Unit 6 — Animals and Pets

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 12 animals.
  • I can use have got / has got to talk about pets.
  • I can write a short text about a real or imagined pet.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.2 Leseverstehen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.1.3.7 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Wortschatz
  • 3.1.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Frida the fox sits on Mia’s bed. “Am I a pet?” she asks. Mia thinks. Pepper the cat opens one eye. “Definitely not,” Pepper says. “Pets are quiet, kind, and full of fur.” Frida is quiet, kind, and full of fur. Mia smiles. “Pet enough for me.”

1. Activate Link to heading

Animal sounds. The teacher makes an animal sound; the class shouts the English word. Cat, dog, cow, horse, sheep, duck, pig, owl.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — animals Link to heading

cat, dog, mouse, hamster, rabbit, fish, bird, fox, wolf, bear, cow, horse, sheep, pig, duck, chicken, owl, snake, frog, lizard.

Grammar — have got / has got Link to heading

British English uses have got / has got a lot for possession.

  • I have got a cat. / I’ve got a cat.
  • Mia has got a brother. / Mia’s got a brother.
  • Have you got a pet? — Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
  • Has Theo got a fish? — No, he hasn’t.

American English prefers have / has alone.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. I __________ (have got) a cat.
  2. Mia __________ (have got) a brother.
  3. Theo __________ (not / have got) a dog.
  4. ___ you got a pet?

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. (Lina / hamster — yes) → ___
  2. (parents / fish — no) → ___
  3. (you / brother or sister?) → ___
Answer key

G. 1. have got, 2. has got, 3. hasn’t got, 4. Have.

M. 5. Lina has got a hamster. 6. My parents haven’t got fish. 7. Have you got a brother or a sister?

4. Produce Link to heading

Pet portrait. Draw a real or imagined pet on paper. Underneath, write 4–6 sentences: name, age, colour, what it eats, one thing it does.

Sample Link to heading

This is Pepper. He has got grey fur. He is six years old. He eats fish and dry food. He sleeps on my bed every afternoon.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 12 animals.
  • I can use have got / has got.
  • I can write 4 sentences about a pet.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen.

“Mia has got a cat. The cat is grey. Theo has got a fish. The fish is orange. Lina has got a rabbit. The rabbit is white.”

  1. Mia: ___ , 2. Theo: ___ , 3. Lina: ___ , 4. Colour of the cat: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read about Pepper.

“Pepper is a grey cat. He is six years old. He likes fish and warm beds. He doesn’t like dogs.”

T or F: 1. Pepper is white. 2. He is six. 3. He likes fish. 4. He likes dogs.

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Fill in have got / has got (positive, negative, question).

  1. I __________ a hamster.
  2. Theo __________ a dog. (negative)
  3. ___ you ___ a pet? (question)
  4. We __________ two cats.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Draw a real or imagined pet. Write 4 sentences: name, age, colour, one thing it likes.

Answer key
T1. cat, fish, rabbit, grey. T2. F, T, T, F. T3. 1. have got, 2. hasn’t got, 3. Have / got, 4. have got. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • I am have got → ✗ / I have got → ✓.
  • Has she got (no extra do).
  • L1 trap: German Ich habe einen Hund maps to I have (got) a dog — not I am having a dog.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

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