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2 Key words
Match the key words with the definitions. Then, find them in the article to read them in context. The
paragraph numbers will help you.
1. an area of land where people do not live or grow crops and where there are no buildings
______________________________ (para 1)
2. animals such as cows, sheep and pigs that are kept on farms ______________________________ (para 4)
3. people who look after a group of animals such as horses or reindeer ______________________________
(para 5)
7. large building like a hospital where people who have had a serious illness go so that doctors can take care of
them while they get better ______________________________ (para 9)
8. when a person goes to court and it is decided whether they have done something very wrong
______________________________ (para 10)
9. used about something that makes you feel extremely surprised or upset ______________________________
(para 11)
1. a __________ of wolves
2. a __________ of horses
b. Write the two collective nouns from task a. in the table below. Decide which of these other animals you
can use with the collective nouns. Write the animals below the collective nouns in the table.
1. ________________________ 2. ________________________
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1. a ______________ of bees
2. a ______________ of birds
3. an ______________ of ants
4. a ______________ of dolphins
5. a ______________ of fish
6. a ______________ of lions
6 Discussion
• When you were a small child, …
• … how long was your journey to school?
• … how did you get to school?
• … who went with you on your journey to school?
7 Research
a. Research the Tuva Republic and its capital, Kyzyl.
b. What information can you find out about the East Siberian taiga?
c. Search online for videos of Tuvan throat singing.
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1. wilderness 1. swarm
2. livestock 2. flock
3. herders 3. army
4. trek 4. pod
5. recover 5. school
6. ministry 6. pride
7. sanatorium
8. criminal case
9. shocking
10. nonsense
3 Comprehension check
1. herders
2. criminal case
3. nonsense
4. shocking
5. wilderness
6. livestock
7. trek
8. recover
9. ministry; sanatorium
a.
1. pack (definition: a group of wild animals that live
and hunt together)
2. herd (definition: a large group of animals of the
same type, especially hoofed mammals, that live
and move about together)
b.
1. dogs, coyotes, dingoes
2. cows, deer, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, zebras
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