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A Wonderful Day at the Zoo

An engaging English A2 reading worksheet about Amanda's exciting family trip to the local zoo.

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An engaging English A2 reading worksheet about Amanda's exciting family trip to the local zoo.

Reading Text

Today, Amanda woke up very early and felt very excited. First, she ate a sweet yellow banana for her breakfast. Then, she sat down on the comfortable sofa to check her camera. She wanted to take beautiful pictures of a large elephant and a cute panda at the local zoo. When she arrived at the zoo, she met her family near the main entrance. Her brother was sitting on a wooden bench, happily eating a fresh salad. They walked around the large park together to see all the animals. About noon, the weather became very hot, so they decided to go back home. It was a wonderful day!

Activities

Vocabulary

Items:

Label: excited
Answer: def1
Label: comfortable
Answer: def2
Label: camera
Answer: def3
Label: entrance
Answer: def4
Label: wonderful
Answer: def5

Definitions:

Text: Feeling very happy and enthusiastic about something.
Text: Making you feel physically relaxed and at ease.
Text: A device used for taking photographs or recording videos.
Text: A door, gate, or opening where you can enter a place.
Text: Extremely good, pleasant, or magnificent.

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: She was so
After: to go to the zoo.
Answer: excited
Before: Sit on this
After: chair and relax.
Answer: comfortable
Before: Don't forget your
After: to take photos!
Answer: camera
Before: Please meet me near the front
After: of the park.
Answer: entrance
Before: We had a
After: time at the party last night.
Answer: wonderful

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Amanda ate a sweet yellow banana for her breakfast.
Answer: true
Text: Amanda wanted to take pictures of a lion and a tiger.
Answer: false
Text: Amanda met her family near the main entrance of the zoo.
Answer: true
Text: Her brother was sleeping on a wooden bench.
Answer: false
Text: They decided to go back home about noon because it became very hot.
Answer: true

Scrambled:

Text: woke Amanda early up very
Answer: Amanda woke up very early.
Text: ate banana she a breakfast for
Answer: She ate a banana for breakfast.
Text: pictures she wanted take beautiful to
Answer: She wanted to take beautiful pictures.
Text: family met she near entrance her the
Answer: She met her family near the entrance.
Text: a was day wonderful it
Answer: It was a wonderful day.

Written Expression

Questions:

Text: What do you usually eat for breakfast? Describe your favorite morning meal.
Text: Write about a time you visited a zoo or a park. What animals or things did you see?

Examples:

Example 1: For breakfast, I usually eat toast with butter and drink a glass of orange juice. My favorite breakfast is pancakes with sweet honey.

Example 2: Last summer, I went to a big safari park with my family. We saw tall giraffes and monkeys playing in the trees. It was very fun!

Critical Thinking

Title: Critical Thinking & Discussion

Instructions:

Why do you think Amanda felt excited about checking her camera before going to the zoo?
Do you think it is important for families to spend time together on weekends? Why or why not?