FCE 2

UNIT 6: Closer to nature by JJ

CLOSER TO
NATURE
Unit 6
● Do you like animals and
nature?
● What are your favourite wild
animals?
● Do you spend much time
outside in the countryside? If
so, doing what?
USEFUL LANGUAGE:
● Personally, I feel that X sounds
more interesting than Y.
● I’d rather read X than Y
because…
● I think the one that sounds most
fascinating is X.
● I wouldn’t really be interested in a
book about X.
● X is my second choice because...
If you were an animal,
what would you be?

Are you frightened of

any animals?
Why / Why not?

Do you enjoy
watching videos of
animals online?
Why / Why not?
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❖ A sea anemone is
an animal that
looks like a
plant.
❖ It can grow up to
two metres in
diameter.
❖ It is found in
shallow coastal
waters and
above water
level at low tide.
 between

where

only
 though

to

up
spite
for
HOMEWORK

Student’s Book Supplementary Material Google Classroom

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Are they noun + noun or adjective + noun?
What is the natural habitat
of a camel?
Can you name some
endangered species?

coastal path
at
at
by/
in a
at

over/ to
across
 verb object

The visitors congratulated the guide on a very informative tour.

preposition
What do you know about dolphins?
Would you like to swim with
dolphins? Why/ Why not?
HOMEWORK

Student’s Book Supplementary Material Google Classroom

Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah
WORK IN PAIRS AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Animals
1. Did you have any pets when you were growing up?
2. Do you know anyone who has an unusual pet?
3. What benefits do animals bring to humans?

Nature
4. What do you think is the most beautiful thing in
nature?
5. What three things can people do to help protect
nature?
6. Do you think it’s better for people to grow up in
cities or in the countryside?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ORCAS?
HOMEWORK

Student’s Book Supplementary Material Google Classroom

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B
A
 D
ND
D
ND
ND
D
 ,which
Giraffes _____ are the tallest mammals on
,
earth are able to run up to 55 kilometres per
hour.

Which relative pronoun is needed?

Is ‘that’ possible? NO
Does the sentence without the relative clause
make sense? YES
What does it mean? non-defining (ND)
who/that D

, whose
, ND
where
D
which /
that / - D
when/that
D
where
which/that D,D
about
● I have two cats, both of which are female.
● There are only two vets in our area, neither of whom
treat exotic pets.
● Sarah has three sisters, all of whom work with
animals.
● We have five apple trees in our garden, only one of
which bears fruit.
 both of whom

neither of which
all of which
Think about these questions:
one of whom

most of which
GO ONLINE AND FIND FIVE
FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS...

Rewrite these facts as

sentences using relative
clauses. Take turns telling
them to your partner.

Which facts do you find

most interesting?
HOMEWORK

Student’s Book Supplementary Material Google Classroom

Blah blah blah Blah blah blah Blah blah blah
What do you
think a safari
park is like?
Work in groups and answer
the questions.
Would you like to go on a safari?
Why / Why not?

What would be on your bucket list?

Make a list of four things and then
compare them with a partner.
WORK IN PAIRS AND
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1 2
What are the most Have you ever
famous zoos in visited a zoo, and if
your country? so, what was it
like?
Reports differ from some other types of texts in the
exam in that they are typically divided into sections
with headings. For the purposes of the exam, these
headings could reflect the three point the question
asks candidates to cover.
B The purpose of this report

C Summary of my main findings

D Recommendation for visiting the zoo

Using some of the ideas and phrases in Lucinda’s report,
write your own answer to the exam question in Exercise 2.
HOMEWORK

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ALTERNATIVE ICONS
FLORIDA
1. a whole host of /
a wide variety of
2. in advance of
3. a popular spot for
4. from far and wide
The following families are planning to visit Florida. Which (if
any) of the places would you recommend?
1. F
2. A
3. E
4. C
5. B
6. D