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Grammar lesson plan & materials

Animals and Pets

Action Verbs

The second part of the Animals and Pets unit: an A1–A2 grammar lesson about verbs and action verbs, with simple examples, a zoo reading, speaking practice, sentence building and five printable worksheets.

  • Grammar
  • Verbs
  • Action Verbs
  • Present Simple
  • Reading
  • Speaking
  • Writing
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Lesson overview

Objectives, materials and the actual lesson scope.

Objectives
  • Understand what verbs are.
  • Identify verbs in simple sentences.
  • Read a simple passage and answer questions about the actions in it.
  • Create short Present Simple sentences using common verbs.

The source labels the lesson as 45 minutes, while the four explicitly timed stages total 35 minutes. The printable handouts provide additional practice beyond those timed stages.

2

Verb basics

A simple beginner-friendly explanation without reducing all verbs to actions.

Action verbs

Many verbs tell us what someone or something does.

  • run
  • jump
  • eat
  • sleep
  • read
  • sing

Other verbs

Some verbs describe a state, feeling or idea rather than a physical action.

  • want
  • like
  • think
  • be: am / is / are / was / were
Examples: “The dog runs in the park.” · “She eats an apple.” · “We were at the park yesterday.”
3

Lesson flow

The four timed classroom stages from the lesson plan.

5
min

Warm-up

Write a few incomplete sentence fragments on the board, such as:

“The cat.” · “The sun.” · “The cake.”

Ask students what is missing and guide them toward the idea that a sentence often needs a verb.

10
min

Explanation

  • Explain that verbs tell us about actions, states, feelings or ideas.
  • Use simple action verbs such as run, jump, eat, sleep, read and sing.
  • Show that verbs such as want, like and think are verbs too, even though they do not describe physical actions.
10
min

Examples

Write simple sentences on the board and ask students to identify the verbs:

  • The dog runs in the park.
  • She eats an apple.
  • We were at the park yesterday.

Invite students to explain which word is the verb in each sentence.

10
min

Practice

Give students verbs such as dance, sing, play and swim. Students create their own sentences and then share them with the class.

4

A Day at the Zoo

A1–A2 reading comprehension with common verbs.

A Day at the Zoo

A1–A2

Sarah likes animals. She wants to go to the zoo. Today, her parents take her to the zoo. They see lions, tigers, and bears. The monkeys jump in the trees. The hippos swim in the lake. The lions sleep in the shade. The tigers play. The bears eat. Sarah buys some carrots and gives them to the elephants. Sarah likes the zoo. It is a fun day.

A Day at the Zoo — Reading Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the questions.

  1. Where do Sarah and her family go today?
  2. What animals do they see at the zoo?
  3. What do the monkeys do in the trees?
  4. What do the lions do?
  5. What do the hippos do?
  6. What do the tigers do?
  7. What does Sarah give to the elephants?
  8. What does Sarah think about her day at the zoo?
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Verb practice

Four short printable activities.

Identify the Verb

Circle the verb in each sentence.

  1. The cat sleeps.
  2. They play in the park.
  3. She sings a beautiful song.
  4. He reads books every day.
  5. The dog barks loudly.

Create Sentences with Verbs

Use each verb once and put it in the correct Present Simple form.

swimdancejumpcookwrite
  1. She a story.
  2. They in the pool.
  3. He in the dance class.
  4. We a delicious meal.
  5. The children in the playground.

Verbs in Sentences

Read each sentence and underline the verb.

  1. The sun shines brightly in the sky.
  2. She plays the piano.
  3. They often visit museums.
  4. The cat sleeps all day.
  5. We go to the beach every day.

Choose the Correct Verb Form

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

  1. The birds (sing) in the morning.
  2. He (read) books.
  3. We (swim) in the pool every day.
  4. They often (cook) dinner for their friends.
  5. She sometimes (jump) rope with her friends.
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Answer key

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A Day at the Zoo — Reading Comprehension Answers
  1. They go to the zoo.
  2. They see lions, tigers, bears, monkeys, hippos and elephants.
  3. The monkeys jump in the trees.
  4. The lions sleep in the shade.
  5. The hippos swim in the lake.
  6. The tigers play.
  7. Sarah gives carrots to the elephants.
  8. She thinks it is a fun day and she likes the zoo.
Identify the Verb — Answers
  1. sleeps
  2. play
  3. sings
  4. reads
  5. barks
Create Sentences with Verbs — Answers
  1. writes
  2. swim
  3. dances
  4. cook
  5. jump
Verbs in Sentences — Answers
  1. shines
  2. plays
  3. visit
  4. sleeps
  5. go
Correct Verb Forms — Answers
  1. sing
  2. reads
  3. swim
  4. cook
  5. jumps

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