ANIMALS IN EGYPT - CONNECT PRIMARY 4 Term 1 - رابع ابتدائي

UNIT 2 Desert Animals 16 Camels in the desert

UNIT In this unit I will • listen, read, research, and write about desert animals. • practice making comparisons. • listen to a short story. ⚫ learn about the difference between the /p/ and /b/ sounds. • describe two animals. • write a fact file. • research and make a poster. 2 Look, discuss, and share What is this place? Which animals live here? Did you know? The Sahara Desert covers large parts of ten countries in Africa. It is very big, but Antarctica is bigger! Find out How big are the Sahara Desert and Antarctica? What kind of animals live in both? Share your answers with your partner. 17

UNIT 2 LESSON 1 ANIMALS IN EGYPT 1 Match the words to the pictures 18 birds lizards insects 2 Listen and read. Are snakes and crocodiles important? Mom: Look at all these animals that live in our country. Sara: Look at the crocodile, it's huge! Tarek: Huge and scary! Sara: I think the spider is scarier. Mom: Yeah, but spiders are very helpful. They eat insects. Farmers like spiders. Sara: OK, what about the snake and the crocodile? They're dangerous, aren't they? Mom: Yes, that's true, but they do a very important job. They eat insects, birds, and lizards. This controls the number of these small animals. We sometimes think some animals are scary or ugly, but they are all important.

3 Listen and say. Then write 4 5 fennec fox crocodile snake spider camel 2 4 5 3 Listen again and answer Which animals do Mom, Tarek, and Sara not talk about? What do you think? 1 Which animals are scary? 2 Which animals are dangerous? 3 Which animals are cute? I think crocodiles are scary, but they control the numbers of small animals. 4 Only cute animals are important. Do you agree? UNIT 2 19