Exploring the rainforest
Cambridge Primary English Grade 2 · Unit 6: The rainforest · Lesson 17 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Adverbs · Long e sound
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Lesson idea
Joy the park ranger walks us through the rainforest and we learn about its animals, adverbs that end in -ly, and the long e sound.
Lesson vocabulary: rainforest: a thick forest in a hot rainy place · park ranger: a person who looks after a park · sun bear: a small bear that likes honey · kancil: a very small deer · sniff: to smell by breathing in · chase: to run after · honey: a sweet food made by bees
Key points
- Words that end in -ly are adverbs. They tell us how we do something.
- The long e sound can be written with ee, as in tree, or y, as in honey.
- We must look after the rainforest because animals need a safe place to live.
Lesson questions (15)
- What is Joy's job?
Answer: Park ranger - What is the sun bear looking for?
Answer: Honey - How is the sun bear climbing?
Answer: Slowly - How does the tiger run?
Answer: Quickly - What is the tiger running after?
Answer: A rabbit - Who is the baby elephant calling?
Answer: His mum - How can the baby elephant cry?
Answer: Loudly - Where is the kancil hiding?
Answer: In the leaves - Why does the kancil run away?
Answer: Joy is talking loudly - Complete: She's ___ carefully.
Answer: sniffing - Complete: Now, walk very ___. Shhh.
Answer: quietly - Complete: A bear climbs ___.
Answer: slowly - Which word is an adverb?
Answer: carefully - Which word has the long e sound?
Answer: tree - In the word honey, which letter makes the long e sound at the end?
Answer: y
About this lesson
“Exploring the rainforest” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 2 (Unit 6: The rainforest) and has 15 questions with answers. Sample questions: “What is Joy's job?” and “What is the sun bear looking for?”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
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Questions about this lesson
What is an adverb ending in ly?
A word that tells us how we do something: She walks slowly. quiet → quietly.
How do we spell the long e sound?
We write it ee as in tree, or y as in honey.
Why do we protect the rainforest?
Because animals need a safe place to live.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.