Adverbs with Animals. Fun ESL Classroom Activity: Adverb Animals– Free Printable PDFs
Adverbs with Animals
Adverbs with Animals
Teaching adverbs of manner and adverb phrases of time can be exciting with interactive activities. The “Adverb Animals” activity helps students practice their writing and speaking skills by pretending to be animals and describing themselves using adverbs. Plus, you can download and print the worksheet for free!
Step-by-Step Guide to the Adverb Animals Activity
Preparation Before Class
- Print two copies of the worksheet for each student.
- Ensure students are familiar with adverbs of manner and adverb phrases of time.
Classroom Procedure
- Introduce the Concept:
- Explain that students will pretend to be an animal and describe themselves.
- Read an example aloud and have students guess the animal.
- I live in Antarctica.
- I swim well, but I walk badly.
- I hope to eat a lot of fish in the next few days.
- I didn’t enjoy being chased by sharks in the last few days.
- I usually sleep after dinner.
- My favorite place is in the sea.
- I’m sleek, sociable, and fast in the water.
(Answer: Penguin)
- Writing Activity:
- Hand out one copy of the worksheet to each student.
- Ask students to choose an animal and write information about it using adverbs.
- Pairwork Speaking Activity:
- Students pair up and take turns reading their descriptions.
- Their partner guesses what animal they are pretending to be.
- Repeat with different partners.
- Personalized Guessing Game:
- Give students a second worksheet to write about themselves (without names).
- Collect the worksheets, shuffle them, and read them aloud.
- The class guesses who wrote each one.
Why This Activity Works
- Encourages creativity while reinforcing adverb usage.
- Engages students in interactive speaking and listening practice.
- Enhances confidence in using adverbs naturally in conversation.
Download Your Free Printable PDF Worksheet
Click the link below to download a totally free, printable PDF worksheet for this activity! Perfect for ESL classrooms and fun learning sessions.
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