Animal Kingdom

1. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when these animals are mentioned?
(eg. A dog – loyal/ happy)
- fly
- Spider
- Pig
- Cat
- dog
- snake
- koala

2. Read the text. Then, write the meaning of the words below.

Flies can not stand cold weather. Black widow is a poisonous spider that lives in North
They hibernate during the winter America. It is called the black widow because the
months and wake up when it gets female often eats its mate.
warmer.

Snakes look as if they are staring Koalas live in Australia. They

all the time. They never blink.
Why? Because They don't have
eyelids to cover their eyes as we
do.
drink very little water. They
get all the water they need
from eating eucalyptus
leaves. In the language of
Australian Aborigines,
„koala“ means „no drink“.

To stand __________________________ poisonous ____________________________

during ____________________________ stare _________________________________
blink ______________________________ eyelids _______________________________

3. Read and answer the questions.

a) Why aren’t there many flies in the winter?
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b) Why is the black widow spider called so?
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c) Why do snakes stare?
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d) Why is koala called koala?
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4. Look at this picture of a giraffe – can you try to describe it? What do you know about
giraffes?
 5. Watch the video. Circle the right answer.
1. Giraffes are the tallest animals
a) In Africa b) in the sea c) on land

2. Baby giraffe is called a

a) calf b) chick d)puppy

3. Giraffe’s heart is
a) Big b) small c)medium size

4. Giraffes sleep
a) 16 hours b)thirty minutes c)8 hours

6. Watch the video again. Write down 4 interesting facts about giraffes.

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