Unit 3-Reading and Listening Activities

African wildlife: a closer look at rhinos and gorillasAfrica is home to many of the world’s most fascinating animals. It is amazing to see animals like lions, rhinos and buffalos roaming its grasslands. It is fascinating to learn about the gorillas, monkeys and snakes that live in its forests. However, it is worrying that some of Africa’s best-loved animals, the rhino and the gorilla, are in danger of disappearing altogether.There are two types of rhinos in Africa—the black rhino and the white rhino. They both have two horns, and there is no difference in their skin colour. The white rhino is bigger than the black rhino. Another difference is that the black rhino has a pointed upper lip, whereas the white rhino’s is square-shaped. Black and white rhinos are both herbivores. This means that they only eat vegetable matter. The black rhino prefers to eat from trees and bushes. It uses its pointed lip to tear off branches and leaves. The white rhino feeds mostly on grass.ŽRhinos cannot see very well and sometimes they attack trees and rocks by accident. However, they can hear very well, and their sense of smell is excellent, so they rely on these senses to keep themselves safe.Gorillas live in forests in central Africa. They mostly feed on leaves, fruit and bamboo, but sometimes they eat insects like ants. It is typical of gorillas to do most of their activity, like eating, during the day. At dusk, when it is starting to get dark, they make themselves nests from sticks and leaves and settle down for the night. Gorillas are very clever animals. They can use tools. For example, they might use a stick to check how deep the water is in a stream before they cross it. Gorillas also use sounds to communicate with each other.Rhinos have lived on earth for 40 million years and gorillas for 7 million years. However, they are both critically endangered. There are now very few left living in the wild. Sadly, they are losing their habitat and their lives because of humans. It is important for us to protect these wonderful animals before it is too late.CommentsJack Lee: I have recently returned from a trip to Africa. We were very lucky to see some black rhinos. Our guide Tommy told us to get our cameras ready. Suddenly we spotted a rhino and its baby under the trees. Tommy asked us to be quiet so that we wouldn’t disturb them. We watched them for about 15 minutes. It was an incredible experience. Read the first passage and then complete the following tasks. Fill in the blank with the correct word. Make sure it is grammatically correct. This text is about wildlifein Africa. It talks about these animals: rhinos and gorillas . Which of the following animals are mentioned in paragraph 1? Animal 1 Animal 2 Animal 3 Animal 4 Complete the table using information from paragraph 2. Fill in the blanks. White rhino Black rhino Size bigger smaller Shape of upper lip square-shaped pointed Type of vegetable matter they mostly eat grass trees and bushes Find a word in paragraph 2 that we use to describe animals that only eat vegetables. The word in paragraph 2 that we use to describe animals that only eat vegetables is herbivores. In line 15, ‘these senses’ refers to _. sight and hearing sight and smell hearing and smell all of the above Complete the following summary about gorillas. Use ONE word to complete each blank. Gorillas have been on earth for (1) seven million years.You can find gorillas in the (2) forests of central Africa. Most of the time, they eat (3) plants, but sometimes they eat (4) insects. Gorillas are most active in the (5) day. At night, they sleep in (6) nests that they make out of sticks and (7) leaves. They are intelligent animals. Match the missing subheadings to the correct paragraphs in the text. Write the number corresponding to each paragraph (2–5) in the box next to the subheadings (1) Watch out for the tree! 3 (2) Endangered 5 (3) A day in the life of a gorilla 4 (4) Black and white rhino: What's the difference? 2 The text is a itinerary web article research paper promotional pamphlet Amazing butterfliesRead the text about butterflies and do the tasks below. Imagine thousands and thousands of colorful butterflies in the sky. They are orange and black with enormous wings. These are the famous monarch butterflies and they are on a very special journey. Every year, they fly more than 4,500 kilometers from Canada and North America down to an area in the mountains of Mexico. It is the longest journey of any butterfly in the world. Their journey usually starts in September or October and it takes about two months. These beautiful butterflies can sometimes fly more than 100 kilometers in one day and they often fly very high too — perhaps at 1.6 kilometers in the sky. But not all the butterflies get to the mountains of Mexico. Many don't survive the long and dangerous journey because they become very cold.Monarchs are the most famous butterflies in North America. There are books, TV programs and websites about them. There's an amazing 3D film too — it's called Flight of the Butterflies. Watch it and you can go on their long journey too. Choose the correct answer.Monarch butterflies are famous because they... fly to very cold places. always move south on the same day. go on a long journey. Read the text again. Match the following sentences with the color of the paragraph.ExampleA long journey high in the sky. - red See the monarchs in a movie film. Purple A very long journey for a butterfly. Blue Lots of beautiful butterflies! Green No butterfly is safe on this difficult journey. Yellow The fly throughout the first two months of the Fall Red Choose the correct answer.1 The butterflies have got wings. small enormous big 2 The butterflies fly from America and Canada to Mexico. South East North 3 The monarchs make the journey of all the butterflies in the world. longest fastest shortest 4 In one , the monarchs can go more than 100 kilometers. day hour month 5 When it is very , a lot of the butterflies die. hot warm cold 6 You find a lot of information about monarch butterflies. can can't American Crocodiles Listen to the text about American crocodiles and do the tasks that follow: American Crocodiles Complete the sentences with the given words. Where ? They live in Florida.How many? There are 1000crocodiles.How big? They can grow to 6 meters long.How heavy? They can be 900kilograms.How fast? They can run at sixteen kilometers an hour and they can swim at thirty kilometers an hour.Food? They eat fish or small birds. True or false?1 There are many interesting animals in the Everglades National Park. True False 2 American crocodiles can survive in cold places. True False 3 The water in the park isn't cold. True False 4 The crocodiles are faster in the water than on land. True False 5 The crocodiles can't jump out of the water. True False 6 The crocodiles usually aren't dangerous to people. True False