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16 Oct 2026
Newly Discovered Tiny Orange Fish Needs Our Help
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) The fish is very small and orange.
b) The fish is very big and black.
c) The fish lives in the sea.
Ask:
(1) What colour is your favourite animal?
(2) Where do fish live?
VOCABULARY
scientist (/ˈsaɪəntɪst/, noun)
Meaning: A person who studies animals, plants and the world.
Example: The scientist is looking at a tiny fish.
small (/smɔːl/, adjective)
Meaning: Not big.
Example: My pet fish is small.
orange (/ˈɒrɪndʒ/, adjective)
Meaning: The colour of an orange fruit.
Example: The fish has orange spots.
pool (/puːl/, noun)
Meaning: A small area of water.
Example: The fish swims in a little pool.
forest (/ˈfɒrɪst/, noun)
Meaning: A big place with lots of trees.
Example: Many animals live in the forest.
dirty (/ˈdɜːti/, adjective)
Meaning: Not clean.
Example: The water is dirty and brown.
protect (/prəˈtekt/, verb)
Meaning: To keep someone or something safe.
Example: We protect animals in our park.
Scientists are in Brazil. They are working in the Amazon rainforest. They find a new fish! The fish is very small. It is shorter than your finger. Its name is Laimosemion laranja. Laranja means orange in Portuguese.
The boy fish are very colourful. They have orange spots and orange stripes. Their bodies are grey. Their fins are orange and blue. The girl fish are not so colourful. Their fins are yellow or green.
The fish live in three small pools. The pools are in a big forest. Rain fills the pools with water. The fish need these pools.
But the pools are in danger. People are cutting down trees near them. Some water is dirty. Some water has plastic in it. One big problem can hurt all the fish.
The scientists are worried. They want to protect the fish. They want a safe home for it. How can we help animals like this little fish?
A female Laimosemion laranja, the less colorful of the species.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Section 8: Discussion Questions
1. What colour is the new fish?
2. Do you like the boy fish or the girl fish? Why?
3. Where does the fish live?
4. Why are the pools in danger?
5. How can people help the fish?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: dirty, pools, protect, small
Scientists are in Brazil. They are working in the Amazon rainforest. They find a new fish! The fish is very _______(1). It is shorter than your finger. Its name is Laimosemion laranja. Laranja means orange in Portuguese.
The boy fish are very colourful. They have orange spots and orange stripes. Their bodies are grey. Their fins are orange and blue. The girl fish are not so colourful. Their fins are yellow or green.
The fish live in three small _______(2). The pools are in a big forest. Rain fills the pools with water. The fish need these pools.
But the pools are in danger. People are cutting down trees near them. Some water is _______(3). Some water has plastic in it. One big problem can hurt all the fish.
The scientists are worried. They want to _______(4) the fish. They want a safe home for it. How can we help animals like this little fish?
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the story about?
a) A new tiny fish needs a safe home.
b) A big fish eats small fish in the forest.
c) Scientists are catching fish to eat.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. The new fish is very big. T/F
2. The boy fish have orange and blue fins. T/F
3. The fish live in the sea. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Write 1, 2 or 3 to show the order of the events.
___ a) The scientists want to protect the fish.
___ b) Scientists find a new fish in Brazil.
___ c) People are cutting down trees near the pools.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. forest
2. dirty
3. protect
4. scientist
5. pool
a) to keep safe
b) a small area of water
c) not clean
d) a big place with lots of trees
e) a person who studies the world
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. The fish needs a ______ home.
a) safe
b) dirty
c) dry
2. I feel ______ for the fish because its pools are in danger.
a) happy
b) sad
c) hungry
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. A) and orange. / B) The fish / C) small / D) is / E) very
2. A) protect / B) the tiny / C) The scientists / D) fish. / E) want to
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key
Warm Up
a) The fish is very small and orange.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) small
(2) pools
(3) dirty
(4) protect
Section 2: Main Idea
a) A new tiny fish needs a safe home.
Section 3: True or False
1. F – The fish is very small.
2. T
3. F – They live in three small pools in a forest.
Section 4: Put Events in Order
1 – b) Scientists find a new fish in Brazil.
2 – c) People are cutting down trees near the pools.
3 – a) The scientists want to protect the fish.
Section 5: Vocab Match
1 – d
2 – c
3 – a
4 – e
5 – b
Section 6: Discussion Builder
1. a) safe
2. b) sad
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
1. B D E C A – The fish is very small and orange.
2. C E A B D – The scientists want to protect the tiny fish.
Section 8: Discussion Questions (sample answers – students' own answers will vary)
1. The new fish is orange, grey and blue.
2. I like the boy fish because it is very colourful.
3. It lives in three small pools in a forest.
4. People are cutting down trees, and some water is dirty.
5. People can keep the water clean and stop cutting down trees.
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