5 Listen and answer the questions.

1 Which US state are the rivers in?

2 Are the sockeye salmon born in the river or in the ocean?
3 How many salmon finish the long journey?
4 What are the four changes to the male salmon?
5 Do scientists know why this happens?
6 Where were the salmon born?
7 What do the males do in the shallow river?
8 What do the females do?
9 Why is it important for the parents’ bodies to die and decay?
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3 Read the information. Then write two comparative sentences using the adjectives.

1 The summer temperature in Qatar is 40°C. It’s 20°C in Berlin. (hot / cold)
Qatar is hotter than Berlin. Berlin is colder than Qatar.

2 A Porsche can travel at 300 kph. A Mini can travel at 225 kph. (fast / slow)
A Porsche is faster than a Mini. / A Mini is slower than a Porsche.

3 This house costs $1,000,000. This apartment costs $250,000. (cheap / expensive)
This house is more expensive than this apartment. / This apartment is cheaper than this house.

4 London has a population of 8.6 million. Madrid has a population of 3.1 million. (big / small)
London is bigger than Madrid. / Madrid is smaller than London.

5 The River Nile is 6,650 km long. The River Amazon is 6,712 km long. (long / short)
The River Nile is shorter than the River Amazon. / The River Amazon is longer than the River
Nile.
4 Now read these sentences and compare them with the information in Exercise
3. Complete the superlative sentences.

1 The summer temperature in London is 18°C. London is ____________ city.

2 A Bugatti Veyron can travel at 430 kph. It’s ___________________ car.
3 This castle costs $10 million. It’s ___________________ home.
4 Delhi has a population of 18.9 million. It’s ___________________ capital
city.
5 The Mississippi River is 3,733 km. It’s ___________________ river.