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VOCABULARY Animals

3 Read the blog and answer the questions. 8 Match the animals with the pictures. Which animals
aren’t illustrated?
1 Which five natural environments are mentioned in the
article?
2 Why is it important to prepare for a trip into the desert? bat bear camel coyote crocodile
3 How long can you survive without food? eagle horse lion lizard mosquito
4 How long can you survive without water? mouse scorpion snake spider
5 The article says you can find water in three ways. What
are they? 1 2 3
6 How can a cactus help you survive?
7 In Mark’s opinion, which animals can be dangerous?

4 Find the words or expressions in the blog with the
following meanings.
1 amazing, surprising 4
2 difficult to live in 5 6
3 we use this for digging earth
4 a material for covering the floor
5 you fire these into the air and they produce light 7
6 stop working
7 this plant grows in hot, dry places
8
5 Look at Word Zone. Then find one more example in
the blog. 9
10

such as & like
WORD You can use such as or like to give examples.
ZONE
Like is less formal. 9 Read and complete the descriptions with the correct
Most deserts, such as the Sahara and the animals.
Sonoran, are hot.
1 A … is a wild dog. It comes from North America but lives
in other parts of the continent.
2 A … is a large, heavy animal. It can be dangerous to
6 Look again at the list of essential equipment in the
blog. In pairs, explain why you need the different items. people. It has got thick fur and it lives in big groups.
Use the ideas below to help. 3 A … is a reptile. It hasn’t got any legs. The biggest ones
can be over 6 m long
● to drink 4 An … is a large, powerful bird. It has got big wings and
● to use for burns, bites and accidents can see small things over incredible distances.
● to keep warm at night 5 A … is a desert animal. It can travel up to 30 km per day
● to look for water and survive for a long time without food or water.
● to attract attention, to ask for help 6 A … normally lives in warmer parts of the world. It is
● to help you to move a car small and has a long tail with a poisonous sting.
● to fill up the car
10 Work in pairs. Put the animals from exercise 8 into
You can dig earth groups. You can include animals in more than one group.
with a spade.
Yes, so you can dig holes
to look for water. They can fly They can swim They can climb
They can be poisonous They live underground
7 Listen to Mark Hamelin and check your ideas.
They eat insects They drink blood

11 Compare your ideas with the rest of the class.

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