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Let’s write about an animal

2º bimestre – Aula 5
Ensino Fundamental: Anos Finais
 Conteúdo Objetivos

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● Temático: animais suas ● Conhecer as principais
habilidades e características do gênero
características; ficha informativa (fact sheet);
● Gênero textual: ficha ● Ler uma ficha informativa
informativa (fact sheet). sobre um animal;
● Utilizar vocabulário relativo a
animais;
● Planejar a elaboração de uma
ficha informativa sobre um
animal.
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1. The words in the box Trunk Garganta ( )
Stick Soprar ( )
are related to the text
Tip Permitir ( )
about African elephants
Blow Pegar ( )
you will read in this unit.
Deep Puxar para baixo ( )
Use the words from the Allow Tromba ( )
box. Match English and Pick Profundo ( )
Portuguese. Check the Pull down Ponta ( )
pronunciation of the Entire Grudar ( )
words and repeat. Throat Inteiro/inteira ( )
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Correção
Trunk Garganta ( 10 )
1. The words in the box Stick Soprar ( 4 )
are related to the text Tip Permitir ( 6 )
about African elephants Blow Pegar ( 7 )
you will read in this unit. Deep Puxar para baixo ( 8 )

Use the words from the Allow Tromba ( 1 )

box. Match English and Pick Profundo ( 5 )

Pull down Ponta ( 3 )
Portuguese. Check the
Entire Grudar ( 2 )
pronunciation of the
Throat Inteiro/inteira ( 9 )
words and repeat.
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Pre-Reading
2. In pairs, have a quick
look at the text on the side
and answer the questions
below:
a. The text is a(an)....
( ) Synopsis.
( ) Interview.
( ) Fact sheet.
b. We will find information in the text…
( ) Specific and objective information
about the African elephant.
( ) Long and detailed information about
the live of African elephants.
( ) About how zoos care for elephants.
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COMMON NAME: African elephants
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Loxodonta
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivore
GROUP NAME: Herd
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 70 years
SIZE: Height at the shoulder, 8.2 to 13 feet
WEIGHT: 2.5 to seven tons
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove the
greenery into their mouths.
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Correção
2. In pairs, have a quick
look at the text on the side
and answer the questions
below:
a. The text is a(an)....
( ) Synopsis.
( ) Interview.
( X ) Fact sheet.
b. We will find information in the text…
( X ) Specific and objective information
about the African elephant.
( ) Long and detailed information
about the live of African elephants.
( ) About how zoos care for elephants.
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Pre-Reading
COMMON NAME: African elephants
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Loxodonta
TYPE: Mammals
DIET: Herbivore
GROUP NAME: Herd
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 70 years
SIZE: Height at the shoulder, 8.2 to 13 feet
WEIGHT: 2.5 to seven tons
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove the
greenery into their mouths.
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• Uma ficha técnica (fact sheet) traz informações específicas e
objetivas sobre um produto, um serviço ou um tópico: no texto
da aula de hoje, apresentamos uma ficha técnica sobre um
animal.
• É o autor da ficha técnica quem define os itens que acha
importante.
• As fichas informativas frequentemente utilizam elementos como
listas, tabelas, diagramas, fotos ou imagens para transmitir as
informações de forma rápida e eficaz.
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3. In pairs, read the information in
the fact sheet.
Fill in the sentences below:
a. ............. is the scientific name
of African elephants.
b. They are not carnivores, they
are ........
c. They live up to .......
d. Elephants’ weight is ........
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Reading
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove the
greenery into their mouths.
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Correção
3. In pairs, read the information in
the fact sheet.
Fill in the sentences below:
a. Loxodonta is the scientific
name of African elephants.
b. They are not carnivores, they
are herbivores.
c. They live up to 70 years.
d. Elephants’ weight is 2.5 to
seven tons.
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Reading
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove the
greenery into their mouths.
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4. Read the fact sheet again and write T (True) or F (False) to the sentences
below:
a. The African elephant sucks 10
gallons of water into its trunk at
time. ( )
b. The elephants don’t use their trunks
when they drink water. ( )
c. Elephants also use their trunks as
snorkels when they wade in deep
water. ( )
d. Elephants can’t use their trunks to
grasp an entire tree branch and pull
it down to their mouths. ( )
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Reading
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove
the greenery into their mouths.
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Correção
4. Read the fact sheet again and write T (True) or F (False) to the sentences
below:
a. The African elephant sucks 10
gallons of water into its trunk at
time. ( T )
b. The elephants don’t use their trunks
when they drink water. ( F )
c. Elephants also use their trunks as
snorkels when they wade in deep
water. ( T )
d. Elephants can’t use their trunks to
grasp an entire tree branch and pull
it down to their mouths. ( F )
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Reading
• When an elephant drinks, it sucks as much as 2 gallons (7.5 liters) of
water into its trunk at a time. Then it curls its trunk under, sticks the tip of
its trunk into its mouth, and blows. Out comes the water, right down the
elephant's throat.
• Elephants also use their trunks as snorkels when they wade in deep
water. An elephant's trunk is controlled by many muscles. Two fingerlike
parts on the tip of the trunk allow the elephant to perform delicate
maneuvers such as picking a berry from the ground or plucking a single
leaf off a tree.
• Elephants can also use their trunks to grasp an entire tree branch and
pull it down to their mouths and to yank up clumps of grass and shove the
greenery into their mouths.
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Post-Reading

5. Answer the questions below:

a. What information about African elephants, presented in the fact sheet,

did you already know?

b. What other information about African elephants are you still curious to
know?
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Pre-Writing

Planning a fact sheet about an animal

In pairs, you are going to write an animal fact sheet.

Follow the steps below:

1. Look for information about the animal: websites, books,

magazines etc.

2. Write the first draft in your notebook. Use the fact sheet from
slides 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 e 11 as an example.
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Planning a fact sheet about an animal

3. Exchange your draft with a classmate and your teacher.

4. Get a feedback.

5. Make the necessary adjustments.

O que aprendemos hoje?

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● Expandimos vocabulário relacionado
a animais: suas habilidades e
características;
● Conhecemos as principais
características do gênero ficha
informativa (fact sheet);
● Lemos uma ficha informativa sobre
um animal;
● Planejamos a elaboração de uma
ficha informativa sobre um animal.
 Referências

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Slide 3 – Disponível em: https://freetts.com/. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2024.

Slides 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 e 11 – Disponível em:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/. Acesso em: 29
jan. 2024;
https://pixabay.com/pt/photos/elefante-africano-elefante-6770677/.
Acesso em: 29 jan. 2024.
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Slide 7 – Disponível em: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fact_sheet.
Acesso em: 29 jan. 2024; https://novaescola.org.br
/planos-de-aula/fundamental/1ano/lingua-portuguesa/ficha-tecnica
/4460. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2024
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