At the Zoo John: Here we are at the zoo Listen to that elephant! Susan: Isn’t it loud? John: Yes It’s very loud Let’s go and see the kangaroos Susan: Can we see the monkeys first? They are my favourite animals at the zoo John: Alright The monkeys are this way Here they are Susan: Oh look! That monkey is climbing up high John: And that monkey is swinging by its tail Susan: Aww! Look at the little baby with its mother John: That big monkey is eating a banana Susan: I like watching the monkeys They are so funny John: Yes The monkeys are funny Shall we go and see the kangaroos now? Susan: OK Where are the kangaroos? John: The kangaroos are this way There they are Look at that big kangaroo hopping along Susan: Look at that kangaroo I think it has a baby Yes The baby is looking out of its mother’s pouch Oh! The baby is coming out It’s hopping around on the grass John: A baby kangaroo is called a ‘joey’ It’s climbing back into the pouch now Susan: I’m so happy that I saw the baby joey Thank you for inviting me to the zoo today, John John: That’s OK Susan I’m glad you could come with me Exercises: Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions: Where are John and Susan? Which loud animal can they hear? Which is Susan’s favourite animal? Which animals did they look at first? Write down the present continuous verbs you hear: The mother kangaroo carries its baby in a: a purse b pocket c pouch A baby kangaroo is called a: a johnny b joey c jenny Why was Susan happy? ANSWER KEY Listen to the dialogue and answer these questions: Where are John and Susan? .They are at the Zoo Which loud animal can they hear? They can hear an elephant Which are Susan’s favourite animals? Her favourite animals are monkeys Which animals did they look at first? They looked at the monkeys first Write down the present continuous verbs you hear: climbing swinging hopping looking eating coming watching inviting The mother kangaroo carries its baby in a: a purse b pocket c pouch c pouch A baby kangaroo is called a: a johnny b joey c jenny b joey Why was Susan happy? Because she saw the baby kangaroo or Because she saw the baby joey ***************************************************************************l MP3 audio file of the dialogue “At the Zoo” http://www.4shared.com/mp3/8R1NFhBO/At_the_Zoo.html Watch a very young joey coming out of the pouch, but please ignore the audio The man says it is a baby girl, but it’s NOT (as you can see LOL): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBgMmRMpOo