Lesson designed by Audrey Geise (YHS Fulbright-Hays 2022)

May be followed by Animals Lesson 2  

Proficiency Level: Novice Mid/High

Time: 2X75 min

Entry conditions and language: Students are familiar with present tense, basic vocabulary (simple verbs, descriptive adjectives, etc.), asking and answering questions, and simple postpositions.

Targets: Students can:

• ask and answer simple questions related to animals
• identify basic facts related to a safari trip  phrases when they are supported by gestures or visuals 
• use basic postpositions and simple verbs

Describe task and student instructions:

Part 1: Introduce forest/animal/safari vocabulary and pronunciation. Introduce or review relevant phrases.

Part 2: Safari presentation with photos/audio and corresponding questions posed for students to answer (examples: X कैसे दिखता है (color, size)? किस की आवाज़ है? X कहाँ रहता है? X क्या खता है?). Challenge: Sets of photos can be added so that students can lead question/answer sessions. Language level can also be increased by including animal comparisons.

Exit conditions: Students must actively participate in safari activity by responding in full sentences and as an individual assignment write a few sentences about the life of their favorite animal on the safari.

Vocabulary: 

जानवर:  हिरन (m.) – deer बंदर (m.) – monkey सुअर  (m.) – pig, boar मोर (m.), मोरनी (f.) – peacock सियार (m.) – jackal चिड़िया (f.), पक्षी (m.) – bird उल्लू (m.) – owl मगरमच्छ (m.) – crocodile तोता (m.) – parrot बाघ (m.) – tiger हाथी (m.) – elephant मछली (f.) – fish आवास (रहने की जगह): पेड़ (m.) – tree तालाब (m.) – pond जंगल (m.) – forest सागर / महासागर (m.) – sea/ ocean दलदल (m.) – marshes घास का मैदान – grassland  पर्वत (m.) – mountain घर: घोसला (m.) – nest कोख (m.) – den गुफा (m.) – cave बिल (m.) – bil छेद – hole छत्ता (m.) – bee hive  गोशाला (m.) – गाय का घर  तबेला (m.) – भेंस का घर  पेड़ की डोली (f.) – hole in a tree

चाल : रेंगना – to crawl उड़ना – to fly  भागना -to run  कूदना – to jump दौड़ना – to run सूँघना – to smell तैरना (मछली) – to swim मंडराना  (बाज़) – to circle over आवाज़ें (f.) – voices, sounds: चहचहाना (चिड़िया ) भोंकना (कुत्ता) मिमियाना (बकरी ) कूकना (कोयल) दहाड़ना (शेर) फुदकना  (ख़रगोश) हिनहिनाना (घोड़ा) कांव -कांव करना (कौआ) मियाऊ करना (बिल्ली) चलाँगन (बंदर) ढेंचू – ढेंचू  करना  (गधा) बोलना (तोता) शरीर के अंग : चोंच (f.) – beak पूँछ (f. ) – tail पंजा  (m.) – paw जबड़ा (m.) – jaw  चमड़ा (m.) – skin बाल (m.) – fur नाख़ून (m.) – nails पंख (m.) – feather  डेने (m.)  – wings शल्क (m.) scales