At the animal farm

Before you listen:

What do you usually find at an animal farm? What do you usually not see there? Decide via drag and drop.
 
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  • chicken
    chicken
     
  • horse
    horses
     
  • polar bear
    polar bears
     
  • cow
    cows
     
  • eagle
    eagles
     
  • dolphin
    dolphins
     
  • pig
    pigs
     
  • whale
    whales
     
At an
animal farm
 
Not at an
animal farm
 
 
 
 
 

While you listen:

The Fernandez family is visiting an animal farm. Which animals are indeed on this farm? Which are not? Choose via drag and drop.
 
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  • pig
    pigs
     
  • cat
    cats
     
  • rat
    rats
     
  • donkey
    donkeys
     
  • chicken
    hens
     
  • horse
    horses
     
  • sheep
    sheep
     
  • lamb
    lambs
     
On this
farm
 
Not on this
farm
 
 
 
 
 

Looking around a farm

 
 
It's Sunday, the day after the house-warming party. Andreas and Maria are taking Anna, Pedro, Michael and Josh to a farm outside Filton. When they arrive, the farmer's wife is just entering the hen house. They follow her.
 
Farmer's wife:
 
Hi, can I help you?
 
Andreas:
 
Hi, could we have a look around?
 
Farmer's wife:
 
Of course! Just a minute, I'm just feeding the hens and collecting their eggs. Then I can show you around.
 
 
 
While they are waiting, they look around and see horses running in the fields.
 
Anna:
 
Do you have any baby horses?
 
Farmer's wife:
 
A baby horse is called a foal. But no, we don't have any foals yet. But we do have some lambs.
 
 
 
They walk across the farmyard. Two dogs are following them.
 
Maria:
 
I love dogs! Do you also have any cats?
 
Farmer's wife:
 
Yes, we do. They are probably playing in the hay right now.
 
 
 
The group arrives at the sheep.
 
Maria:
 
They are so cute! And look, there's a cat hiding behind the fence! How cute!
 
Farmer's wife:
 
Yes, that one is very shy. Do you want to go to the horses now? I think my husband is feeding them. Maybe you can help him.
 
 
 
They meet the farmer. He gives the kids some carrots so they can feed the horses.
 
Farmer:
 
You are doing a great job! Why don't you come back and try horseback riding some day!
 
 
 
They promise to come back soon.
 
 

After you listened:

Read the questions below. Then complete the answers by writing the missing words into the gaps. You can find all the missing words in the story.
 
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  1. Who do the Fernandez family and Josh first meet at the farm? They first meet the ⁠.
     
  2. What is the farmer's wife doing when the family and Josh meet her? She is just and collecting their eggs.
     
  3. Where do the kids see a cat? They see a cat ⁠.
     
  4. Why do the kids want to come back soon? They want to ⁠.
     
 
 
Now think about this chapter of the story again. Did the kids enjoy visiting the animal farm?
 
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  • What do you think?
     
    • No, they didn't really enjoy their visit.
       
    • Yes, they enjoyed it very much!
       
 
 
 

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