Teacher King's English Speaking Lesson: At the zoo

Learn the words

1. monkey

2. lion

3. tiger

4. bear

5. rhino

6. penguin

7. giraffe

8. elephant

9. crocodile

10. kangaroo

Learn the phrasal verb: Come across

Meaning: To meet something or someone by chance.

“We also came across some penguins.”

Learn the verb: Feed

“It was really fun to watch the crocodiles being fed.”

feed: The zookeeper feeds the bears in the afternoon.

fed: Dad fed the pets this morning.

feeding: He was feeding the giraffes some leaves.

fed: The dog is running around because I haven’t fed her yet.

Read the conversation

Mary: How was the zoo yesterday?

Abby: It was really fun. Joe and I saw many different animals.

Mary: Was the lion sleeping? When I was at the zoo last time, it was.

Abby: Yes. So, Joe was a little disappointed. Lions are his favorite animal.

Mary: That’s why I like the monkeys most of all. They’re fun to watch.

Abby: It was really great to watch the crocodiles being fed.

Mary: Oh, you’re so lucky! I’ve never seen that before.

Abby: We also came across some penguins. I didn’t know the zoo had them!

Mary: I really want to see them. I heard there are going to be tigers soon.

Abby: Joe loves big cats. Perhaps we can go there together next time.

Answer the questions

1. Where did Abby go yesterday?

2. Who did she go with?

3. What is Joe’s favorite animal?

4. Are there tigers at the zoo now?

Unscramble the words

1. It / watching / fed / fun / was / the / being / crocodiles / really

2. like / all / monkeys / That’s / of / I / most / the / why

3. tigers / be / there / soon / going / to / heard / I / are

4. together / can / we / time / there / Perhaps / next / go

Read the talk

A day at the zoo

For about six months, my younger brother, Joe, has been begging me to take him to the zoo. I finally took him there yesterday, and it was really fun.

Joe loves big cats, so the first animal we saw was the lion. Joe wasn’t too happy because the lion was sleeping behind a tree the whole time, and didn’t move much. My friend, Mary, told me the zoo is getting tigers soon. Maybe they will be more interesting to watch.

On the way to the kangaroos, we came across some penguins. It was the first time I had ever seen penguins. They were really cute. Another amazing thing we saw was the zookeeper feeding the crocodiles. It was very exciting to watch them jump out of the water.

Now, Mary really wants me to go with her to the zoo!

Answer the questions

1. What was the first animal they saw?

2. Why was Joe unhappy about the lion?

3. Had Abby ever seen penguins before?

4. Which animal did they watch being fed?

Noun, Adjective or Verb?

1. watch

2. move

3. interesting

4. zoo

5. animal

6. amazing

Take the test

1. Abby took ___ younger brother to the zoo.

a. her

b. she’s

c. hers

2. The lion ___ sleeping behind a tree when they saw it.

a. is

b. were

c. was

3. Which animal does Mary like the most?

a. The monkeys.

b. The lions.

c. The penguins.

4. They really enjoyed the crocodiles being ___.

a. feed

b. feeds

c. fed

5. Abby came ___ some penguins that she didn’t know were at the zoo.

a. on

b. across

c. to

6. Mary and Abby didn’t talk about the ___.

a. giraffes

b. tigers

c. penguins

7. Mary wants to go ___ Abby to the zoo next time.

a. together

b. along

c. with

8. Which animal didn’t they see?

a. A crocodile.

b. A tiger.

c. A penguin.

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Answers

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B