What happens at home while you are away

Level: A1 Kids & Young Teenagers

The Secret Life of Pets

1. Watch the Trailer

Watch the video carefully and pay attention to what the animals do when their owners leave.

2. Ability: Can or Can't?

Complete the sentences about animal abilities using "can" or "can't".

Elephants climb.

Dogs bite.

Snakes run.

Penguins fly.

Monkeys climb.

Horses jump.

Kangaroos walk backwards.

Sharks grow teeth.

Giraffes run.

Octopuses walk.

Flamingos swim.

Spiders climb.

Cats bite.

Birds fly.

Sharks stop moving.

3. Listening: Fill in the Blanks

Watch the scene with Max and Gidget again and complete their conversation.

Gidget: Bye Max.

Max: Hey Gidget.

Gidget: Any plans Gidget?

Max: Yes, big big stuff today Gidget. I've got big . I'm gonna here and I'm gonna for Katie to back.

Gidget: Oh that sounds . Well, I won't interrupt. I've got a very busy day too.

4. Creative Writing: My Secret Pet

Imagine what your pet (or a dream pet) does when you are at school. Write a short story about their secret life!

The secret life of pets

I'm sharing the first activity I presented last Friday at Abs Congress. It's a lesson plan for A1 students with different alternatives to work on grammar and lexis. The movie is called "the secret life of pets" and it revolves around pets and how they spend their days once the owners have left their homes.

I hope you find the activities useful.

Trailer Number one:

Here you have the activities:

Trailer number 2:

Here's the worksheet.

Stay tuned,

Claudio