Basic Questions about Animals

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Easy questions practice on the topic of animals, including animal vocabulary games.

By: Alex Case
Level: Beginner
Theme: Animals
Study Area: Questions
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Lesson Plan Content:


Basic questions about animals games

Part One: Questions about animals brainstorming game

Choose one animal such as one of the animals below and take turns asking questions about it until one of you repeats a question or gives up.

Part Two: Basic questions about animals guessing games

Your partner will choose an animal but not tell you the name. Ask questions like those on the next page until you guess what animal they chose. You can only guess once for each question that you ask (one guess one question, one guess one question, etc).

Part Three: Basic questions design an animal game

Work together to design and draw your own imaginary animal/ your own monster by asking and answering questions like those below in pairs. You can also decide negative things, crossing those things next to the picture of your animal/ monster.

ant

bat

bee

bird

cat

chicken

cow

crocodile

dog

dolphin

duck

elephant

fish

giraffe

hippo

horse

kangaroo

lion

monkey

mosquito

mouse

octopus

panda

pig

rabbit

shark

snake

spider

tiger

zebra

cockroach

koala

gorilla

sheep

butterfly

penguin

Basic questions to ask about animals

  • Can it…?
  • Can you… it?
  • Does it have a…?
  • Does it have… s?
  • Does it like…?
  • How many… does it have?
  • Is it…?
  • Is it in…?
  • What…?
  • Where…?

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Example of each kind of question to ask about animals

  • Can it swim?
  • Can you eat it?
  • Does it have a tail?
  • Does it have a long nose?
  • Does it have big ears?
  • Does it have long…?
  • Does it have legs?
  • Does it like bananas?
  • How many wings does it have?
  • Is it fat?
  • Is it red?
  • Is it in a zoo?
  • What colour is it?
  • Where does it live?

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Example questions to ask about animals

  • Can it swim/ eat you/ fly/ jump/ make milk/ make eggs/ run/ run quickly/ sing/…?
  • Can you eat it/ ride it/ touch it/… it?
  • Does it have a tail/ a pocket/ a…?
  • Does it have a long nose/ a long tail/ a long body/ a long…?
  • Does it have a big/ long/ little/ short/ fat/ thin/…?
  • Does it have big ears/ big teeth/ big…?
  • Does it have big/ long/ little/ short/ fat/ thin/…?
  • Does it have legs/ wings/…s?
  • Does it like bamboo/ bananas/ carrots/ fish/ grass/ meat/ mud/ sleeping/…?
  • How many legs does it have/ eyes does it have/ wings does it have/… does it have?
  • Is it big/ large/ little/ tall/ short/ long/ fat/ thin/ pretty/ cute/ ugly/…?
  • Is it black/ white/ grey/ brown/ many colours/…?
  • Is it in the zoo/ in a house/ in a farm/ in the jungle/ in…?
  • What can it do?
  • What colour is it?
  • What does it eat?/ What food does it like?
  • What’s the first letter?
  • Where does it live/ does it sleep/ does it…?

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