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AnimalsthathelpusB1/B1+ages11-13

1Matchthepicturesandthesentences.

1Thisanimalcarriesheavythings.

2Thisanimalisthe‘eyes’ofapersonwhocan’tsee.

3Thisanimalhelpsthepolicedotheirjob.

4Thisanimalhelpsthefarmerwithotheranimals.

A B

C D

2Theseanimalshelppeople.How?Talkwithaclassmate.

3Readthetextsquicklyandanswerthequestions.

Guidedogs

Doyouknowanyonewhohasaguidedog?Peoplewhocan’tseeareblindandmanyofthemhaveaguidedogtohelpthemtoliveindependentlives.Peoplecanteachguidedogstodothesethings:

▪ walkinastraightlineinthecentreofthepavement▪ onlyturncornerswhentheyaretoldtodothis▪ stopatkerbsandwaittobeaskedtocrosstheroad,ortoturnleftorright;

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▪ guessheightandwidthsothattheirownerdoesnothittheirheadorshoulder;▪ tonotbescaredoftraffic.

Packllamas

Packllamascarryheavyobjectsinplaceswithmountains,suchasSouthAmerica.Theyneedtoeatmuchlessthanhorsesanddon’tneedtodrinkveryoften.Theyareintelligentandaregoodatclimbingsotheycangoplaceswhereatruckcan’tgo.

Policehorses

Haveyoueverseenapoliceofficeronahorse?Youmighthaveseenoneatafootballmatchorinthecitycentrewhenaspecialeventistakingplace.Policehorseshelpthepolicedotheirjob:theyletthepoliceseepeopleincrowdsmoreeasily.Also,peoplearemorelikelytotalktoandhelpthepolicewhentheyseethemonahorse.Thisiswhythepolicehavepolicehorsesatlargeevents.Youmightseeonethenexttimeyougotoapublicevent.

Sheepdogs

Manyfarmersusesheepdogstokeeptheirsheeptogetherandtostopthemgettinglost.Theyalsoprotectthesheepfromanimalsthatmighttrytoeatthem,suchaswolves.Sheepdogsareintelligentandcanrunlongdistances.Itiseasytoteachsheepdogstodowhatthefarertellsthem.

Glossary

blind=can’tsee

independent=withouthelpfromothers

pavement=thepathwewalkonatthesideoftheroad.

corner=aroundedpartofthepathwheretheroadturnsrightorleft

kerb=theedgeofthepavement

height=howhighsomethingis

width=howwidesomethingis

heavyobjects=thingsthatweightalot

begoodat=beabletodosomethingwell

truck=asmalllorry

footballmatch=agameoffootballthatlotsofpeoplegotowatch

specialevent=anunusualhappeninglikeafestival

crowds=lotsofpeople

keeptogether=tohaveinthesameplace

stopthemgettinglost=tostopthemlosingtheirway

protect=tolookafter

wolves=wildgreyanimalsthateatanimalslikesheep

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1Whichanimalisgoodatmountainclimbing?2Whichanimallooksafterotheranimals?3Whichanimalhelpsmanagebignumbersofpeople?4Whichanimalcanhelptheirownerscrossroads?4Lookatthesentences.Findfourmistakesandcorrectthem.1Guidedogshelppeopleliveindependentlives.2Guidedogswalkinastraightlineinthemiddleoftheroad.3Packllamaseatmorethanhorses.4Packllamascangowherevehiclescan’t.5Policehorsesonlyworkinthecountryside.6Peoplearemorelikelytotalktoapoliceofficeronapolicehorse.7Sheepdogshelpfarmerskeeptheirsheeptogether.8Sheepdogseatsheep.5Languagefocus.Choosethecorrectverbform.Sometimesmorethanoneispossible.1Manyofthemhaveaguidedogtohelpthemlive/tolive/livingindependentlives.2Peoplecanteachguidedogstodo/do/doingthesethings.3Theyneedeat/eating/toeatmuchlessthanhorses.4Theyletthepolicetosee/see/seeingpeopleincrowdsmoreeasily.5Manyfarmersusesheepdogstostopthesheepget/toget/gettinglost.6Theyalsoprotectthesheepfromanimalsthatmighttrytoeat/eat/eatingthem,suchaswolves.6Languagepractice.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectending.1Guidedogshelppeople a)seemorebecausetheyarehigherup.2Llamasdon’tneed b)beingrunover.3Itiseasytoteachsheepdogs c)tocrosstheroad.4Policehorsesletthepolice d)toeatsheep.5Guidedogsstoppeople e)torounduptheiranimals6Somewildanimalstry f)todrinkverymuch.7WritingChooseanotheranimalthathelpspeople.Findapictureofitandwriteashortparagraphaboutit.Herearesomeideas:

• ahearingdogfordeafpeople• acamel• adonkey• areindeer

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AnimalsthathelpusTeacher’snotes

Levelandagegroup:B1/B1+ages11-13

Languagefocus:verbpatternswithgerundandinfinitive

Introduction

Tellthechildrentheyaregoingtolearnaboutdifferentanimalsthathelpus.Giveouttheworksheetordisplaythephotosontheboard.1Matchthepicturesandthesentences.

Tellthechildrentoworkinpairsandmatchthedescriptionsoftheanimalstothepictures.Askthemtosaywhytheychosetheiranswers.

Answerkey:

1Thisanimalcarriesheavythings.=C(packllama)

2Thisanimalisthe‘eyes’ofapersonwhocan’tsee.=A(guidedog)

3Thisanimalhelpsthepolicedotheirjob.=B(policehorse)

4Thisanimalhelpsthefarmerwithotheranimals.=D(sheepdog)

2Theseanimalshelppeople.How?Talkwithaclassmate.

Tellthechildrentoworkinpairsandsayhowtheanimalshelppeople.

Answerkey1Aguidedoghelpsablindpersongooutandabout.2Apolicehorseletsthepolicecontrollargeevents.3Apackllamacarriesheavyloads.4Asheepdogkeepssheeptogether.3Readthetextsquicklyandanswerthequestions.

Tellthechildrentoreadthetextsaboutthefouranimalsandanswerthequestions.Theycanrefertotheglossaryforunknownwords.Answerkey1packllama2sheepdog3policehorse4guidedog4Lookatthesentences.Findfourmistakesandcorrectthem.Writethefirsttwosentencesupontheboard.Tellthechildrentheyshouldsayiftheyare

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rightorwrong.Iftheyarewrong,theyshouldchangethemtomakethemcorrect.Allowthemtimetoworkinpairs,thencheckanswersasawholeclass.Answerkey1Guidedogshelppeopleliveindependentlives.CORRECT2Guidedogswalkinastraightlineinthemiddleoftheroad.pavement3Packllamaseatmorethanhorses.less4Packllamascangowherevehiclescan’t.CORRECT5Policehorsesonlyworkinthecountryside.workinmanyplaces6Peoplearemorelikelytotalktoapoliceofficeronapolicehorse.CORRECT7Sheepdogshelpfarmerskeeptheirsheeptogether.CORRECT8Sheepdogseatsheep.Wolves5Languagefocus.Choosethecorrectverbform.Sometimesmorethanoneispossible.Tellthechildrenyouaregoingtolookatsomeoftheverbsinthetextsabouttheanimals.Writethefirstsentenceupontheboard.Say‘livetoliveliving’andaskwhicharecorrect?Thenhavethechildrenworkinpairsorsmallgroupstochoosethecorrectforms.Answerkey1Manyofthemhaveaguidedogtohelpthemlive/tolive/livingindependentlives.2Peoplecanteachguidedogstodo/do/doingthesethings.3Theyneedeat/eating/toeatmuchlessthanhorses.4Theyletthepolicetosee/see/seeingpeopleincrowdsmoreeasily.5Manyfarmersusesheepdogstostopthesheepget/toget/gettinglost.6Theyalsoprotectthesheepfromanimalsthatmighttrytoeat/eat/eatingthem,suchaswolves.6Languagepractice.Completethesentenceswiththecorrectending.Tellthechildrentheyaregoingtomatchpartsofsentencesandthattheyshouldthinkcarefullyabouttheverbformstheyuse.Answerkey1c2f3e4a5b6d1Guidedogshelppeople a)seemorebecausetheyarehigherup.2Llamasdon’tneed b)beingrunover.3Itiseasytoteachsheepdogs c)tocrosstheroad.4Policehorsesletthepolice d)toeatsheep.5Guidedogsstoppeople e)torounduptheiranimals6Somewildanimalstry f)todrinkverymuch.7WritingTellthechildrentothinkofanotheranimalthathelpspeopleortouseoneoftheonesontheworksheet.Theyshouldfindapictureandwriteashortparagraphabouttheanimal.

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Photocredits[A:aguidedoghelpingitsowner:

A blind man is led by a guide dog in Brasília, Brazil.byAgência Brasil, CC 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caoguia2006.jpg [B:MountedpolicedeployedduringanSTUC-organisedprotestagainstgovernmentspendingcutsinOctober2010,KimTraynor,CC3.0 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mounted_police_in_Princes_Street%2C_Edinburgh.jpg[C:LloydthellamaRichardMasonerCC2.0

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lloyd_the_Llama.jpg

[D:sheepdogroundingupsheephttps://pixabay.com/en/sheepdog-lambs-sheep-livestock-981878/