zoo

Everyday

1. A zoo is a place where wild animals are kept so that people can see them and learn about them. tree →
2. Good zoos help rare animals by breeding them and keeping them safe. tree →
3. In speech, «a zoo» means a very busy, noisy place: «The classroom was a zoo». tree →

In the lessons

In school maths: a setting; animals and visitors at the zoo are counted, tickets to the zoo are bought (tickets × price), animals' food per day. In science: animals, habitats, endangered species, keepers who feed and care for them. In everyday life: school trips to the zoo, a petting zoo with farm animals. Phrases: «at the zoo», «a trip to the zoo», «petting zoo», «zookeeper».

Examples

• The zoo has 12 lions and 8 tigers. tree →
• 240 people visited the zoo on Monday. tree →
• A ticket to the zoo costs $9. tree →
• How many animals are in the zoo? tree →
• We saw the penguins being fed at the zoo. tree →
• Zoos help to protect animals that are in danger. tree →
• Please don't feed the animals at the zoo. tree →
• The house was a zoo with five children and two dogs. tree →
• So when the largest elephant in the Zoo was carried off by a dragon, the papers gave up pretending--and put ALARMING PLAGUE OF DRAGONS at the top of the paper. tree →

Note

Countable: «a zoo». Short for «zoological garden». Maths: a word of the story; it carries no clue for the operation. The numbers belong to the animals, visitors or tickets. Trap: adults' and children's tickets may cost different amounts.