Giraffes live in Africa All giraffes have patterns on their fur and each giraffe is different They are very tall with long necks They can reach high up in the trees for flowers and leaves to eat A big male giraffe can reach almost metres They use their long tongues to get their food They can eat sharp prickles They eat all day and chew their food for a long time When a giraffe drinks water it has to spread out its front legs and bend down A baby giraffe is called a calf The baby can stand up only an hour after it is born The calf drinks its mother’s milk until it is big enough to eat leaves Giraffes rest standing up Sometimes they lie down to sleep, but it is hard for them to get up Giraffes can see and hear very well Giraffes usually walk slowly, but they can run fast if there is danger They can run up to 56 kilometres an hour and that is faster than a lion They use their hooves to kick any lion that comes near In some parts of Africa poachers catch giraffes and kill them for their skin and meat True or False Giraffes live in Africa True All giraffes have the same pattern on their fur Giraffes eat leaves and flowers A male giraffe can reach almost metres Giraffes have short tongues Giraffes rest standing up Giraffes can’t run fast Giraffes have good hearing Use the best phrasal verb to fill the gaps: spread out, bend down, stand up, get up, lie down He had to to tie his shoelaces There were no empty seats so I had to in the bus Some water birds need to _ their wings to dry She felt tired so she went to _ for a while The old lady doesn’t like low armchairs because she can’t _ without help Sort these words into groups: giraffe, sharp, tall, eat, drink, big, long, neck, see, hear, fur, walk, run, tongue, hoof, leg, catch, chew, lion, poacher Nouns: names of things Verbs: actions, doing words Adjectives: describing words leg run tall Crossword ACROSS A giraffe is very Giraffes eat these Giraffes can eat sharp A giraffe has a long DOWN A baby giraffe Giraffes usually walk Giraffes kick with these Person who kills animals without permission What baby giraffes drink Fill the gaps: Giraffes live in They have long They eat A baby giraffe is called a calf leaves Africa necks Label the parts of the giraffe: 10 1- ear 2- neck 3- back 4- tail 5- leg 6- hoof 7- mouth 8- nose 9- eye 10- horn What are the giraffes doing? 1-standing up 2-eating 3-running 4-sitting down 5-drinking Fill in the missing letters: gir ffe t ngue n ck le f fl wer c lf dr nk b nd d wn st nd st nd mo th e e ea ch w b ck Write a sentence about the giraffe: