Describing Animals

Hello, Pals!

Describing Animal is an activity to describe particular animals in English. For example, we can describe about parts of the animal's body, activities that animals usually do (animal activity), the animals' food, how does animal move, ect.

Part of Animal's Body

In describing the animal's body, we will differentiate into three parts: Head (head), Body (body), and Leg (Legs).

1. Head

• kepala : head
• tanduk : horn
• telinga : ears
• mata : eyes
• hidung : nose
• lubang hidung : nostril
• kumis : whiskers
• paruh : beak
• mulut : mouth
• gigi         : teeth
• taring : tusk
• lidah : tongue
• belalai gajah : trunk
• insang : gill
• antena : antenna

2. Body

• tubuh : body
• punggung : back
• perut : stomach
• sirip         : fin
• sisik         : scales
• cangkang : shell
• bulu (kucing) : fur
• bulu (ayam) : feathers
• sayap : wings

3. Leg

• kaki         : leg / foot
• kuku : nail
• cakar : claws
• capit : tweezers
• ekor         : tail

Animals Activity

berjalan                 : walk
berlari         : run
melata         : slither
memanjat         : climb
melompat         : jump
terbang           : fly
berenang                 : swim
merayap                 : crawl
menggonggong : bark
maraum                 : roar
mengeong         : purr

Animals Size

besar : big

kecil : small

pendek : short

tinggi : tall

panjang : long

tajam : sharp

Example of Describing a Cat:

Cat is my lovely pet. My cat is female, I named her as Polly. Polly has orange fur colors, with a brown striped pattern. Her whisker is long and white. Polly has a long tail that she always wags when she wants to catch a mouse or lizard. Polly is a nosy cat, she usually pokes anyone who passes beside her. Besides being nosy, Polly is also adorable. She will look for a soft place to sleep, for example on a sofa, mattress, etc.

Artinya:

Kucing adalah hewan kesayanganku. Kucingku betina, aku memberi nama dia Polly. Polly memiliki  bulu yang berwarna oren dengan corak garis-garis cokelat. Kumisnya panjang dan berwarna putih. Polly memiliki ekor yang panjang sehingga ia selalu mengibaskannya ketika ingin menangkap tikus atau cicak. Polly adalah kucing yang usil, dia biasanya mencolek siapa saja yang lewat di sampingnya. Selain usil, Polly juga menggemaskan. Ia akan mencari tempat yang empuk untuk tidur, misalnya di atas sofa, kasur, dll.

It's easy to make a description of animals in English, isn't it? Next, you have to practice describing your favorite animal!

Good Luck, Pals!