Task1.Give it a name. 1. A heavy wild animal with thick fur and sharp claws b…) 2. A large, poisonous spider. (t…) 3. A large dangerous sea creature with sharp teeth . (sh…) 4. A very intelligent sea animal with a long nose. (d…) 5. A large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes. (t…) 6. A small animal with long ears and large front teeth. (r…) 7. A farm animal with four legs that people ride on. (h…) 8. A huge grey animal with big ears and a long nose. (e…) 9. A farm animal with thick wool that eats grass (s…) 10. A wild cat with thick mane around its neck (l…) Task 2. Choose the correct item. 1. Sharks hunt/feed on fish and seals. 2 . All birds hatch/lay eggs. 3. Dogs use their sharp teeth to chew/digest meat. 4. Most insects don’t weigh/fly very much. 5. Don’t be scared of the cat. It won’t do you any harm/bite. 6 . Do you care/protect about the environment? Task 3. Match the opposites (7 pairs of adjectives dangerous, thick, sharp, heavy, fast, strong, huge // // slow, weak, harmless, tiny, light, blunt, thin Task 4. Choose the correct item. 1 . Could you carry/bring me the cat food, please? 2. The Galapagos Tortoise can reach/last the age of 180 years old before it dies. 3. Lions appear/rest during the day and hunt during night. 4. Dinosaurs died/disappeared from the Earth 65 million years ago. 5. Please, repeat/whisper what you said. I can’t hear you. 6. Some animals attack/protect humans when they feel threatened. 7 . A vegetarian diet adds/includes plants and fruit. 8. This wildlife organization works to escape/save elephants from poachers Grammar Task 5. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets. 1 … (you/have) a pet when you were younger? 4 ….( you /get ) a new dog? No, I …(do/not). But I …(want) one! Yes! This is Spike, we ...(get)him last week. 2. What …(you/do) last weekend? 5. The cat … (drink) the milk quickly! I ..(go) swimming with my sister. She … (eat) all her food, too! 3. … (you/see) lions at the zoo? I …(not/see) any lions but, I… (see) a tiger.. Task 6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple. Captain’s Blog Hello readers! Last weekend I 1) …(take) a trip to London Zoo. It 2) … (be) an amazing experience! First of all, I 3) … (go) to Penguin Beach to see the penguins. I 4) ….(see) ten penguins and one of them 5) …(swim) right past me! Unfortunately, I 6) ….(not/see) the new tigers at the zoo but I 7) … (feed) the giraffes and the monkeys! They 8) … (be) so friendly and gentle! Then, I 9) …(eat) lunch at the zoo’s café and 10) … (spend) the afternoon watching the dolphin show. I really 11) … (have) a great time at London Zoo! What 12) …(you/do) last weekend, readers? Leave your comments below! Task 7.Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or the superlative form. 1 The gazelle is one of the ……(fast) land animals. 2 A giraffe is ……(tall) than a horse. 3 A lion’s tail is …(long) than a cat’s tail. 4 A fox is …. (big) than a rabbit. 5 The great white shark is one of the …. (dangerous) animals in the world. 6 I think canaries are the …. (good) pets for children. 7 A polar bear is ..…(aggressive) than a koala bear. 8 Parrots are as…… (friendly) birds as canaries. Task 8. Choose the correct item. 1 Blue whales can live … about 80 years. A for B in C at 2 Mammals feed their babies …their own milk. A in B with C on 3 Emperor Penguins live … Antarctica. A on B at C in 4 Adult giraffes are …5 metres tall. A about B under C at 5 Wolves hunt … their food at night. A of B for C about 6 Ostriches can run at 40 miles …hour. A in B per C under 7 Tom loves to play … his pet hamster. A along B up C with 8. Over 7 billion people live …the Earth. A on B at C I n