Unit 6

Vocabulary
Animals

1 Label the pictures.

1 __r___ 6 ___l_

2 g________ 7 t_______

3 __m____ 8 _u____

4 ___k__ 9 ____f__

5 w___

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2 Complete the crossword.
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R Across
2
B 2 A heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp
claws
3
5 A large, poisonous spider
H
6 A large dangerous sea creature with sharp teeth
4
E 8 A very intelligent sea animal with a long nose
5
T 10 A large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes

Down
1 A small animal with long ears and large front
6
S teeth
7
S 3 A farm animal with four legs that people ride on
8
D 9
L 4 A huge grey animal with big ears and a long nose
10 7 A farm animal with thick wool that eats grass
Τ
T 9 A wild cat with thick fur around its neck

3 Label the parts of the animals.

neck leg tail

teeth nose body

4 ………………

6 ………………
2 ………………
5 ………………

3 ………………
1 ………………
feathers wing eye

fur mouth ear 12 ………………

C 10 ………………

7 ………………

11 ………………
8 ………………
9 ………………

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4 Choose the correct item.

1 Sharks hunt/feed on fish and seals. 5 The dodo bird doesn’t exist anymore. It went
2 All birds handle/lay eggs. endangered/extinct about 300 years ago.
3 Dogs use their sharp teeth to chew/digest meat. 6 Do you care/protect about the environment?
4 Most insects don’t weigh/fly very much.

Protection of the Environment

5 Fill in the correct adjective: easy, sharp, friendly, inexpensive, large, dangerous, small, endangered,
thick, pointed.

It’s got a deadly name, but the killer whale, or Orca, isn’t really 1) …………..…… as a lot of people think. In fact,
killer whales often behave in a(n) 2) …………..…… and protective way towards humans. This 3) …………..……
sea mammal, a member of the dolphin family, grows up to ten metres long and weighs up to 10,000 kg. It has a
black and white body, a(n) 4) …………..…… nose and 5) …………..…… eyes. Because it eats meat, the killer
whale has lots of 6) …………..…… teeth and like other whales, it has 7) …………..…… skin to keep it warm. Sadly,
though, whale hunting means that the killer whale could soon become (an) 8) …………..…… species. That’s why
animal saving organisations need your help! Adopting a killer whale is a(n) 9) …………..…… way to protect this
beautiful creature. Adoption is usually around £10 a month, so it’s 10) …………..……, too.

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General Revision

6 Choose the correct item.

1 Kangaroos carry/bring their babies in a pouch
on the front of their body.
2 My dog gave/lay birth to three puppies last night.
3 The cat used its sharp claws to climb up the long
tree trunk/branch.
4 Lions appear/rest during the day and hunt
during night.
5 Please, repeat/whisper what you said. I didn’t
hear you.
6 Dinosaurs died/disappeared from the Earth 65
million years ago.
7 The wildlife organisation works to escape/save
elephants from poachers.
8 Some animals attack/protect humans when
they feel threatened.
9 An omnivore’s diet adds/includes plants and
animals.
10 Polar bears hunt alone when they turn/become
into adults.

7 Match the opposites.

1 dangerous A slow

2 thick B weak

3 sharp C fat

4 heavy D harmless

5 fast E tiny

6 strong F light

7 slim G blunt

8 huge H thin

Grammar in use
8 Write the past form of the following verbs.

1 fly ………………. 6 give ……………….

2 see ………………. 7 tell ……………….
3 come ………………. 8 think ……………….
4 break ………………. 9 leave ……………….
5 buy ………………. 10 make ……………….

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9 Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1 A: …………………… (you/have) a pet when you were younger?

B: No, I …………………… (do/not). But I …………………… (want) one!

2 A: What …………………… (you/do) last weekend?

B: I …………………… (go) swimming with my sister.

3 A: …………………… (you/see) lions at the zoo?

B: I …………………… (not/see) any lions but, I …………………… (see) a tiger.

4 A: …………………… (you/get) a new dog?

B: Yes! This is Spike, we …………………… (get) him last week.

5 A: Chris …………………… (not/take) the dog for a walk yesterday. Do you know why?
B: He …………………… (feel) sick and …………………… (go) to lie down.

6 A: Our cat …………………… (drink) the water in her bowl.

B: She …………………… (eat) all her food, too!

10 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

Hello readers!
Last weekend I 1) ……………………. (take) a trip to London Zoo. It 2) ……………………. (be)
an amazing experience! First of all, I 3) ……………………. (go) to Penguin Beach to see the
penguins. I 4) ……………………. (see) ten penguins and one of them 5) …………………….
(swim) right past me! Unfortunately, I 6) ……………………. (not/see) the new tigers at the
zoo but I 7) ……………………. (feed) the giraffes and the monkeys! They
8) ……………………. (be) so friendly and gentle! Then, I 9) ……………………. (eat) lunch at
the zoo’s cafι and 10) ……………………. (spend) the afternoon watching the dolphin show.
I really 11) ……………………. (have) a great time at London Zoo! What
12) ……………………. (you/do) this weekend, readers? Leave your comments below!
Captain

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11 Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or the superlative form.

