life skills 5
Vocabulary 1. Complete the sentences with the words below. Use each word only once.
desert / savannah / forest / continent / hill / mountain / cave / animals / river / national park 3) The ______ in London is called the Thames. 4) The ______ has a wet and dry season. It is a place with a lot of tall grass. 5) Antarctica is the only ______ where people do not live because it is so cold. 6) We must take care of our planet, plants and ______. 7) People go to a ______ to enjoy nature. It is a large piece of land. 8) He likes dark places, so exploring a _____ is perfect for him. 9) We walked to the top of a small ______ to enjoy the view of the town. 10) It’s easy to get lost in a ______ because the trees make it hard to see where you are.
Reading 2. What do you know about jungles? Choose the correct word in italics to complete the text.
Jungles are beautiful, cold/hot and dry/wet places. They are very green/ yellow/white because it rains nearly every day. Jungles are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and Central and South America. A lot of fantastic flowers, plants/hills/grass and animals live in jungles. Many animals are in danger because people are destroying the jungles. There are big oceans/seas/ rivers in lots of jungles. You must be careful because there are dangerous crocodiles/monkeys/koalas in some of them. You need three things to survive in the jungle: water, food and fire. Many people who live in the jungle have their homes next to a river or a waterfall/lake/cliff because they need to drink its water. People often travel up or down the lake/river/waterfall by boat. Rivers are the roads in the jungle. Jungles are very important to the ecology of the Earth. 3. Answer the questions and give your opinion.
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How can you describe the jungles? What dangerous things are there in the jungle? What is a role of rivers in the jungle? Would you like to visit this place? Why? Why not? Do you think you could survive in the jungle?
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