Animal A1

CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

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Animal zoo

/zu/

Parts of
Definition
speech
noun
a place where wild animals are kept so that people
can go and look at them

Examples
Dictionary example:
I love going to the zoo.

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Animal sheep

/ip/

noun

a farm animal whose skin is covered with wool

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

So I went to see the animals in the zoo, my daughter the ducks, and I
enjoyed when I s[aw] my daughter very happy playing with the ducks.
Dictionary examples:
This cheese is made from sheep's milk.
The farmer has several long-haired sheep.

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Animal pig

/pg/

noun

( US also hog) a large pink, brown or black farm

animal with short legs and a curved tail, kept for its
meat

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

Scotland is a beautiful country, there are a lot of loch[s] and sheep.
Dictionary examples:
The meat produced from a pig is called pork, bacon or ham.
a pig farm

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Animal pet

/pet/

noun

an animal that someone keeps in their home

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

There is a small pink pig on it.
Dictionary examples:
They have several pets - a dog, two cats and a guinea pig.

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Animal A1
CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
my pet rabbit

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Animal horse

/hrs/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I like this place because I have lots of friends [there]. The people,
houses, pets - [everything] is very good.
a large animal with four legs, which people ride on or Dictionary examples:
use for carrying things or pulling vehicles
to ride a horse
a horse and cart

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Animal fish

/f/

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I also like to be with horses.
[C] an animal that lives only in water and swims using Dictionary examples:
its tail and fins
Several large fish live in the pond.
Sanjay caught the biggest fish I've ever seen.

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Animal dog

/dg/

an animal with fur, four legs and a tail, especially

kept by people as a pet or to hunt or guard buildings

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

We are going to go to an even larger (no, the largest) river to catch
fish next week!!
Dictionary examples:
my pet dog
wild dogs

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Animal A1
CERF Topic Vocabulary Phonetic

Parts of
speech

Definition

Examples
dog food
We could hear dogs barking in the distance.

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Animal cow

Animal cat

/k/

/kt/

noun

noun

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

She likes [going to the] park in her free time for a walk with her dog.
a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and Dictionary example:
milk
a dairy cow

a small animal with fur, four legs and a tail that is

kept as a pet

Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:

I like this house because there [aren't any neighbors], just cows and
fields.
Dictionary example:
I saw that orange cat today.
Cambridge Learner Corpus Learner example:
We have two dogs, [a] cat and lots of birds.

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