BILKENT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATERIALS DESCRIPTION FORM

LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE

THEME: Species Survival TITLE OF THE MATERIAL: Keeping Animals in Zoos

Please tick the course package the material will be used in.

¨ MAKING CONNECTIONS 2
¨ UNLOCK 3 R&W
¨ PATHWAYS LISTENING & SPEAKING 2
¨ UNLOCK 3 L&S

SKILL: VOCABULARY OBJECTIVE(S)

Students will have revised UNIT 9 vocabulary

 reading a text and finding the correct option

for each multiple choice question
 Word formation

SOURCE(S):
 Adapted from “https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/b2-reading/are-
zoos-good-thing”

PREPARED BY: Bilge Işıl Yazıcı (Summer School Task 2022)

 PATHWAYS L&S 2
UNIT 9 VOCABULARY REVISION

PART A: Read the first part of the article and choose the right option for each
question.
KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOOS
Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and children alike. However, whether they are
actually a good thing is questioned by many people and governments aim to propose a plan by
1)_________________ both the advantages and disadvantages they provide. Critics of zoos
would 2)________________ that animals often suffer physically and mentally by being
enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can’t come close to matching the space,
diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural 3)________________. This deprivation
causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also
causes much suffering by splitting up families in an 4)________________ way. Some zoos
make animals 5)_______________ unnaturally: for example, marine parks often force dolphins
and whales to perform tricks. These mammals may die decades earlier than their wild relatives,
and some even try to commit 6)_________________. These problems are all 7)
_____________ to the conditions in zoos.

On the other hand, by 8)_________________ more people, zoos have the potential to educate
the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect different animal
9)___________________ and their habitats. Some zoos provide a safe environment for animals
which have been mistreated in circuses, or pets which have been abandoned. Zoos also carry
out important research into subjects like animal behaviour and how to treat illnesses.

1. a. developing b. categorizing c. identifying d. relating

2. a. publish b. identify c. squeeze d. argue
3. a. habitats b. ships c. limits d. drafts
4. a. amazing b. unfriendly c. argumentative d. biological
5. a. behave b. poison c. develop d. spread
6. a. chaos b. suicide c. destination d. murder
7. a. limited b. percent c. related d. nasty
8. a. hunting b. kicking c. spreading d. reaching
9. a. species b. hunters c. humans d. relatives
PART B: Read the second part of the article and choose the right option for each
question.
One of the most important modern functions of zoos is 10)________________ international
breeding programmes, particularly for endangered species. In the wild, some of the rarest
species have difficulty in finding mates and breeding, and they might also be threatened by
illegal 11)_________________, loss of their habitat and predators. 12)_______________ claim
that a good zoo will enable these species to live and breed in a secure environment. In addition,
as numbers of some wild species are 13)________________, there is an increased danger of
populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard for the
animals 14)________________ as zoo-bred and these animals can be released into the wild to
increase genetic diversity. This 15)________________ solution might eliminate some of the
problems we might face regarding biodiversity in the future.

However, opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of captive breeding programmes do not
release animals back into the wild. One 16)________________ is that surplus animals are sold
not only to other zoos but also to circuses or hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, where
some people don’t 17)__________________ paying a lot of money for the chance to kill an
animal in a fenced enclosure. Often, these animals are familiar with 18)_______________ and
have very little chance of escaping.With the 19)__________________ of some concerns about
zoos, many people are questioning whether they are good for animals or not. Perhaps it all
depends on how well individual zoos are managed, and the benefits of zoos can surely
outweigh their harmful effects. However, it is understandable at this 20)__________________
that many people believe imprisoning animals for any reason is simply wrong.

10. a. limiting b. developing c. spreading d. knocking

11. a. hunters b. humans c. biologists d. publishers
12. a. biologists b. hunters c. species d. organisms
13. a. unidentified b. related c. limited d. handicapped
14. a. developed b. limited c. equipped d. categorized
15. a. amazing b. unfriendly c. naughty d. narrow
16. a. category b. handicap c. ceiling d. theory
17. a. limit b. punish c. relate d. mind
18. a. humans b. employees c. publishers d. biologists
19. a. draft b. spread c. length d. argument
20. a. chaos b. vandalism c. stage d. deafness
PART C: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the parenthesis.
Pay attention to your spelling.

