Class 10- 6°

Objetivo: demostrar compresión lectora de un texto relacionado al mundo natural.

Uso de: can y can´t   (poder / no poder)

·         What can animals do? 

·         What can a lion do?

·         Can a bird fly?

·         Can a turtle swim?

·         What can zebras do?  

Activity

Leer texto y contestar en Inglés en el cuaderno.

Unusual Animals: The Pink Fairy Armadillo

Do you like to swim? Can you swim in water? What would it be like to swim in sand? The pink fairy armadillo knows. It is a sand swimmer. It can swim in sand like you can swim through water. The pink fairy armadillo is not a sand fish, though. It’s not a fairy, either. The pink fairy armadillo is a mammal. It is very small, between 3 and 4 inches long. It is a kind of armadillo, an animal with a bony shell that protects its body. The pink fairy has a pink shell and a furry body. It lives in the plains of Argentina. These plains are dry and sandy. Perfect for the pink fairy. The pink fairy lives underground. It digs with its strong front paws. It can dig very quickly. It will hide itself underground if it is frightened. It can bury its entire body. The pink fairy doesn’t just dig when it is scared. Pink fairy’s live underground. They dig into the ground to make their holes. The holes are their homes, they are called burrows. They like to dig burrows near ant colonies, where large numbers of ants live. The pink fairy likes to eat ants. They eat ants and ant larvae. The pink fairy also eats other insects, plants and roots. It’s small size and strong claws let the pink fairy swim through sand.

Questions:

1- What kind of animal is the pink fairy armadillo?
2- What is his length?
3- Where does it live?
4- Can the armadillo swim?
5- Can the armadillo dig?
6_ What do they eat?
7- What color is their skin?