UNIT 4: LIVING TOGETHER (Lesson 2)

Vocabulary Grammar Skills

Hunt, mistreat, - Speaking: Asking the reasons and giving the
survival, relationship, reasons
reserve, farm animals - Listening : topic based
- Supplementary Listening exercise

I. VOCABULARY

Ex 1. Read. Compete each sentence with a word from the box.

frighten interacting conflict need afraid of wild learn

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1. Because baboons are wild, they’re dangerous to humans.
2. Baboon monitors try to______________ roaming baboons with loud noises.

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3. All animals________________ food and a safe place to raise their young.
4. Because they’re smart, baboons soon________________ it’s easier to steal food than to
hunt for it.
5. Unfortunately, humans and baboons are_______________ in ways that are bad for both
groups.
II. LISTENING

Ex 1: Listen to a podcast about the animals and fill in the gap. (Track 1)

Woman: Hello and welcome to (1) …………………. Today's program is about animals
and what they can do. Okay, let's start with the big animal. Is it true that all elephants can
hear long (2) ………………… with their ears and their feet?
Man: Yes, it is. They can hear other (3)……………… by feeling sounds in the ground
with their feet.

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Woman: Wow, that's amazing. Here's another big animal. That's the sound of gorilla
animals which can grow to around 250 kilos. They're big, strong and (4) …………...and
that helps them (5) …………………….
Man: Yes, but small animals can also survive. Look! I've got one here.
Woman: Ohhh… I don't like (6) ………………. Tell me can they kill people?
Man: Some of them can, and this one can.
Woman: But it's very small.
Man: Yes, some of the smallest ones are the most (7) ………………..
Woman: Oh… I prefer this animal.
Man: What's that?

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Woman: A camel. Camels have got very different skills. They don't drink a lot. They can
survive (8) …………………without water.
Man: Okay, now it's my turn. Eagles can see small animals from a distance of one
kilometer. (9) ………………… can’t fly but they’re the tallest heaviest and fastest birds.

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They can run more than 60 kilometers an hour.
Woman: That is amazing. So, what can humans do?
Man: We can communicate.
Woman: But a lot of animals (10) ……………….. Listen. Whales. Monkeys.
Man: Yes, but we can speak and I think that is our most important skill.
Woman: Okay, now let's speak....
II. SPEAKING
Ex 1: Work with a partner. Take turns asking for reasons and giving answers.
Partner A uses the first chart below. Partner B uses the second chart.

Speaking Strategy

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Asking for reasons Giving reasons

Why are the people wearing masks?
They’re wearing the masks on the backs
of their heads! Why is that?
Why is it that the people go where tigers
are in the first place?
Because they don’t want to be attacked by a
tiger.
It’s because a tiger attack from behind. If it
thinks you can see it, it won’t attack.
Since the best honey is found there, that’s
where the people go to gather it. Then they
sell it.

PRESTIGE Partner A

1. ____________________ are leopards in Asia coming into places where people live?

2. But they’re killing farm animals!___________________ ?

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3. Now the leopards might become easier for hunters to find.

4. ___________________ some people want handbags and shoes made from leopard
fur.

Partner B

1._______________their habitats are disappearing; they need to find new places to

hunt.

2. It’s _________________ the leopards’ natural prey are disappearing along with their
habitat.

3._________________ do people hunt leopards?

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4. People need to protect the leopards, not hunt them!

SUPPLEMENTARY LISTENING

Ex 1. Listen to Kate telling Emma about her family. Where is each person going
today? For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each person. ( Track 2)
You will hear the conversation twice.

EXAMPLE ANSWER

0 Sam [B]

PEOPLE PLACES

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Kate’s mother

Tanya

Len
A concert

B dentist'

C driving school

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9 Tom D golf club

10 Kate’s father E hairdresser‘s

F shops

G Spanish class

H tennis club

Ex 2. Listen to Pete talking to a friend about his holiday. What was the weather like
each day? For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each day. (Track 3)

You will hear the conversation twice.

EXAMPLE ANSWER

0 Monday [B]

DAYS WEATHER

6 Tuesday A cloud

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7 Wednesday B cold

8 Thursday C fog

9 Friday D rain

10 Saturday E snow

F sun

G warm

H wind

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