Have you ever watched birds flying overhead or spotted colourful ones in a park? Today we're becoming Spanish bird experts! Spain has amazing birds from elegant swans on rivers to bright flamingos in the Doñana wetlands.
Bird watching is popular in Spain - people take binoculars and spot different species. You'll learn to name 8 beautiful Spanish birds and even practise describing them to a partner!
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Name 8 different birds in Spanish
- Spot birds from pictures and say their names
- Chat about birds with a partner in Spanish
Here are today's new Spanish bird words. Click each one to hear the pronunciation, then say it out loud. Notice how most birds are masculine so they use 'el' - except for 'El águila' which uses 'el' because the word starts with a vowel.
Some words might look familiar - 'pingüino' looks like 'penguin'! These cognates help us remember. Others like 'flamenco' (flamingo) tell us exactly what they look like - pink flamingo!
Time for some bird wheel excitement! Spin the wheel to land on a bird - can you say its Spanish name before it reveals the answer? This is perfect practice for quick recall.
Look carefully at each bird picture and click the correct Spanish name from the options. Some birds have very distinctive colours and shapes - use these clues to help you choose!
Your teacher will hand out worksheets with bird pictures. Look at each one and write the correct Spanish name underneath from the wordbank. Double-check your spelling using the pronunciation guides!
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