1) To my _________________, my children haven’t eaten all the chocolate cake. (AMAZE)

2) Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discharge of __________________

chemicals from a nearby factory. (POISON)
3) The health insurance company is considering creating a/an _________________ card
with a photo so that members do not share health benefits with others. (IDENTITY)
4) There have been some major ___________________ in technology recently.
(DEVELOP)
5) All of your essays will be about the same ________________. (LONG)
6) Such a war could result in the use of chemical and _______________ weapons.
(BIOLOGY)
7) The editor and _______________ of this magazine was criticized by some readers.
(PUBLISH)

PART D (Discussion): What do you think about zoos? Do they have benefits,

or is it cruel to keep animals in captivity?

ANSWER KEY:

PART A: Read the first part of the article and choose the best option.
KEEPING ANIMALS IN ZOOS
Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and children alike. However, whether they are
actually a good thing is questioned by many people and governments aim to propose a plan by
1)_________________ both the advantages and disadvantages they provide. Critics of zoos
would 2)________________ that animals often suffer physically and mentally by being
enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can’t come close to matching the space,
diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural 3)________________. This deprivation
causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also
causes much suffering by splitting up families in an 4)________________ way. Some zoos
make animals 5)_______________ unnaturally: for example, marine parks often force dolphins
and whales to perform tricks. These mammals may die decades earlier than their wild relatives,
and some even try to commit 6)_________________. These problems are all 7)
_____________ to the conditions in zoos.

On the other hand, by 8)_________________ more people, zoos have the potential to educate
the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect different animal
9)___________________ and their habitats. Some zoos provide a safe environment for animals
which have been mistreated in circuses, or pets which have been abandoned. Zoos also carry
out important research into subjects like animal behaviour and how to treat illnesses.

1. a. developing b. categorizing c. identifying d. relating

2. a. publish b. identify c. squeeze d. argue
3. a. habitats b. ships c. limits d. drafts
4. a. amazing b. unfriendly c. argumentative d. biological
5. a. behave b. poison c. develop d. spread
6. a. chaos b. suicide c. destination d. murder
7. a. limited b. percent c. related d. nasty
8. a. hunting b. kicking c. spreading d. reaching
9. a. species b. hunters c. humans d. relatives
PART B: Read the second part of the article and choose the best option.

One of the most important modern functions of zoos is 10)________________ international

breeding programmes, particularly for endangered species. In the wild, some of the rarest
species have difficulty in finding mates and breeding, and they might also be threatened by
illegal 11)_________________, loss of their habitat and predators. 12)_______________ claim
that a good zoo will enable these species to live and breed in a secure environment. In addition,
as numbers of some wild species are 13)________________, there is an increased danger of
populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard for the
animals 14)________________ as zoo-bred and these animals can be released into the wild to
increase genetic diversity. This 15)________________ solution might eliminate some of the
problems we might face regarding biodiversity in the future.

However, opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of captive breeding programmes do not
release animals back into the wild. One 16)________________ is that surplus animals are sold
not only to other zoos but also to circuses or hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, where
some people don’t 17)__________________ paying a lot of money for the chance to kill an
animal in a fenced enclosure. Often, these animals are familiar with 18)_______________ and
have very little chance of escaping.With the 19)__________________ of some concerns about
zoos, many people are questioning whether they are good for animals or not. Perhaps it all
depends on how well individual zoos are managed, and the benefits of zoos can surely
outweigh their harmful effects. However, it is understandable at this 20)__________________
that many people believe imprisoning animals for any reason is simply wrong.

10. a. limiting b. developing c. spreading d. knocking

11. a. hunters b. humans c. biologists d. publishers
12. a. biologists b. hunters c. species d. organisms
13. a. unidentified b. related c. limited d. handicapped
14. a. developed b. limited c. equipped d. categorized
15. a. amazing b. unfriendly c. naughty d. narrow
16. a. category b. handicap c. ceiling d. theory
17. a. limit b. punish c. relate d. mind
18. a. humans b. employees c. publishers d. biologists
19. a. draft b. spread c. length d. argument
20. a. chaos b. vandalism c. stage d. deafness
PART C: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the parenthesis. Pay
attention to your spelling.
1) To my amazement, my children haven’t eaten all the chocolate cake. (AMAZE)
2) Thousands of fish were killed as a result of a discharge of poisonous chemicals from a
nearby factory. (POISON)
3) The health insurance company is considering creating a/an identification card with a
photo so that members do not share health benefits with others. (IDENTITY)
4) There have been some major developments in technology recently. (DEVELOP)
5) All of your essays will be about the same length. (LONG)
6) Such a war could result in the use of chemical and biological weapons. (BIOLOGY)
7) The editor and publisher of this magazine was criticized by some readers. (PUBLISH)