unit 5: kangaroos and koalas

Unit 5: Kangaroos and KoalasVocabulary

QuestionsDo you like kangaroos and koalas? What do

you like about them?What other animals do you know that have a

common feature like koalas and kangaroos? What is similar and different about them? (for example, crocodiles and alligators, dolphins and porpoises, etc)

UPWARD: moving towards a higher position, level or value

CRAWL: to move slowly or with difficulty, especially (of a person) with the body stretched out along the ground or on hands and knees

NEWBORN: recently born

POUCH: a pocket on the lower part of the body of some female animals in which their young are carried and protected after they are born

ALONE: without other people

THUMB: the short thick finger on the side of your hand which makes it possible to hold and pick things up easily

HIND: at the back of an animal's body

POPULAR: liked, enjoyed or supported by many people

UNIQUE: being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way

TRAVEL: to make a journey, usually over a long distance

AS SOON AS

ALL OVER THE WORLD

IN COMMON