Task1.Give it a name. 1. A heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws .(b…)
2. A large, poisonous spider. (t…)
3. A large dangerous sea creature with sharp teeth . (sh…)
4. A very intelligent sea animal with a long nose. (d…)
5. A large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes. (t…)
6. A small animal with long ears and large front teeth. (r…)
7. A farm animal with four legs that people ride on. (h…)
8. A huge grey animal with big ears and a long nose. (e…)
9. A farm animal with thick wool that eats grass (s…)
10. A wild cat with thick mane around its neck (l…)
Task 2. Choose the correct item.
1. Sharks hunt/feed on fish and seals.
2 . All birds hatch/lay eggs.
3. Dogs use their sharp teeth to chew/digest meat.
4. Most insects don’t weigh/fly very much.
5. Don’t be scared of the cat. It won’t do you any harm/bite.
6 . Do you care/protect about the environment?
Task 3. Match the opposites (7 pairs of adjectives).
dangerous, thick, sharp, heavy, fast, strong, huge //
// slow, weak, harmless, tiny, light, blunt, thin
Task 4. Choose the correct item.
1 . Could you carry/bring me the cat food, please?
2. The Galapagos Tortoise can reach/last the age of 180 years old before it dies.
3. Lions appear/rest during the day and hunt during night.
4. Dinosaurs died/disappeared from the Earth 65 million years ago.
5. Please, repeat/whisper what you said. I can’t hear you.
6. Some animals attack/protect humans when they feel threatened.
7 . A vegetarian diet adds/includes plants and fruit.
8. This wildlife organization works to escape/save elephants from poachers
Grammar
Task 5. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1 … (you/have) a pet when you were younger? 4 ….( you /get ) a new dog?
No, I …(do/not). But I …(want) one! Yes! This is Spike, we ...(get)him last week.
2. What …(you/do) last weekend? 5. The cat … (drink) the milk quickly!
I ..(go) swimming with my sister. She … (eat) all her food, too!
3. … (you/see) lions at the zoo?
I …(not/see) any lions but, I… (see) a tiger..
Task 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.
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Hello readers!
Last weekend I 1) …(take) a trip to London Zoo. It 2) … (be) an amazing experience! First of all, I 3) … (go) to Penguin Beach to see the penguins. I 4) ….(see) ten penguins and one of them 5) …(swim) right past me! Unfortunately, I 6) ….(not/see) the new tigers at the zoo but I 7) … (feed) the giraffes and the monkeys! They 8) … (be) so friendly and gentle! Then, I 9) …(eat) lunch at the zoo’s café and 10) … (spend) the afternoon watching the dolphin show.
I really 11) … (have) a great time at London Zoo! What 12) …(you/do) last weekend, readers? Leave your comments below!
Task 7.Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or the superlative form.
1 The gazelle is one of the ……(fast) land animals.
2 A giraffe is ……(tall) than a horse.
3 A lion’s tail is …(long) than a cat’s tail.
4 A fox is …. (big) than a rabbit.
5 The great white shark is one of the …. (dangerous) animals in the world.
6 I think canaries are the …. (good) pets for children.
7 A polar bear is ..…(aggressive) than a koala bear.
8 Parrots are as…… (friendly) birds as canaries.
Task 8. Choose the correct item.
1 Blue whales can live … about 80 years.
A for B in C at
2 Mammals feed their babies …their own milk.
A in B with C on
3 Emperor Penguins live … Antarctica.
A on B at C in
4 Adult giraffes are …5 metres tall.
A about B under C at
5 Wolves hunt … their food at night.
A of B for C about
6 Ostriches can run at 40 miles …hour.
A in B per C under
7 Tom loves to play … his pet hamster. A along B up C with
8. Over 7 billion people live …the Earth.
A on B at C I n
