1. Read the words with the letter Gg. Make two groups. g [ d 3 ] page … [ g ] go … Guinea pig hedgehog garden giraffe good budgie gorilla

2. Pet Couplets Our pets I dream of a pet To make him my friend. I’ll tease him and teach On the beautiful beach.

3. My kitten is small, And likes to play with the ball. We run and fall, But not in the hall. My kitten licks a cup of milk, It is for him a tasty drink, But when he wishes Whiskas, too It’s given him by Sister Sue. Kitten

4. My dog sits alone, Just like a king on the throne. It eats any bone: Soft or hard as a stone. I’ve got a dog. It sits on the log, It’s afraid of the bog, When there is fog. Dog

5. Look and spell the animal words! Can you spell the names of the animals? Look at the example: 1. O N L I 2.W O F L 3.C E I R O L C O D 4.A Z R E B 5.F A G I R F E 6.E T L N E A P H 1 1 2 5 4 6 lion wolf crocodile zebra giraffe elephant 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6

6. Animals in Winter Read the text and find the answers to the questions below. Some animals “hibernate” for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In the fall, these animals get ready for winter by eating extra food and storing it as body fat. They use this fat for energy while hibernating. Some also Store food like nuts or acorns to eat later in the winter. Bears, skunks, chipmunks, and some bats hibernate. Insects look for winter shelter in holes in the ground, under the bark of trees, deep inside rotting logs or in any small crack they can find. One of the most interesting places is in a gall. A gall is a swelling a plant. It is caused by certain insects, fungi or bacteria. They make a chemical that affects the plant’s growth in a small area, forming a lump. The gall becomes its maker’s home And food source. Answer the questions: 1.What does the word “hibernate” mean? 2.When animals hibernate, what changes take place in their bodies? 3.Why do you very rarely see insects over the winter season? 4.Why do insects search out “galls” in the fall season?

7. Where does each live? zoohouserivergardenforest

8. African Animals Match the animals with the captions Lion Carrot Crocodile Monkey Elephant Leopard 2 1 4 5 6 3 Crocodile LionCarrot Leopard Monkey Elephant

9. e t t e s e Hidden Animals Complete the word chain and find the animals names Snake Elephant Tiger Rat Turtle Eagle The Animals r

10. Write ad for this dog. It has no home. It needs a loving friend. My name is… I am… years old. I am… (color). I have got … ears, … legs and … eyes. I can… I like…