Unit 1 The Animal World

Reading Corner
Read the fact sheet and complete the exercise.

The Roos & the ‘Riches’

The Roos
Kangaroos hop around in Australian
forests. They are the only large
animals that jump to move forward.
5 They have powerful hind legs. One
leap can cover 7 metres, and they can
travel at 48 kilometres per hour!
The female has a pouch. The newborn
kangaroo feeds and grows in there. It also poos and wees in there.
10 The mother removes the wastes using its tongue (poorest mummy of the
animal kingdom!). She will kick and box the enemy to protect her young (so
will the male)!

The ‘Riches’
Ostriches live in African grasslands. They
15 are the tallest and heaviest birds with the
largest eyes on the planet. They have wings,
but do not fly. Their legs are fast. One
step takes them 5 metres forward, and they
can run at 64 kilometres per hour! Their
20 legs are also strong. A kick can kill a lion!
The colours of their feathers are similar to
those of sand and soil. Facing danger, they
lie low to the ground so that they become
invisible. How smart! They turn away from
25 trouble by sticking their heads in the sand? No way!
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Comprehension
Complete the table using information from the fact sheet.

Roos ‘Riches’

Kind The largest animals that The (2) and

Think about
which part of (1) to move (3) birds in the world
speech each
blank needs. For
example, the first
Habitat Forests in (4) Grasslands in (5)
blank needs a
verb. Interesting body Female: cleaning up Eyes (7) than those of any
parts
(6) with her bird
tongue

Jump / Step length (8) metres (9) metres

Speed (10) kph (11) kph

Fight (12) and kick (13)

CD Vocabulary Corner
B

A. Animals and Habitats

Fill in the blanks with the words given.

Ep!Zpv habitat  grasslands  ocean  deserts  forests  mosquito
Sfnfncfs///@ dragonfly  polar bear  endangered  grasshopper

• habitat (n): John: What do we call animals that are dying out?
棲息地
• dragonfly (n): Mary: (1) animals!
蜻蜓
• grasshopper (n):
蚱蜢
John: This animal lives on the sea ice in Alaska and
Canada. It has thick fur. What is it?
Mary: (2) .
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John: What is the (3) of the giant panda?

Mary: Bamboo (4) in China!

John: This insect can jump very high. It’s green.

It’s always eaten by birds. What is it?
Mary: (5) .

John: Where do camels live?

Mary: (6) .

John: What about dolphins?

Mary: The (7) .

John: What insect looks like a helicopter? It

lives near water.
Mary: (8) .

John: What insect bites people and animals and sucks their blood?
Mary: (9) .

John: Where do elephants live?

Mary: (10) .
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B. Insects and Animals

Label the pictures.

gorilla green turtle sea lion snow leopard

black rhino ladybird bee moth

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8.
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Language Corner
’ Reporting Orders, Requests and Advice
I. Use reporting verbs (e.g. tell, order, ask, remind, advise, recommend) + object + to-
infinitive to report orders, requests and advice.

Use Example
Order The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘Put rubbish in the rubbish
bin.’
➔ The zookeeper told the visitors to put rubbish in the rubbish
bin.
Request The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘Could you close the gate?’
➔ The zookeeper asked the visitors to close the gate.
Advice The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘You should keep down your
voice.’
➔ The zookeeper reminded the visitors to keep down their
voice.

II. Add ‘not’ to report negative orders, requests and advice.

Use Example
Order The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘Don’t throw rubbish onto the
ground.’
➔ The zookeeper told the visitors not to throw rubbish onto the
ground.
Request The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘Don’t leave the gate open.’
➔ The zookeeper asked the visitors not to leave the gate open.
Advice The zookeeper said to the visitors, ‘Don’t raise your voice.’
➔ The zookeeper reminded the visitors not to raise their voice.
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The zookeeper is talking to the visitors. Report his orders, requests and advice.

e.g. Zookeeper: Follow the rules of the zoo. (tell)

The zookeeper told the visitors to follow the rules of the zoo.

1. Zookeeper: Place litter in the trash can. (tell)

2. Zookeeper: Be polite with fellow visitors. (advise)

3. Zookeeper: Cooperate with the security staff. (recommend)

4. Zookeeper: Don’t feed the animals. (tell)

5. Zookeeper: Don’t cross fences or railings. (remind)

6. Zookeeper: Don’t bring pets or radios. (advise)

7. Zookeeper: Don’t eat or smoke. (tell)

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Writing Corner
A Weather Report
Complete the weather report by filling in each blank with a suitable word from
the box below.

cooler  temperature  remain  drop  comfortable
rise  hill  pressure  daily  chance

Good morning, this is Jackson Brown with

your (1) weather report.

With a ridge of high (2)

dominating over southern China, the

weather will (3) hot in the

next few days. Today’s temperature could

(4) to as high as 35 degrees

Celsius by the late afternoon. Right now, only

an hour after sunrise, the (5) here in Tuen Mun is already 29 degrees.

However, the relative humidity is low, so it is quite (6) out here at the

moment. Overnight temperatures will (7) slightly to 32 degrees, which

makes no big difference at all. Let’s look at

the weather forecast for tomorrow. There is

a 100% (8) of rain, which

will bring (9) temperatures.

This is good news to all of us as there has

been a (10) fire raging in

the New Territories since this morning. That’s

all for today’s weather. Goodbye.

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Dr Know-all’s Corner

Hi! People call me Dr Know-all because I know

everything. Look at the following word. If we
spell it backward, we have another word.

e.g.
not ton

Can you think of other examples?