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Stage 2 EAL/D have been learning about kangaroos! We watched this video from Don Spencer, who is an Australian singer. He sang a song about Kangaroos - the Super Marsupial (animal with a pouch).
lyrics - here are the words to the song!
lyrics - here are the words to the song!
Kangaroo (The Super Marsupial) by Don Spencer
From Paris to Peru people form a queue
Just for the chance to view a kangaroo.
Paris (France)
Peru (South America)
Queue
View
From Baghdad to Bangkok
The folks are sure to flock to see a kangaroo.
Baghdad (Iraq)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Flock
Kangaroo
They have to go to the zoo
The super marsupial
Chorus:
Kangaroo, kangaroo, there’s nothing quite like a kangaroo!
Kangaroo, kangaroo, the super marsupial kangaroo!
zoo
marsupial
marsupial (animal with a pouch)
From Perth to Narrabri
you’ll see them hopping by
beneath a clear blue sky, roaming free.
So if you want to see a ‘roo and you don’t want to go to the zoo,
The bush in Australia’s the only place you’ll ever see
the super marsupial!
Chorus
The super marsupial!
Chorus x 2
Perth (Western Australia)
Narrabri (New South Wales)
hopping
roaming
Vocabulary - Let's learn some new words!
Vocabulary - Let's learn some new words!
ACTIVITY: Write in your book any words you did not know, and write their definition (meaning). You can also write them in your home language.
Choose 3 of those words and write sentences with them.
Queue: A line of people waiting for something.
View: To look at something.
Flock: To move or gather together in a large group, like people going to see something exciting.
Zoo: A place where many kinds of animals are kept for people to see.
Marsupial: A type of animal, like a kangaroo, that carries its babies in a pouch.
Hopping: Jumping with both feet off the ground, like a rabbit or kangaroo.
Roaming: Moving around without a fixed path or direction.
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