What the song is about

This is a happy song about animals on a farm. First we see a little white cat that says meow. Then we see a yellow duck swimming and saying quack. In the chorus, we move like the animals: we jump like a frog, run like a dog and spin around. At the end, all the animals say hello and goodbye.

Useful words

  • Animals: cat, duck, frog, dog, farm
  • Animal sounds: meow (cat), quack (duck), woof (dog)
  • Colors and size: little, white, yellow
  • Action words: jump, run, spin around, swim, play, wiggle
  • Numbers: one, two, three
  • Feelings: happy, fun

Useful expressions

  • What does it say? We ask this about the sound an animal makes.
  • Let's play now! Let's means let us. We use it to invite someone to do something together.
  • Jump like a frog! Like a + animal says how we move.
  • Spin around means turn around and around in a circle.
  • Wiggle your tail means move your tail quickly from side to side.
  • Don't look back! means do not turn your head to look behind you.
  • Bye-bye! is a friendly, childlike way to say goodbye.

Grammar

  • Present simple: I see a cat. The cat is happy.
  • Questions with does: What does it say? (it → does)
  • Commands (imperatives): use the verb alone to tell someone to do something: Jump! Run! Spin around! Use don't for a negative command: Don't look back!
  • Two adjectives before a noun: size comes before color: a little white cat.
  • -ing form: Swimming around describes what the duck is doing. Learning is fun uses the -ing form as the subject of the sentence.

Watch out: words chosen for the rhyme

  • Such good luck! is there to rhyme with duck. It is not a natural thing to say about a swimming duck. In normal speech, say What a lucky duck! or How lucky!
  • What does it say? Just like that: is a little loose so that it rhymes with cat. A more natural way to say it is What does it say? It says...