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Animal Vocabulary - A day at the zoo
I took my young daughter to the zoo for the first time recently.
She's a real animal lover. At home she spends all her time playing and walking
our _1_ dog, and to be honest, she's been asking me to take her for a while.
At first I wasn't sure about going because I've always been uncomfortable with zoos. I
considered them to be like prisons for _2_ animals that should be running free, not
locked up in cages.
Well, I have to say modern zoos are much better than I remember, the animals have
lots of space, they seem well taken care of and we learned a lot.
The first thing we saw were the _3_. They look so human, it's easy to how we are
related to them. They don't have tails like chimpanzees and can walk upright a bit.
Next were the _4_. It's amazing how they can pick up food with their trunks. I learned
you can tell if they are African or Indian by the size of their ears - African ones have
bigger ears.
After that it was the _5_, nicknamed the 'kings of the jungle'. We didn't hear any of
them roar, but we did get to see them walk about. The males have beautiful manes of
hair around their necks. Apparently it's to protect them in fights. I also read that the
females do most of the hunting.
My daughter was a little scared of the _6_, I guess a lot of people don't like reptiles. I
have to admit any animal with a long thin body and no arms or legs is weird!
The _7_ made we laugh, they are so cute! It's strange to think they're a bird that can't
fly. While other birds have wings for flying, they have adapted their flippers for
swimming.
The other birds I liked looking at were the _8_. They have huge eyes, beautiful
feathers, and they can turn their necks all the way around. I read their large eyes are
to help them see at night, when they are most active.
My daughter was fascinated with the _9_ and their long, long necks. She asked me
why they have long necks instead of long legs - good question!

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All in all, it was a great day. Next time I'll take her to the aquarium to see the dolphins,
sharks and_10_.
By the way, if you are interested, here are some animal idioms you might like.
Now choose the correct missing words from these options:

1) Missing word 1 is:

pin

pen

pet

pot

2) Missing word 2 is:

mild

mint

wind

wild

3) Missing word 3 is:

dogs

goats

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gorillas

donkeys

4) Missing word 4 is:

elephants

zebras

camels

rhinos

5) Missing word 5 is:

tigers

lions

leopards

cheetahs

6) Missing word 6 is:

spiders

mice

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snakes

insects

7) Missing word 7 is:

chickens

ostriches

penguins

8) Missing word 8 is:

vultures

eagles

bats

owls

9) Missing word 9 is:

hippos

horses

giraffes

zebras

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10) Missing word 10 is:

whales
monkeys
camels
bears

What are the six missing words in this text?

_1_ English journalist Ann Morgan realised that most of the books she read were by
British and American authors, she decided to set herself a challenge: she would _2_ to
read a book from every country in the world in English.
After creating a blog and promoting her mission on social media, she asked _3_ from
around the world to recommend the books she should read.
_4_ only 3 percent of the books published in the UK every year are translations, Ann
Morgan believes British people are limited by the type of books available to them.
One of her main challenges was getting English translations of books from small
countries like Andorra, or Mozambique _5_ books in English are hard to find. Luckily
for Ann, supporters from her blog sent her books from around the world and even went
to the _6_ of translating short stories for her!
The first book on her list was The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, who she chose to
represent Afghanistan.
See Ann's full reading list here.
Which book would you recommend from your country?
As English learners, do you ever read books in English?
Do you read books by authors from foreign countries?
Leave your comments in the area below.

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Missing word 1 is:

Who

While

When

Missing word 2 is:

attempt

attempting

attempted

Missing word 3 is:

reading

readers

read

Missing word 4 is:

Because

For

Past

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Missing word 5 is:

when

where

which

Missing word 6 is:

effort

easy

enter