Unit 11 The Aminal World

Unit 11 Page 102 Reading Exercise 3 DOLPHINS TO THE RESCUE Everyone knows that dolphins are very intelligent animals. But did you know that many scientists believe there is a special connection between dolphins and humans? There are lots of stories about dolphins helping humans who are in danger. Here are two of our favourites. 14-year-old Davide Ceci was in his father's boat off the south-east coast of Italy when he had an accident and fell into the water. Davide didn't know how to swim and his father didn't see him fall, so he didn't stop the boat. He shouted, but his dad didn't hear him. Davide got very worried. Then, very quickly, a dolphin came to help him. It gave Davide a push back up to the top of the water and the boy got onto the dolphin's back. The dolphin took him back to the boat. When Davide's father saw his son, he pulled him from the water. The dolphin saved Davide's life! In 2016, Adam Walker went to New Zealand to swim across the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands. He was swimming when he saw a large dark shape below him. He knew that it was a great white shark and his life was in danger. Adam knew he didn't have a lot of time. A few seconds later, a group of ten dolphins joined him and swam in a circle between him and the shark. The circle of dolphins kept Adam safe. After half an hour, the shark left, but the dolphins swam with him for another hour.

Page 105 Listening Exercise 10 & 11 Hey, Josh. Did you have a good holiday? Hi, Mandy. Yes, it was great. Where did you go? The Pantanal. It's in the east of Brazil. It's a really big wetland. Oh, right. So why did you go there? Because there are amazing animals and birds there. We all love animals in my family. Especially my dad. He's a bird-watcher. Really? I didn't know that. Yes, he loves birds. So are you a big bird watcher too? Well I like them and we saw some really beautiful parrots and toucans, but I prefer the other animals. Did you see anything special? Yes, loads of stuff. There were lots of caiman. Caiman, what are they? They're like small crocodiles! Cool. What else did you see? We saw an anaconda. You know one of those really big snakes. And then one night we heard a jaguar, but we didn't see it. Wow, were you scared? No, it was exciting, especially because it was so near our tent. Tent? Did you go camping? Yes, but just for a few nights. Most of the time we were in small hotels. So how did you travel around? Did you have a guide? Yes, we did. His name was Sergio. He knew where to find all the animals. Did he speak English? Yes, he did. His English was good, which was lucky because no-one in my family can speak Portuguese. It sounds like you had a great time. We did. It was fantastic! Page 105 Pronunciation Exercise 1 Could you ride a bike when you were young, Grandma? I certainly could, Peter. I went to school on my bike. I put my books in the basket. Could you swim? Of course I could! One day I swam across the lake near my house. Page 105 Pronunciation Exercise 3 Could you ride a bike when you were young, Grandma? I certainly could, Peter. I went to school on my bike. I put my books in the basket. Could you swim? Of course I could! One day I swam across the lake near my house.

Page 106 Reading Exercise 2 EXTINCT ANIMALS 1 THE GREAT AUK The great auk was a large seabird that lived in the North Atlantic. It was a bird, but it couldn't fly. It could swim under water really well. It caught and ate fish when it dived under the water. Its feathers were very soft and people used them to make pillows for their beds. Because of this, people killed the birds. The last great auk died on the island of Eldey in 1835. 2 The TASMANIAN TIGER The Tasmanian tiger was only found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. It got its name because it had stripes like a tiger, but it was not a member of the cat family. Farmers believed Tasmanian tigers killed their sheep, so they paid people to kill them. Many of the tigers died after getting ill from diseases they caught from other animals. The last Tasmanian tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. 3 STELLER'S SEA COW Steller's sea cow was a large animal that lived in the cold Arctic waters around Alaska. It grew up to nine metres long. Because it was so big, it couldn't go under the water. It ate the plants on top of the sea. It wasn't a very dangerous animal - it was quite friendly. Because of this, it was very easy to kill. Europeans first found the sea cow in 1741. 27 years later they killed the last one. Page 107 Vocabulary Exercise 8 1 dirty 2 boring 3 dangerous 4 beautiful 5 clever 6 horrible

Page 108 Developing Speaking Exercise 2 Hey Nathan. How are you? Did you have a good weekend? Well, sort of. I mean ... it was OK. You don't sound very sure! What happened? Yeah, come on, tell us. All right. Well, on Sundays we usually go for a walk, my family and I. But yesterday, I went alone. Where did you go? I went to the forest - you know, outside town. It's really nice there. And I started walking, when suddenly ... Yes? Suddenly what? Well, in front of me, there was a snake. Are there snakes in the forest? Are you sure? Yes, I'm sure. It was on the path. I stopped. I didn't do anything. Then it just went away. I was afraid. Poor you! I hate snakes, too. Why were you afraid? It's just a snake. A snake can't kill you. Some snakes can! Anyway, it's OK to be afraid sometimes. Thanks, Lena. Anyway, that's why my weekend was just OK.