2 AMAZING ANIMALS

Amazing Animals

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Chapter Focus

• reading, writing and speaking about the animal world • using the present simple • finding the subject and verb • writing paragraphs with topic sentences Vurderingseksemplar

These are names of animals that actually exist. Choose one and describe or draw what you think it looks like. Afterwards, use the internet to see what it really looks like. Compare it to your description or drawing.

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Crazy Creatures

Our planet is filled with weird and wonderful creatures. Each of them has a special place and purpose. Get ready to meet some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth! meet some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth!

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PANGOLIN

Pangolins are covered head-to-toe in scales. They live in Asia and Africa. When they sense danger, they curl into a tight ball to protect themselves. They eat insects, which they pick up with their long, sticky tongue. Pangolin meat is so popular in some places that they are on the brink of extinction. But there is still hope for pangolins. Hunting and selling them is now illegal in most countries.

The glaucous atlanticus, or blue sea dragon, is actually a tiny sea snail. They cannot swim, but swallow air and store it in their stomachs. This makes them float upside down in the sea. The wind and waves carry them around. Blue sea dragons live in all the great oceans in the world. They feed on a very poisonous jellyfish, and store some of the poison in their “fingers”. Even though they are only three centimeters long, blue sea dragons are actually quite deadly. So if you ever see one, do not pick it up!

Is it a bird? Is it a mouse? Perhaps it’s a tiny kangaroo? No, it is a jerboa! Jerboas live in desert areas in Asia and Africa. Jerboas are great at jumping and bouncing around on their long back legs. Like kangaroos, they use their tails to balance when hopping. Jerboas are active at night. They use their big ears to find insects in the dark. Jerboas belong to the rodent family, along with mice, rats and rabbits.

BLUE SEA DRAGON

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UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a How do pangolins react when they get scared? b Why should you never pick up a blue sea dragon? c What is the similarity between a jerboa and a kangaroo?

VIEWPOINTS

2 Discuss the question. a Have you heard about any of these animals before? Which one? b What is the strangest animal you have ever seen? Where did you see it? c What is the strangest animal you have ever heard about? What is strange about it?

DIGITAL DIVE

3 Find and write down three facts about each of these Blobfish fascinating animals. Dragon lizard Black widow spider

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VOCABULARY

4 Find out what the babies of these animal species are called. a cat – kitten b bear c dog d sheep e cow f elephant g duck h pig i bird j horse k kangaroo SPEAKING SPOT 5 Work with a partner. Which statements do you think are true, and which ones false? Make a guess, and then find out. a Tigers have striped skin under their fur. b Sea otters hold hands while they sleep. c A snail can sleep for three years. d Cats always land on their feet. e Elephants cannot jump. f Camels store water in their humps. g For every human being on earth, there are one million ants. h Frogs don’t drink through their mouth, but absorb water through their skin. i A cat’s nose has a unique pattern, just like a human fingerprint. Vurderingseksemplar j Bats are blind.

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LANGUAGE LAB

6 Find the subject and the verb in each sentence.

a Blue dragons live in all the great oceans in the world. b They use their big ears to find insects in the dark. c Jerboas live in desert areas in Asia and Africa. d Jerboas belong to the rodent family. e When pangolins sense danger, they curl into a tight ball to protect themselves. f Pangolin meat is so popular in some countries that they are on the brink of extinction.

7 Has or have? Find the correct form. a Pangolins have scales. b The jerboa ___ big ears. c The blue sea dragon ___ a pretty, blue color. d Tigers ___ striped skin under their fur. e Jerboas ___ long hind legs. f Blue sea dragons ___ been found in all parts of the world. g The tiger ___ excellent night vision. h The pangolin ___ a long, sticky tongue.

8 Making questions Work in small groups. One student decides on an animal from the pictures in this chapter. Don’t say which animal you are thinking of. The others try to guess what animal it is, but can only ask questions that can be answered with “yes” or “no”. For instance: Does it have feathers? Does it live in the sea? Is it a wild animal? Is it a pet? Is it a farm animal? Does it have a beak?

The first person to guess the right animal gets a point. Take turns.

SUBJECT VERB

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How many famous animals (characters from movies, etc.) can you name? Write a list. Which is your favourite and why?

Famous Animals

Laika the Space Dog Laika was a stray dog living on the streets of Moscow. Scientists found her and trained her to travel into space. The original plan was that Laika would orbit the Earth and return home safely. But the mission was rushed. Russia wanted to be the first country to send a living creature into space, but they did not have time to make a spaceship that could return to Earth. Laika would have to die in space.

The spaceship, Sputnik II, was about as big as a washing machine. Laika could sit up or lie down, but not move around. Many people were against the mission, but on November 3, 1957, Sputnik II took off. The plan was that after a few days in space, Laika would be fed poisoned food that would make her fall asleep and die. Sadly, she died after just a few hours. The journey made Laika famous and gave scientists important information about how a living creature reacts to spaceflight.

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Ami. She was hit through the breast, blinded in one eye and lost a leg. Still she flew 40 kilometers and delivered the message that helped save 194 lives. The American troops treated Cher Ami like a war hero.

One soldier made a wooden leg for her. Cher Ami travelled with the troops back to the USA when the war was over.

Jumbo the Elephant As a young elephant, Jumbo was captured in Africa after hunters had killed his mother. They took the baby elephant and sold him in Europe. Jumbo grew up in zoos, first in Paris and later in London. Children loved him. He became a superstar.

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Later, he was sold to an American circus and had to leave the zoo. 100 000 children wrote protest letters to Queen Victoria of England. They wanted to keep him in London Zoo. But Jumbo travelled to New York with the circus, where 10 000 people came to see his show. The circus said that Jumbo was “the biggest elephant on Earth”. This was probably not true, but he was the first African elephant people in North America had seen. For three years, Jumbo travelled with the circus all over North America, by train. Unfortunately, in 1885, a train hit Jumbo, and he died in the accident.

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UNDERSTANDING

1 True or false? If the sentence is false, write what is true. a Laika the space dog was found on the streets of Moscow. b Laika died from eating poisoned food in the spaceship. c The pigeon Cher Ami saved a group of British soldiers. d Cher Ami died just after she had delivered the message. e Jumbo the elephant grew up in European zoos. f Jumbo was sold to an American circus. g Jumbo fell off a train and died.

VIEWPOINTS 2 Discuss the questions. a Do you think animals have feelings? Why or why not? b The animals in the texts were used to help or to entertain people. Are there any “jobs” that animals are forced to do that you think are unacceptable? c What is your favorite animal and why? d If you were an animal, what animal would you want to be? DIGITAL DIVE 3 Find more information about one of the famous animals in the list below and prepare a minitalk. a Balto the Rescue Dog b Koko the Gorilla c Keiko d Lonesome George e Dolly the Sheep 194 Vurderingseksemplar f Hvaldimir

CREATIVE CORNER

4 Work in groups. Which group can make the most animal names from these letters?