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Exercise 1
Exercise 1
Now, however, there is a proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways,
therefore, like a human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for
man to learn how to talk to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear
the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to
make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories
about dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.
Text 2
Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or land. Some
species are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can exceed 30 meter length, is the
largest animal which lives on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a fish, but there
are important difference in its external structure; its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat
horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of its breadth,
broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of flat (blubber). This is
up to 30 meter in thickness and serves to conserve heat and body fluids.
8. Sentence 1………….
a. tells an orientation
b. poses a thesis
c. gives a general classification
d. elaborates an explanation