The dromedary camel

C amels live in hot, dry places like Arabia, Iran and Afghanistan. The dromedary
camel, or Arabian camel, has one big hump on its back. It has extra food in its
hump, not water.
Camels don’t run very fast, but they are very strong. They can walk fifty kilometers in
one day with a load of 270 kilos, that’s why they are so useful to people in the deserts as a means of
transportation.
In summer, their body temperature is about 34 degrees centigrade in the morning, and 40 degrees in the
afternoon. When they drink water, they can sometimes drink 100 liters at a time!
These animals live about twenty-five years. We use camel hair to make clothes, and camel’s milk is very good
for us.

A) Answer these questions about camels...

1- Where do camels live? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………
2- What has the dromedary camel got in its hump? …………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Can dromedary camels run fast?.................................................................................................................
4- How long do camels usually live? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

B) True or False? Give me the evidence.

1- Arabian camels have two humps. …………….…………………………………………………………………………….………………
2- Camels are slow animals. ……………….………………………………………………………………………..…………………………….
3- People use camels for transport. ................................................................................................................
4- Dromedary camels live in Asia …………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………….

C) Complete the sentences using can or can’t and one of these phrases.
Ex. Janet doesn’t study, so she ........can’t answer the questions..............
1- Tom has two tickets, so he ................................................................... ...take photographs
The weather is horrible, so we ............................................................. ...appear on TV
2-
...go to the concert
3- Bill has got a camera, so he .................................................................. ...go on a picnic
4- I am very famous, so I ………………………………………………..……………………..

D) Find the following in the text:

Three countries:
Four units of measure:
Two parts of the day:
Six numbers:
One season:
Two drinks:

E) Find the opposites of these words in the text:

cold bad slow weak small

F) Listen and complete with the words you hear:

Bactrian camels have got ……………………… humps rather than one hump like the ……………………… camels. These
camels can endure ……………………… periods of travel without water, even in the ………………………. Bactrian
camels live ……………………… and East Asia deserts. Bactrian camels ……………………… a lot of water, they can drink
135 liters of water in ……………………… 13 minutes.

G) Classify these words into the correct column:

milk/ desert/ giraffe/ mountain/ rice/ monkey/ Asia/ eggs/ bird/ water/ dromedary/ city/ meat/ cheese/ snake/ sea
Places Food Animals
Listening
Bactrian camels have got two humps rather than one hump like the Arabian camels. These camels can endure
long periods of travel without water, even in the desert Bactrian camels live Central and East Asia deserts.
Bactrian camels drink a lot of water, they can drink 135 liters of water in only 13 minutes.