4TH ESA DESCRIBING ANIMALS

                    Writing Guideline

Introduction – Which animal is it?

Body –   What does it look like?

-         What does it eat / drink?

-         Where does it live?

Conclusion

-         Why do / don’t you like this animal? 

Addition linkers

 AND, AS WELL AS, IN ADDITION, TOO, ALSO 

DESCRIBING ANIMALS GUIDELINE

This is a/an __________lion, giraffe, spider, panther, dolphin .

It is a bird, mammal, reptile, … predator, …	It is heavy / light / big / small/ little / short/ fat (size)	It is round / square / straight/ triangular/ oval ( shape)
It is red / pink/ brown/ (colours)	It is fast, quick , slow (speed)	It can swim, crawl, climb, run, jump, bite, sing, bark, ...
It has got- feathers, wings, a beak,scales, fins, antlers, claws, fins, gills, hooves, horns, paws, scales, shells, spots, stripes, tentacles, tusks, wings, big ears, sharp teeth, long tail, big paws, a long neck,	It drinks/eats… water, milk, meat, fish, crabs, plants, hay, eggs, insects,	It lives in / It comes from  Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, ...  - desert, jungle, rainforest, in a lake, in the mountains, …  - alone, in groups, in a family, in a pack, …

      I like ________________because __________________

      I don’t like _____________________because _______________

Your task :  Write a description of three animals

           Remember the writing process steps!