At the aquarium

girl at an aquarium

What do you know about sea creatures? Practise your reading in English with this text about an aquarium.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then read the text and do the other exercises.

Reading text

City Aquarium

Come and explore an underwater world at City Aquarium! There are hundreds of amazing sea creatures for you to see!

Sharks

Shark

Sharks have lived in our oceans for over 400 million years. Some sharks are big, some are very small and some are very scary! Don't miss the sharks' feeding time at 3 p.m. every day in our shark zone.

Penguins

Penguin

Most penguins are from the southern hemisphere, and some of them live in one of the coldest places on Earth: Antarctica. Watch our playful penguins dive and swim in the icy waters of our penguin zone!

Turtles

Turtle

Turtles have been on planet Earth for over 200 million years. But today some species of sea turtle are endangered, because of hunters, fishing nets or plastic in the ocean. Come and see these beautiful creatures in our turtle zone.

Coral reef

Coral reef

Coral isn't a plant or a rock – it's a type of animal! Coral reefs are home to many species of tropical fish. Sharks, lobsters and turtles live here too. Discover this wonderful world in our coral reef zone!

Incredible sea creatures

There are so many other incredible sea creatures to discover at the City Aquarium, including octopuses, jellyfish, seahorses and starfish. Which is your favourite?

Opening times

We're open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.

Tickets

  • Adults: 10 euros
  • Children: 5 euros
  • Family ticket: 25 euros

Visit City Aquarium – a great day out for all the family!

Discussion

What are your favourite sea creatures? Tell us about them!

Average: 3.9 (104 votes)

Submitted by ProfessorFamou… on Wed, 28/01/2026 - 11:37

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My favorite sea animal is the dolphin because I can ride on it.

Submitted by MisterReptileV… on Wed, 17/12/2025 - 21:41

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My favorite sea creature:

Sharks

They are amazing sea creatures, because they have different sizes and they are pretty scary. An interesting fact is that they have very strange ancestors such as the helicoprion, the Stethacantus and the Edestus.

Submitted by WearingTombMouse on Tue, 12/08/2025 - 08:59

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My favourite sea animals are the dolphins, they are very friendly and funny!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 27/08/2024 - 09:27

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HAHA they werent around for that long only just in thousands not milions

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