In this episode, we introduce three common animals and the sounds they make in English. Listeners are invited to identify silhouetted figures and the sounds they make as either as animals or people. This episode is entirely in English, but is strongly supported with both visuals and audio, making it the perfect immersive language learning experience for beginning English language learners. This episode is narrated by Sarah O'Donnell.
Core Vocab: this is, animal, person, says, dog, cat, bird
Episode length: 11:15
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Materials for class
As a companion to each episode, we have some printable activities you can use with your class. Click here to download the activities for Episode 1.
Here is a description of the activities!
- Print out pages 1-2 and have your students complete the activities during or after watching episode 1.
- On page 1 students will match the correct animals and then fill in the sounds they make.
- On page 2 students will complete a True/False activity identifying whether the icons are animals or people. Then, students will complete the sentences with the correct word.
Accompanying lessons and additional links
This Is an Animal (In this lesson, students learn how to identify three common animals.)
Animal or Person? (This lesson is the Garbanzo version of this Vodcast Episode and great for more exposure!)
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