ESL Young Learners Fun English Language learning materials

Penguin Project

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You are going to collect information for a project on penguins. You need:
information to write out in your own words.
photos and/or your own drawing
A way of presenting your information. This could be
a scrapbook
a folder
a powerpoint presentation

Where do I find the information?

A lot of the information is on the website. But also try to find other materials from books, magazines or other sites.

Adelie
Macaroni
King
Emperor
Little
Rockhopper
Chinstrap
African
Peruvian

  1. First put them in order of size – from the biggest to the smallest.
  2. Write three facts about Macaroni penguins,
  3. Choose two other penguins. Write three facts about each
  4. Which penguin is this?

- It has bright feathers on its head

- There are 3 million breeding pairs

- You can find them in the Falkland Islands

- They eat squid, krill and other small fish

- They are between 45-48 centimeters tall

- They weigh 2 – 3 kilograms



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Learning activities for younger children here. Older children can do activities are here.

Note for ESL, EFL & ESOL Teachers

What is ESL Young Learners?
An independent website providing free resources for English language teachers and students. These include reading and listening materials for use in the classroom or online.

Which resources can I use with my students?
Think of ESL Young Learners as a library. Materials are broadly categorised by age and/or
level - but visitors can use any materials they can manage.
  • Materials for the Age 5+ range in level from Beginners to Pre-intermediate.
  • Materials for the Age 10+ range in level from Pre-intermediate to Upper Intermediate.

Less confident
older learners may want to try the materials for younger children or vice versa.