwahtroh elehfantess | Four elephants | |
| Dos pájaros | doss pahahross | Two birds | |
| Es un caballo | ess oon kabahyoh | It's a horse | |
| Es un león | ess oon leyonn | It's a lion | |
| Es un pájaro | ess oon pah-haroh | It's a bird | |
| Escucha | esskoochah | Listen | |
| Mi color favorito | mee kolohr fabohreetoh | My favourite colour | |
| Mira | meerah | Look | |
| Naranja | narahnhah | Orange | |
| Rojo | rohoh | Red | |
| Sí me gusta mucho | see meh goostah moochoh | Yes I like it a lot | |
| Tengo hambre | tehngoh ahmbreh | I'm hungry | |
| Tengo sed | tehngoh seth | I'm thirsty | |
| Tres leones | tress leyohness | Three lions | |
| Un elefante | oon elefahnteh | An elephant | |
| Un elefante grande | oon elefahnteh grahndeh | A big elephant | |
| Un hipopótamo | oon eepohpotahmoh | A hippopotamus | |
| Un león | oon leyohn | A lion | |
| Un mono | oon mohnoh | A monkey | |
| Un mono pequeño | oon mohnoh pehkehnyoh | A small monkey | |
| Un pájaro | oon paharoh | A bird | |
| Un tigre | oon teegreh | A tiger | |
| Una cebra | oonah thehbrah | A zebra | |
| Una jirafa | oonah heerahfah | A giraffe | |
| Una jirafa alta | oonah heerahfah altah | A tall giraffe | |
| Verde | behrdeh | Green | |
| Voy al zoo | boy al thoh | I'm going to the zoo |