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Review

rcle the appropriate words to complete the text.

(Based on www.WWF.co.uk, 26.10.05)

1. (a) has (b) was (c) had (d) is

2. (a) oldest (b) most old (c) more old (d) older

3. (a) who (b) which (c) they (d) never

4. (a) eats (b) are (c) ate (d) eat

5. (a) fast (b) most fast (c) fastest (d) fastly

6. (a) in danger of extinction (b) dangerous

(c) dangered (d) in danger of extincted

7. (a) the rarest (b) the more rare (c) rarely (d) rarer

8. (a) cut down (b) dont pollute (c) destroy (d) protect

9. (a) better (b) best (c) worst (d) worse

2. Read #1 again, look at the picture and fill in the form about giant pandas.

Name: Zhu Xiong (pronounced Ju-Shong) meaning 'Bamboo Bear'Species: Giant panda

About Zhu Xiong: Zhu Xiong1._________only three years old when she was found in a

small farming village in the Pingwu district of China. WWF staff moved her to the Wanglangreserve, the

2._________and most remote reserve in China, where she joined 30 other

pandas.

About giant pandas: Pandas are bears 3._________

do not hibernate. They 4._________

bamboo almost exclusivelyand their forest habitat is disappearing

5._________. That is why they are

6._____________.

From just 2.50 a month you can adopt Zhu Xiong. Pandas are7._________bears, so

8._________the future of this

amazing species, and be natures9._________friend!

Zhu

Xiong

GiantPandas

S pe c i e s: Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Category: m __ __ __ __ __ s (bear family)

Diet:__ __ __ __ __ __

Physical description:

short tail, ________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Other information:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Teacher:__________________________________ Level: ________ Date: ____/ ____/_____

Prepared by Natlia Guerreiro

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3. Ben was walking down the street when he saw Zhu Xiong. And she could talk! Can you guesswhat they said?

Ben: Excuse me, are you Ms. Xiong?

Zhu: Yes, but 1.(call/ name) me Zhu. Sorry, I didnt catch your name.

Ben: Im Ben.

Zhu:2.(Pardon?/ What?)

Ben: Ben. My name is Ben.

Zhu: Oh, nice to meet you, Ben.

Ben: Nice to meet you, too. Listen,would you like3.(any/ some) biscuits?

Zhu: No, 4.(thanks/ I dont). I only eat bamboo.

Ben: Oh, I dont have5.(any/ some) bamboo here. Would you like6.(to go/ going) to a restaurant, then?

Zhu: Thanks, but Im not hungry. I dont want to eat 5.(anything/ something/ nothing).

Ben: Thats ok, no problem.

Zhu: Dont be sad. Im going to the park now. 6.(Would/ Do) you like to come?

Ben: Yes, 7. (I love it/ Id love to).

4. These are two panda bears that live at the San Diego Zoo. Compare them to Zhu Xiong. Use theadjectives from the box.

a) Zhus________________________Gao Gao, but________________________the cub. (small;big)

b) The cub is definitely_______________________and

_______________________one. (small; young)

c) Gao Gao is___________________________and _________________________of thethree. (big; fat)

d) Zhu Xiong seems to be_________________________________________(serious) one.

e) I think _________________________________and_______________________________of the three bears. (cute;ugly)

g) But___________________________thing is that all of them are doing OK. ( important)

(Images from www.sandiegozoo.org)

5. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the word(s) in parenthesis.a) In a penguins opinion,______________is easier than________________. (swim/fly)b) Flamingos are very good at ____________________still. (stand)c) My pet gecko is an athlete. He _______ ______________every night. (go climbing)d) I _____ ___________with a snake yesterday. (go sandboarding)

6.Write five sentences about these animals using a word from each box.E.g.: Dolphins can jump really high.

attack

flyjumpmoveroar

screamswim

angrilybeautifully

highloudly

quickly/ fastslowly

well

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