Wider World 2 Unit 3 6-A

VOCABULARY

I   Complete the sentences using the correct word.

 1.  An animal that lives in very cold places, has white fur and is very dangerous is a                   .

2. We say that people or animals that are really easy to like are                     

3.  Some people keep a                     as a pet – it has a hard shell and lives for a long time.

4.  If an animal or person likes fighting other people or animals, we say that they are                    .

5.   Birds are different to other animals because they are covered in                   .

6.   We need to protect                     because they make honey.

7.  Kangaroos jump a long way and have long_______to help them balance.

II. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

Michaela: Where ⁰ did you go  (go) at the weekend?

Miguel: To a farm near where I live. It’s open to the public, so we ¹                  (look) at all the animals.

We ²                   (touch) some of them, too, the rabbits and the sheep.

Michaela:  That sounds good. ³            (have) any cows?

Miguel: No, they ⁴                  

The farmer was great. We ⁵                   (listen) to him tell everyone about his work and all about the animals. 

He ⁶                 (talk) for about fifteen minutes.

ENGLISH FOR WRITING

IV.  Put one word into each gap in the text.

Steve Backshall (0) is a famous TV presenter and animal expert. He (1)_________ born in Surrey in England in 1973. 

His parents (2)_________ for the airline British Airways,