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I Can Tell You
I can understand a song about animals.
1. 🎧3.22 Match the animals in the box with photos 1-12. Listen to the song. Which animal is not in the song?
| hedgehog dolphin scorpion eagle lion tiger mouse starfish whale tortoise parrot gorilla |
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
5. __________ 6. __________ 7. __________ 8. __________
9. __________ 10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
Song: I Can Tell You
I can tell you what I know.
Where is a good place to go?
I can tell you what's dangerous,
Like how big can a gorilla ¹__________?
Can a scorpion ²__________ a man?
Which animals live on land?
How far can an eagle see?
You can find out if you listen to me.
The smallest scorpions can kill a man.
Gorillas can grow to 250 kilos.
An eagle is small, but it can ³__________.
About a kilometre further than me.
Ostriches are the tallest birds.
A whale is the biggest mammal in the world.
A lion is beautiful, but it isn't tame.
How many animals can you name?
Errrr, elephant, eagle, camel, panda.
I like butterflies, mmmm oh. And a
Spider, a snake: they can 
__________ a frog,
A gorilla, an ostrich - how about a dog?
I can tell you what I know.
How far is the North from the South Pole?
I can tell you something interesting,
Like which animal can 
__________ and swim.
What has got wings, legs and a tail?
What 
__________ in a shell, but isn't a snail?
How heavy is a human baby?
You can find out if you listen to me.
From pole to pole is over twenty thousand kilometres.
A frog can jump and 
__________.
A tortoise has got a shell and feet as well,
And a parrot's got a tail, legs and wings.
A baby weighs up to four and a half kilos.
A mouse is smaller than an elephant's toes.
A camel can 
__________ 6 months without a drink.
How many animals do you know- can you think?
Errrr penguin, starfish, a mouse and a bat,
Hedgehog, crocodile- and what about a cat?
Scorpion, dolphin, a monkey and a rat,
An octopus and a fish, how many is that?
2. 🎧3.22 Complete the song with the words in the box. Then listen again and check.
| survive lives jump kill eat swim grow see |
3. Answer the questions with animals from the song.
1. Which animal is the biggest mammal?
2. Which animal is the tallest bird?
3. Which animal has got a shell?
4. Which animal can see very far?
5. Which animal can survive with very little water? 6 Which two animals eat frogs?
4. 
USE IT! Work in pairs. Follow the instructions.
• One student chooses an animal in exercise 1.
• The other student asks questions to find the name of the animal. He/She can only ask ten questions.
• The other student can only answer 'Yes' or 'No'
Is this animal big?
Yes.
Can it swim?
No.
