INTERMEDIATE DVD WORKSHEETS C

ECO-REGIONS OF SRI LANKA

1 DVD Watch the DVD because of its dense
and tick () the vegetation, it is not as
items you see.
easy to spot wildlife as
__ a rhinoceros __ a in open, dry-zone
leopard national parks such as
__ elephants __ a snake Yala. The word
__ monkeys __ giraffes 'Sinharaja' means Lion
__ a reptile __ baby (‘Sinha’) King (‘Raja’),
turtles and local people
__ a jaguar __ zebras believe that the
Sinhala people
2 Read about two originated from a union
regions in Sri Lanka
between a princess
and choose the best
summary below. and the Lion King of
the forest.

Udawalawe and the

Sinharaja 1 The word 'Sinharaja'
Rainforest means Lion King, and
Udawalawe National its virgin rainforest is
Park in Sri Lanka is a home to many
wildlife habitat for Sri different species of
Lankan water birds birds, leopards and
lions.
and elephants. It was
created for wild
2 It is easier to see
animals that were
wildlife in Udawalawe
displaced by the than in the Sinharaja
construction of the rainforest, but both
Udawalawe reservoir. are important eco-
The Udawalawe regions in Sri Lanka.
Elephant Transit Home
looks after abandoned 3 Udawalawe is a
elephant calves. wildlife sanctuary for
Elephants are baby birds, and the
Sinharaja forest is a
attracted to the park
Biosphere Reserve in
because of the
Sri Lanka’s dry zone.
reservoir and there is a
herd of about 250 of 3 DVD Part 1 Watch
them. The Sri Lankan Part 1 and correct
the numbers in the
leopard and other
sentences.
members of the cat
family are also present 1 Udawalawe is one of
in Udawalawe. 17 important national
The Sinharaja parks in Sri Lanka.
rainforest is a
Biosphere Reserve
and was declared a 2 Yala National Park,
World Heritage site by which is more than
UNESCO in 1988. This 1200 square
virgin rainforest has a
kilometres, is home to
large number of
species that are not the world’s largest
found anywhere else population of leopard.
in the world. However,
3 There are only about with the definitions
a–h.
900 leopards left in
the wild on the island, 1 wil
de
and a quarter are in rn
Yala. es
s
b
4 DVD Part 2 Watch 2 ha
Part 2. Are the bit
sentences true (T) at
or false (F)? h
1 The Sinharaja 3
rainforest is the last uni
remaining virgin qu
rainforest in Sri e
Lanka. T a
4 sprawling g
2 It’s an area that is 5 in the wild e
protected by the 6 fragile c
United Nations. T 7 species d
8 survival f
3 There are many
animals in Sinharaja a being the only
that can be found in one of its kind b a
other parts of the large area of land
country. F that has never
been
4 The land is being developed or farmed
prepared for growing c easily destroyed
tea plantations and or damaged d a
banana trees. F group of animals
which are similar
5 The rainforest will e in natural and
continue in its natural free conditions f
state only if local the state of
people can make a continuing to live
living from it. T or exist g
spreading or
extending over a
5 DVD Part 1 and Part wide area h the
2 Match the words natural home of a
and phrases 1–8 plant or animal
from Parts 1 and 2
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WORKSHEETS C ECO-
REGIONS OF SRI LANKA
6 DVD Part 3 Match 2 eco- a b managed
the words 1–8 with 3 sustainably b c habitats
a–h to make phrases 4 long-haul h d to
you will hear in Part
5 balancing f e warming
3.
6 likely d f act
Then watch and
check your answers. 7 global e g parks
(The words are not 8 precious c h flights
in the order you hear
them.) 7 Complete the script
1 national g a campsfor Part 3 with the
 phrases from 1. donations from
Exercise 6. visitors
The answer is carefully managed a) tourism,
promotional
gifts
which provides money and jobs. Of course, it's
b) money that you
a 1 balancing act. 2 Long-haul flight
give to a person or
are a major contributor to 3 an organization to
global warming. But if people don't come
help them
to Sri Lanka, 4 precious habitats
2. this centre raises
likely to disappear. Not only do
orphaned elephants
visitors pay money directly to thea) looks after
psrks, but there's a big spin-off in benefit
animals to them
to help
communities. For example, grow b) moves
manage 8 eco camps something to a
within the parks provide workhigher
and opportunities
position
to the villagers.
3. orphaned
8 DVD Part 4 Watch elephants
Part 4 and correct a) when the
the summary. There parents of a child or
are SIX errors. animal are both
Tourists also fund many dead
b) place where
wildlife projects.
children whose parents
Donations from visitors both died live and are
pays for the 20 tons of educated

baby formula that is

needed every year at
Udawalawe. The centre
looks after orphaned
elephants and sets them
free in the national
parks. At the Kosgoda
Hatchery, tourists help
wildlife experts put 600
baby turtles into the sea.
The organization has
released two and a half
million turtles into the
wild since the early ’80s.
But these projects are
4.release about 600
infant turtles
a stop holding or
drop something
b let an animal go
free, after keeping
them
5.this hatchery alone
a a place where
baby animals are
protected until they
are adults
b)a place where
eggs can be kept
until birds, fish,
etc. are born

not enough. Sri Lanka’s

6. their long-term
wild areas still need survival
imagination. a) continuing for a
long time into the
future b)
relating to the
9 DVD Part 4 Choose
the correct definition near future
for the underlined
words and phrases
from Part 4.
 OPTIONAL TASK
Find out about a national park of your choice.
Think about the following:
• size and type of land
• different kinds of animals and plants
• special projects
• how visitors help
• whether it is sustainably managed, or under
threat from global warming or development
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