ANIMALS - PRACTICING CHUNKS

PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS.

Remember there are different actions you can practice.

1. Repeat

2. Say the opposite

3. Change tense

4. Say something true for you

5. Substitution

6. Synonyms

In the wild (in nature, not in a zoo or captivity)

Tigers live in the wild - repeat

We should let tigers live in the wild - repeat

We should let tigers live in the wild - use a synonym of should

You might say

We ought to let tigers live in the wild
It’d be a good idea to let tigers live in the wild

I think we should let tigers to live in the wild- what do you think?

Get close up (go near to)

Get close up to a lion - repeat

I’d love to get close up to a lion - repeat

I’d love to get close up to a lion - Substitute another animal for lion

You might say

I’d love to get close up to a tiger
I’d love to get close up to an elephant

Tell me why!

I’d love to get close up to a lion - say the opposite

You might say

I’d hate to get close up to a lion
I wouldn’t love to get close up to a lion
I’d love to get far away from a lion

I’d love to get close up to a lion - what is true for you?

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Cramped (not enough room)

The cages are too cramped - repeat

In most zoos, the cages are too cramped - repeat

In most zoos, the cages are too cramped - change to present perfect tense

You should say

In most zoos, the cages have been too cramped

You might give more context and say

In most zoos, the cages have been too cramped for a long time

I don’t like zoos, because the cages are too cramped- what about you?

Extinction (to no longer exist, to die out)

In danger of extinction - repeat

Many animals are in danger of extinction - repeat

Many animals are in danger of extinction - say the opposite

You might say

Few animals are in danger of extinction
Many animals aren’t in danger of extinction
Many animals are safe from extinction

Many animals are in danger of extinction - use a synonym of extinction

You might say

Many animals are in danger of dying out
Many animals are in danger of disappearing

We should protect all animals that are in danger of extinction - what do you think?

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Leave a lot to be desired (not good enough)

Leave a lot to be desired - repeat

The living conditions leave a lot to be desired - repeat

The living conditions in most zoos leave a lot to be desired - repeat

The living conditions in most zoos leave a lot to be desired - say the opposite

You might say

The living conditions in a few zoos leave a lot to be desired
The living conditions in most zoos don’t leave a lot to be desired
The living conditions in most zoos are good enough

I think the living conditions in most cities leave a lot to be desired - what do you think?

Finally Practice some more by saying out an answer to this question.

Remember don’t write it down, just speak it out!

Do you like to go to the zoo?

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