Reading 7 form I Semester I Variant

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

1.  Elephants use water only for showers.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

2.  Elephants usually rest in water.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

3.  Elephants spend the whole day eating.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

 4.  Today elephants don't have enough space to live in Africa.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

 5.  In national parks there are too many elephants.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

 6. There are more than 2 million elephants that live on the planet.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

Fill in the suitable words.

Elephants like ... very much.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

Fill in the suitable words.

They use it in ... ways.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

Fill in the suitable words.

When it is hot elephants ... under the trees.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

Fill in the suitable words.

They like .... very much but in national parks there is not ... it.

Giants in Danger

Elephants need a lot of water. Grown-ups drink as much as 50 gallons (189 litres) a day. The animals use water in other ways as well. After they have had enough to drink, they fill their trunks and spray their bodies. The showers cool the elephants. Leaving the water hole, the elephants join small family groups resting under the trees. Elephants rest only during the hottest part of the day and for a few hours each night. In fact, elephants spend about 16 hours a day eating.

Today, many elephants in Africa are dying because they do not have enough to eat or to drink and because they do not have enough space to live in.' Hunters kill thousands of elephants every year. Some kill them for meat. But most kill elephants for their ivory tusks.

Most of elephants have gone to national parks. There are too many animals there. As a result, the elephants do not have enough grass and leaves to eat.

All these problems have greatly reduced the number of elephants in Africa. Specialists think that only two million elephants live on the planet today.

Maybe some day you will help to find a way to save them.

Fill in the suitable words.

So we have to think out something to ... elephants.