1 The gazelle is one of the ………………… (fast) 6 I think canaries are the ………………… (good)
land animals. pets for children.
2 A giraffe is ………………… (tall) than a horse. 7 A polar bear is ………………… (aggressive)
3 A lion’s tail is ………………… (long) than a than a brown bear.
jaguar’s tail. 8 Parrots are ………………… (funny) birds than
4 A fox is ………………… (big) than a rabbit. canaries.
5 The great white shark is one of the
………………… (dangerous) animals in the
world.

12 Use the adverbs of time and place below to complete the sentences.

• there • inside • later • tonight • near • here • yesterday • today

1 We ran ……………... because it started raining. 4 There’s a documentary on African wildlife on TV

2 When they went sailing ……………..., they saw
some dolphins swimming …………... their boat.
3 Karen didn’t have a good time at her cousin’s
party because she didn’t know many people
………………... .
at 9:00 ……………... . Do you want to watch it?
5 ………………..., Paul and his class are going to
go to the Natural History Museum.
6 Mr Smithers isn’t ………………... now, but he’s
going to be at the office ………………... this
afternoon.

Prepositions
13 Choose the correct item.
1 Blue whales can live …….. about 80 years. 5 Wolves hunt …….. food at night.
A for B in C at A of B for C about

2 Mammals feed their babies …….. their own milk. 6 An Inuit myth says that a long time ago, the Inuit
A in B with C on lived …….. darkness.
A on B in C under
3 Emperor Penguins live …….. Antarctica.
A on B at C in 7 Tom loves playing …….. his pet hamster.
A along B up C with
4 T-Rex could eat more than 200 kilos of meat
…….. one bite. 8 Most dinosaurs lived …….. land.
A in B with C at A in B on C at

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Everyday English
14 Choose the correct response.

1 A: My dog ran away last night. 4 A: A dog chased my brother yesterday!

B: ....................................................................... B: .......................................................................
a How awful! a Oh my goodness!
b You guessed it! b Look out!

2 A: Congratulations on your new job! 5 A: The Smiths’ pet cat got stuck up a tree.
B: ....................................................................... B: .......................................................................
a I’m happy I could help. a What did they do?
b Thanks a lot. b Are they OK?

3 A: We saw a baby panda at the zoo! It was only

two weeks old!
B: .......................................................................
a That’s shocking!
b I don’t believe it!

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Pairwork Student A
Work with Student B. Ask the questions below to find out about the kangaroo. Then answer
Student B’s questions about the elephant.

The Elephant

Height: 2.5 – 4 metres

Weight: 2,000 – 6,000 kg
Food: fruits, leaves, tall grasses
Lifespan: 60-70 years
Natural habitats: African deserts &
Asian jungles

The Kangaroo

 mammal?
 which country / live?
 eat meat?
 how long / live
 what / unusual / body part?

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Pairwork Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the kangaroo. Then ask the
questions below to find out about the elephant.

The Kangaroo

Description: large, heavy mammal

Found in: Australia only
Feeds on: grasses, flowers and leaves
Lives for: 23 years
Unusual body part: a pouch (to carry its young)

The Elephant

 how tall?
 how much / weigh?
 What / eat?
 how long / live?
 where / live?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Write about your perfect pet. You can either write about a pet you have already got or one
you would like to have. It can be anything! In the box below, draw or stick a picture of your
chosen animal.

My Perfect Pet

Type of animal: ......................................................................................................................

Description: ......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................

Habits & Feeding: ......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................

Reasons why it’s the perfect pet: ......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................

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Game
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Play in pairs. Students answer the questions by ticking () Yes or
No, and then check their answers with the teacher. The pair with
the most correct answers wins.

2
4
1 3
Lions are
cold-blooded animals.
Yes No

The least dangerous The blue whale is

Loggerhead turtle
snake in Africa is the
Koalas carry their eggs the
takesame weight as
60 days
Black Mamba. 20 rhinos.
young in a pouch. to hatch.
Yes No
Yes No Yes YesNo No

6
8
7
5 Wolves hunt for food
in groups.
Yes No

Giraffes
don’t eat meat.
Hippos are less An ostrich can run
dangerous than up to 40 miles per
Yes No
elephants. hour.
Yes No Yes No

10 Bears are domestic

12
11 Parrots have animals.
Emperor penguins
thick fur. Yes No
live in Antarctica.
Yes No
Yes No

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Emperor
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penguins live
in Antartica.