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Possum

Episode of the series Animals & Creatures of Australia

CEFR: A1, A2, B1

In this episode

Illustrated slideshow (19 images)
Glossary
Comprehension quiz (45 questions)
Cultural notes

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Extract: the first 30 seconds of the episode. The full episode lasts 4 min 2 s.

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The episode

What goes bump in the night? It's the possum! Learn about these amazing nocturnal climbers who love to hang out in trees and sometimes even sneak into the city for a snack.

Episode worksheets (2)

Student sheet In your teacher account
Teacher sheet In your teacher account

Teaching guide

Objective & content

This documentary episode of Animals & Creatures of Australia presents the common brushtail possum in an A1- script. It opens with a night scene of strange sounds on a roof, then describes the animal (size, ears, hair, a tail like "a fifth hand"), its joey and pouch, its move from forests to towns, what it eats, and how it became a problem in New Zealand. The language focus is the present simple, with be, can and basic adjectives for description, prepositions of place, and animal and house vocabulary (roof, tail, branch, garden). The skill is listening for facts about an animal and its habitat.

Materials & prerequisites

Student sheet and teacher sheet (`printables/`, HTML and PDF versions), plus the printable text.
Prerequisites: the present simple, be, can for ability, basic adjectives and common prepositions of place.

Curriculum alignment

Tagged to the cycle 3 axis "the child and the living world" (c3-child-and-living-world), so it suits 6e. CEFR level A1-.

Possible adaptations

Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.

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