When Uncle Jack and the children go to Australia for Christmas with Uncle Peter, they are very excited. Uncle Peter is a vet and looks after sick or injured koalas. The children explore an Australian forest, but climate change has made forest fires very dangerous. Suddenly, the children, Uncle Peter, and Uncle Jack find themselves in the middle of a frightening fire. Can they save the koalas?

Syllabus
Vocabulary areas: animals, the world around us, the body and the face.
Language and structures: Past simple regular and irregular; Must / mustn’t; Comparatives of adjectives -er, as … as, the best, adverbs; Can /can’t; Verb + inf; When clauses; Go for a + noun; Good at + noun; Expressions: Welcome! Hooray! Koalas are my favourite animal. Wait and see. Don’t worry. Suddenly … Finally … In the end… It was time to … It’s O.K. Let’s go! What’s the matter?

Tags
Climate | Nature | Family | Helping animals