HANDOUT

ANIMAL MAGIC

1. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:

grounds, stimulate, rekindled, current, trend, reverence, vital, perceived, spearhead, compassion
1 Tom has great .......................... for his teacher’s work. (respect)
2 The ............................. nowadays is for people to take exercise and eat healthy foods. (attitude or
fashion)
3 She felt so much ..................... for the city’s homeless people that she decided to do something to
help them. (sympathy)
4 Communication is of ...................... importance to any relationship. (essential)
5 Educational games are a good way to ........................young children at school. (encourage)
6 My enthusiasm for athletics was ........................ when I watched the Olympics on TV. (stimulated
again)
7 The wedding reception was held in the ....................... of the country house. (gardens)
8 There is an interesting article in the .................... edition of National Geographic. (most recent)
9 Bob had .......................... himself to be a good football player until he was rejected for the school
team. (thought)
10 Mrs Jones had plans to ...................... a campaign to protect stray animals. (lead)

2. Match the animals with their young.

frog lamb hen kitten

goat puppy duck piglet
sheep kid cat foal
lion calf kangaroo duckling
dog tadpole horse joey
cow cub pig chick

3. Fill in the gaps with one of the animal-related

idioms below:
as stubborn as a mule, eats like a horse, stir up a hornet’s nest, wouldn’t hurt a fly, the black sheep of
the family
1 He’s so gentle, he ..................................................... . (would never hurt anyone)
2 You’ll never get him to change his mind - he’s .......... ............................................ . (very obstinate)
3 My cousin Johnny has been to prison twice – he’s .................................. . (a disgraced family
member)
4 We’ll have to buy lots of food, because Jim’s coming to lunch and he ........................ . (has a large
appetite)
5 I wouldn’t say anything about it – you’ll just ............................................ . (cause a lot of trouble)

HANDOUT
Weather Forecasters

1. Fill in the correct word from the list below:

broadcast, forecasters, viewer, script, screened, report, daily, bulletins
While most weather 1) ............. are qualified meteorologists, they have to be more than just scientists.
Every 2) .............must catch the attention of the 3) ............., which means that it cannot be just a flat
4) ............. of the facts. Personality counts for a lot, and since TV meteorologists write their own 5)
............., they can decide not only what to say but how to say it. Even when emergency 6) ............. are
7) ............., the meteorologist must be as calm and good-humoured as when he or she presents the 8)
............. programme.

2. Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list below. Use the word(s) only once.
to tune into, hay fever, appear, the time, talking, to read, highly, ultra-violet, to collect, live

1 ...................... allocated
2 ....................... sufferers
3 a(n) .............. broadcast
4 .................. the weather forecast
5 .................. the weather
6 ........................ qualified
7 the national ......... point
8 .............................. data
9 ......... radiation intensity

3. Match the professions with the qualities and give reasons as in the example.

1 judge a. language ability, tactful, eloquent

2 surgeon b. good with numbers
3 jockey c. patience, ability to explain things
4 teacher d. fitness, stamina and love of horses
5 chauffeur e. serious, fair, legal expertise
6 chef f. technical expertise, flair for design
7 architect g. comical, love of children
8 diplomat h. ability to cook and sharp taste-buds
9 accountant i. a clean driving record, patience
10 clown j. a steady hand, medical knowledge