Animals of the African Grasslands
Animals of the African Grasslands
Animals of the African Grasslands
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<strong>Animals</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>African</strong><strong>Grasslands</strong>Topic: Animal Kingdom/Plants/Relationships/EnvironmentCurriculum link: Natural ScienceText type: Report/DescriptionReading level: 24Word count: 1005Vocabulary: Africa, <strong>African</strong> hunting dogs,antelope, browsers, buffalo, cheetah, coarse,gazelles, grasslands, grazers, herds, hyenas,kudu, leopards, meat-eaters, plant-eaters,predators, prey, pride, scavengers,secretary birds, vultures, warning,warthogs, wildebeestPossible literacy focus:• Understanding scientific language: planteaters,predators, scavengers.• Discussing what <strong>the</strong> different animals <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>African</strong> grasslands eat.• Identifying adjectives: long, flexible, wide.SummaryThis book explains <strong>the</strong> ways in which animalson <strong>the</strong> <strong>African</strong> grasslands find food, anddescribes <strong>the</strong> relationships between <strong>the</strong>seanimals.ESL possibilities:• Clarifying <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> unfamiliarvocabulary: browser, grazer, herd, predator,pride, scavenger.• Discussing <strong>the</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> an introductionand a conclusion in a report.AlphaWorldISBN 0- 7253- 3129- 19 780725 331290
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