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9. Fill in the gaps with the right words from the box. Ana would like to go to an eco-camp this summer because there you stay close to nature all the time, you sleep in tents, explore the woods, feed the animals and learn about ways to save energy at home. She really enjoyed working with animals last year.

Lovro would like to go to a nature-awareness camp. He loves animals. Learning about survival techniques sounds like fun, too. His cousin will go with him. Sleeping in tents on the solid ground is much better than sleeping on a yacht. Lovro will miss being plugged in, broadband and stuff.

But he'll learn about ecology and that's an issue he really cares about. He'd like to be an expert in that area some day.

10 Use should or shouldn't (and your creativity).

1. You shouldn't waste water.

2. You should save wild animals.

3. You should plant new trees.

4. You should control the usage of the electricity.

5. You should shorten the usage of the oil.

6. You shouldn't pollute rivers.

11 Complete tine sentences.

Ecology Rules

1 Don't waste water. Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth.

2 Don't leave the lights turned on when you are not in the room.

3 Put old glass bottles into the bottle dumpster

4 Don't turn on the heating. Put on a warm pullover if it's cold.

5 Switch off the TV when you are not watching it.

6 Don't go by car if you can walk, cycle or take the bus or tram.

13. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. A lot of animals and plants are becoming extinct because their natural habitat is being destroyed. Poachers kill elephants for their ivory tusks. Some organisations are trying to protect endangered species. The WHALE WATCH group helps stranded whales to get back to the sea as soon as possible.

14 Choose one of the endangered species and write a factfile according to the scheme below.

Factfile: Bisons (Buffalo)

Habitat: River valleys, prairies, plains.

Description: large, with hair on its head and shoulders

Food: grass, sedges

Young animals are called: calf

Their appearance: they look like big bull, with brown fur and beard

Length of life: 15 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity.

Why they are endangered: because of hunting and destruction of forests.

What is done to protect them: they are protected by animal activists and their life is controlled at the reserves and national parks.

15 First unjumble the questions (Q) then look at the factfiie and answer (A) them.

1 male / gorillas / heavy / mountain / How / are?

Q : How heavy are male mountain gorillas?

A : They are around 190 kg.

2 in / What / danger / gorillas / mountain / puts?

Q : What puts in danger mountain gorillas?