B Correct five mistakes in articles.

Module E2 Session 4

A Read the statements about these animals and answer the questions about the

Underlined words.

The tortoise is a land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses and even cactus. 1 Is this true only about one of the tortoises in the picture or the whole species? How do you know? Tortoises use their strong legs to dig burrows.   2 Is this true about the tortoises in the picture or tortoises in general? How do you know?

B Complete the rule about using names of animals.

We use the + N (singular) when we talk about animals as a ….

We use zero article + Ns (plural) when we talk about animals of this kind … / ….

2A Fill in the gaps with the article ‘the’ if necessary.

(1) ____ olive ridley is a small, hard shelled marine turtle, a member of the Family Cheloniidae. Some olive ridleys have only five pairs of bony plates (called costals). (2) _____ olive ridleys with only five pairs of costals are more abundant in the eastern Pacific. Another difference that varies by location is the color of the carapace (панцирь), which is often lighter in (3) _____ olive ridleys found in the western Atlantic. (4) ____ olive ridleys found in the eastern Pacific have a more elevated carapace.

B Correct five mistakes in articles.

Olive ridley has one of the most extraordinary nesting habits in the natural world. Large groups of the turtles gather off shore of nesting beaches. Then, all at once, vast numbers of the turtles come ashore and nest in what is known as an "arribada". During these arribadas, hundreds to thousands of females come ashore to lay their eggs. At many nesting beaches, the nesting density is so high that previously laid egg clutches are dug up by other females excavating the nest to lay their own eggs.

The olive ridleys reach sexual maturity around 15 years, a young age compared to some other sea turtle species. Females nest every year, once or twice a season, laying clutches of approximately 100 eggs. Incubation takes 50-60 days. After incubation, hatchlings emerge weighing less than an ounce (< 28 g) and measuring about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). The hatchlings are mostly black with a greenish hue on the sides.

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