Write a word from the box in each gap.

Section 1

Reading

Read text and match the animals with the sentences. Write the name of the animal.

1 This animal doesn’t close its eyes when it sleeps. _________

2 This animal can’t see colours. _________

3 This animal can walk underwater. _________

4 This animal has lots of teeth. _________

5 This animal can’t jump. _________

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More strange facts about animals

If you think people are funny or do funny and strange things, think again! Read about what we found when we put the phrase ‘strange animals’ into Google­­­ ^TM. ­­

Can you walk underwater? It’s difficult, isn’t it? Well, there’s an animal that can do that. Armadillos can walk underwater, but they can’t swim! And while we’re talking about armadillos – how many hours do they sleep a day? You’ll never guess! They sleep about 18.5 hours a day!

Now, you know that sharks have got lots of teeth, but how many is that? It depends on the kind of shark, of course, but they can have up to 3,000 teeth! Lots of teeth fall out, but sharks grow new teeth all the time. Imagine a shark at the dentist! Big problem!

Another strange thing! People sleep with their eyes closed, right? Well, here’s an animal that doesn’t do that. Dolphins don’t close their eyes when they go to sleep! Strange but true!

Here’s another strange fact. Do you know which animals never jump? Elephants! They can’t jump, but they can run quite fast when they want.

And finally, which animal can’t see colours? Can you guess? No? Cows! They only see things in black and white, but they don’t think that life is boring!

Section 2

Vocabulary

Read the text and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.

Facts of life!

How old are you before you are (0) b? In some countries you must be eighteen years old, but in others you must be twenty-one. Before that, a person is (1) _____ or a teenager. How many (2) _____ do adults have in their mouths? Thirty-two, but

(3) _____ only have twenty-eight. Some people can touch their nose with their

(4) _____, but others can’t. And it’s a well-known (5) _____ that nobody can

(6) _____ their elbows with their tongue! Try it! And what about (7) _____? Do all people remember things easily? Well, it’s difficult for all of us to learn new things, but strangely enough, old people can (8) _____ things that happened a long time ago better than new things! And finally, all fish can swim, but some fish can (9) _____ outside water and others can (10) _____ in the air!

0 a a man b an adult c a child

1 a a woman b people c a child

2 a tongues b feet c teeth

3 a children b men c women

4 a mouth b tongue c teeth

5 a fact b memory c life

6 a pull b lick c drop

7 a memory b facts c tails

8 a grow b pull c remember

9 a pull b push c walk

10 a fly b lick c drop

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Write a word from the box in each gap.

	cute drop grow jump pick up pull put down sweet tongues

0 Oh! Look at that kitten! Isn’t it sweet?

1 Don’t _________ the dog’s tail. He doesn’t like it at all!

2 Please don’t _________ the geckos by their tails. Their tails can fall off.

3 Not all animals _________ new teeth when the old ones fall out.

4 Snakes can taste their food with their _________.

5 My little brother loves puppies. He thinks they’re very _________.

6 Be careful not to _________ the snake. You will hurt it.

7 How high can a monkey _________?

8 I’m tired of holding the python. Can I _________ it _________ now?

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