Unit 7 Succeed in Cambridge Young Learner
exams with Picaro
The English Learning Adventure
Each Picaro unit is mapped to the Cambridge English: Young
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and format, helping children achieve their best possible
scores.
My Pet
Objective
By the end of the lesson the children will (1) have consolidated animal
names, be able to (2) describe animals using adjectives and body parts
and (3) read, talk and write about a pet using ‘have got’ for possession.
Key language
Adjectives – big small long
Colours – brown green black white
Animals – bird cat dog frog goat lizard mice monkey
mouse spider
Face and body parts – body ears eyes hair head legs teeth
Presentation Practice
Find the animals. Draw a line. Focus on the ‘Practice’ activity below . Ask your
Focus on the scene below. Say one of the animals child to tell you about the goat by asking ques-
from the top of the task (a white mouse) and ask tions, e.g. “What animal is this?”, “How many legs
your child to nd it then draw a line from the word has it got?”, “What colour is it?” and “What’s this?”
to the picture. Do this with each one.
Consolidation
Presentation Part 2
Write about your pet. Draw a picture.
Circle yes or no. Look at your own pet (or invent one). Tell your child
Read the rst sentence and ask your child to tell about it and introduce the word ‘pet’ and its
you the correct answer and circle it. Monitor and concept (an animal you have at home) then write a
assist. sentence to describe it. Tell your child to draw their
pet rst then write the sentences.
Presentation
Find the animals. Draw a line.
Presentation Part 2 yes no
yes no
Circle yes or no. yes no
yes no
There are two goats. yes no
There’s a big spider. yes no
There’s a big bird sitting on the door.
There’s a white dog.
There are four cats.
There’s one white mouse and lots of brown mice.
Practice
Write the names
Consolidation
Write about your pet. Draw a picture.
I’ve got a pet. It’s got and .
It likes
.
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