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A1 Vocabulary & Speaking • 20 mins Unit: Animals & Hobbies

Horses and Riding

Learn 10 essential horse words, practice with 16 quick activities, and record your pronunciation step by step.

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How to use this lesson

👨‍🏫 For the Teacher:

Introduce the 10 core words in 5 minutes using the table below.
Have students complete the practice section, then check their answers together as a class.

👩‍🎓 For the Learner:

First, read the word table carefully and try the simple memory tips.
Next, finish all 16 practice questions and record your voice in the shadowing section.

Word table

Study these 10 core words grouped into 3 themes before starting the exercises.

Theme 1

Horse things

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
saddle 🔊	A seat for a rider on a horse.	leather saddle, put on a saddle	Tom sits on the saddle.	Think of a "seat" on a horse.
bridle 🔊	Straps on a horse's head to control it.	hold the bridle, leather bridle	She holds the bridle gently.	Sounds like "bride" holding straps.
mane 🔊	Long hair on the neck of a horse.	long mane, brown mane	The horse has a long black mane.	Sounds like "main". Long hair on the neck.
hoof 🔊	The hard foot of a horse.	clean hoof, strong hoof	The horse lifts its front hoof.	Rhymes with "roof". The hoof is under the horse.

Theme 2

Riding

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
gallop 🔊	To run very fast.	fast gallop, gallop away	Horses gallop across the field.	Say "go, go, go": a gallop is very fast.
trot 🔊	To run at a slow, steady speed.	slow trot, trot slowly	The horse begins to trot.	Trot is slow. Gallop is fast.
canter 🔊	To ride faster than a trot, but not a gallop.	easy canter, smooth canter	They canter around the park.	Medium speed between trot and gallop.

Theme 3

Horses

Word	Meaning	Common collocations	Example sentence	Memory tip
pony 🔊	A small horse.	ride a pony, cute pony	Children like to ride the pony.	Pony = Tiny horse.
foal 🔊	A baby horse.	young foal, cute foal	The baby foal stands up.	Rhymes with "goal". Its first goal is to stand up.
mare 🔊	An adult female horse.	brown mare, strong mare	The mare feeds her young foal.	Mare = Mother horse.

Practice

Complete 16 interactive exercises step by step from easy to hard.

Part A: Match the words (Collocations)

Match each descriptor or verb to the correct horse noun.

Item 1: Which word goes best with "put on a..."?

____ saddle ____ gallop ____ foal

Item 2: Which word goes best with "hold the..."?

____ gallop ____ bridle ____ canter

Item 3: Which word goes best with "long..."?

____ mane ____ mare ____ saddle

Item 4: Which word goes best with "clean a..."?

____ gallop ____ trot ____ hoof

Part B: Fill in the gaps

Word Bank: canter trot pony gallop

Item 5: A very small horse is called a ___.

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Item 6: Fast horses ___ at top speed across the wide open field.

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Item 7: My horse can ___ at a slow and steady speed.

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Item 8: A ride that is faster than a trot, but slower than a gallop, is a ___.

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Part C: Choose the right word

Select the single word that fits the context meaning.

Item 9: Put the leather ___ on the horse before you sit on it.

____ a. mane ____ b. saddle ____ c. hoof

Item 10: The small baby horse standing near its mother is a ___.

____ a. mare ____ b. bridle ____ c. foal

Item 11: The mother horse is a calm adult ___.

____ a. mare ____ b. trot ____ c. hoof

Item 12: The rider checks the hard ___ of the horse for small stones.

____ a. saddle ____ b. hoof ____ c. canter

Part D: Sentence-building

Put the given words in the right order to form a correct sentence.

Item 13: Rewrite the sentence in order:

puts saddle. She the on

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Item 14: Rewrite the sentence in order:

very foal fast. The runs

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Item 15: Rewrite the sentence in order:

the trot He horse. can on

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Item 16: Rewrite the sentence in order:

brown Look mane. the at

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Shadowing

Listen to the audio button, repeat aloud, and record your voice for each item.

1. Collocation 🔊 Listen

leather saddle

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2. Collocation 🔊 Listen

hold the bridle

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3. Collocation 🔊 Listen

a cute foal

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4. Collocation 🔊 Listen

fast gallop

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5. Short Sentence 🔊 Listen

The pony runs in the park.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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6. Short Sentence 🔊 Listen

The mare eats green grass.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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7. Short Sentence 🔊 Listen

He can trot on the horse.

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8. Short Sentence 🔊 Listen

Look at the brown mane.

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9. Extra Sentence 🔊 Listen

The horse has a strong hoof.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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10. Extra Sentence 🔊 Listen

They canter near the river.

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11. Core Word 🔊 Listen

saddle

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12. Core Word 🔊 Listen

bridle

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Horses and Riding

Horses and Riding

How to use this lesson

Word table

Horse things

Riding

Horses

Practice

Part A: Match the words (Collocations)

Part B: Fill in the gaps

Part C: Choose the right word

Part D: Sentence-building

Shadowing

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