The great race

The Jade Emperor chose the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac. How did he decide? Watch and find out!

Instructions

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the story and do the activities.

Traditional story adapted by Sue Clarke | Animation by Cambridge English Online
Discussion

There are twelve animals in the story. Which one is your favourite? Tell us about it!

Average: 4.2 (19 votes)

Submitted by CaptainAstrona… on Thu, 19/03/2020 - 04:05

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I was born in 2012 so am the dragon
I am the dragon too, but I'm not born in 2012... I'm born in 2008. That means that you are 8 years old...

Submitted by MagicalPinkQuartz on Tue, 25/02/2020 - 10:36

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Do You now in Viet Nam the year of the rabbit is also the year of the cat!

Submitted by VioletMysticHi on Sun, 23/09/2018 - 05:41

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I was born in February so I am the Cow.

Submitted by DJDinosaurViolet on Mon, 05/03/2018 - 05:33

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I was born on 2010 so i was tiger.

Hi PrincessDaisySkittle,

Actually DJDinosaurViolet is right, 2010 was the year of the tiger in the Chinese zodiac :-)

 

Best wishes,

MissInternetEarth

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