Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Box 16
Human attributes
Animal
Personal characteristic
Sentence stems
owl
wise, clever
I think . . . and . . . 
dog
loyal, friendly
should live together 
cat
lazy, clean
because . . .
lion
brave
pig
dirty
The . . . is . . . , so I 
dolphin
playful, intelligent, smart
think it should live 
sheep
stupid, silly
with . . . 
camel
bad-tempered, unfriendly
horse
hard-working
The . . . is . . . , so it 
elephants
have good memories, hard-working
could not live with . . .
monkeys
talkative, noisy, like to play tricks
donkeys
hard-working, stubborn
. . . and . . . cannot live 
together because . . .
1.15 Animal advertisements
Level
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Language focus
Advertisement, adjectives, must
Skills focus
Writing
Thinking focus
Considering multiple viewpoints
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Individual work, suitable for large classes
Preparation
On a large sheet of paper, draw the sample advertisement
from Box 17.
Procedure
1 Ask the children to imagine what would happen if pets were able to
advertise for a suitable owner. What kind of person would the pet want?
What would the pet expect from its owner?
2 Show the children the sample advertisement from Box 17. Draw their
attention to the use of adjectives in the advertisement.
Animals
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3 Now ask the children to imagine they are a pet. Ask them to design their
own advertisement for a pet owner. Pets could be a dog, cat, bird, fish,
rabbit or mouse.