Uncle Manu takes Charlie and Quique to the zoo where they meet Marta, one of the zookeepers. Teresa tells a story about Ramón el Ratón looking for his friend with the help of Gael el Gorila and Uncle Manu sings about some of the zoo animals. Vocabulary includes animals and colours and grammar includes the gender of nouns and adjectival agreement with singular nouns.
Clip 9: Al zoo (At the zoo)
Charlie, Quique and Tío Manu go to the zoo where they meet Manu's friend Marta, a zookeeper. Marta talks to them about their favourite animals and Charlie finds out how to pronounce 'j' in Spanish.
Clip duration: 04:56
Clip 10: Cuento: ¿Dónde está mi amiga? (Story: Where is my friend?)
Ramón el Ratón lives in the zoo manager's house and goes out at 6pm every evening to play with his friends. This evening he can't find Josefina la Jirafa and asks for help from Gael el Gorila.
Clip duration: 04:52
Clip 11: En casa (At home)
Sofía and Quique help Charlie with her 'g' and 'j' sounds. They also help her with the names of different animals and how to describe them using adjectives. Charlie is surprised to find that animals speak Spanish too!
Clip duration: 03:20
Clip 12: Canción - Animales en el zoo (Song - Animals in the zoo)
The song reprises the story of Ramón el Ratón and his search for his loyal friend Josefina la Jirafa.
Clip duration: 02:14
Teacher's Notes and transcript/translation
Download the Teacher's Notes (pdf) document
Further information and guidance on using the content.
Supporting images
Themes, vocabulary and grammar
Key vocabulary 1
activo (active)
alto (tall)
bajo (short (in height))
feliz (happy)
gordo (fat)
grande (big)
largo (long)
Key vocabulary 2
peligroso (dangerous)
pequeño (small)
preferido (favourite)
ruidoso (noisy)
simpático (nice)
travieso (naughty)
tranquilo (calm)
Themes and vocabulary
- Animals
- Colours
- Describing size
Grammar and pronunciation
- 'es'
- Gender
- Adjectival agreement with singular nouns
- Pronunciation of 'ge' / 'gi' / 'j' ('rojo', 'jirafa')
- Animal sounds
More from this series
2: ¡Fiesta! (Party!)
Key vocabulary includes numbers and dates and the question words ¿cuándo?, ¿cuánto? and ¿por qué?
4: La sierra (The mountains)
Key vocabulary includes the weather and seasons and key grammar points include making negative sentences.
5: Soy un genio (I am a genius)
Key vocabulary includes giving directions and key grammar includes adjectival agreement and word order.
