Extra exercises for Animals and Nature

Animals in general
Young animals A2

1. Give the name of the young animals. Choose from the following
words. You can use some of them more than once. B1

calf nestling chicken cub duckling fawn foal kid kitten lamb
piglet puppy

1. bird ___________ 9. pig _____________

2. cow ___________ 10. wolf ____________
3. dog ___________ 11. cat _____________
4. elephant _________ 12. deer ____________
5. goat ____________ 13. duck ____________
6. horse ___________ 14. fox ______________
7. hen ____________ 15. sheep ____________
8. lion ____________

2. Put the words in the correct order to make questions for the
answers, like this: A2
Run / can / how fast / ostriches
How fast can ostriches run?

a. elephants / do / how much / eat

__________________________________?
100 kilos of food a day.
b. weigh / how much / baby whales / do
__________________________________?
3,000 kilos.
c. fly / can / how far / vultures
__________________________________?
150 kilometres.
d. are / bottle-nosed dolphins/ how long
__________________________________?

3,6 metres long.

e. African elephants / how tall / are
__________________________________?
Four metres tall.
f. stay underwater / hippos / can / how long
__________________________________?
Five minutes.
3. Write questions for the answers like this: A2

How long do elephants live?

Elephants live for 70 years.

a. How many ______________________?

A bear can eat 200,000 berries a day.
b. How long _______________________?
African pythons are more than five metres long.
c. How fast ________________________?
Army ants move at 14 metres per hour.
d. How long _______________________?
Flies live for 10 weeks.
e. How much ______________________?
Ostrich eggs weigh 1.65 kilos.
f. How far _________________________?
Monarch butterflies fly 4,000 kilometres every year.
Farm animals
Crosswords
Can you solve these crosswords? B1
Across: 2.An animal which lays eggs.
4. Used for milk and cheese ...
6. Found in races
9. A baby cat ..

Down: 1. An animal with no feet

2. A popular house pet
3. Mans best friend .
5. Relative of a bull .
7. Produces wool .
8. An animal which flies

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2
3
4 5
6 7

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Reptiles
THE SNAKE SKIN:

Read the text and choose the words that fit in the gaps. B2
The skin is covered in scales. Many people are surprised to find that snakeskin has a
smooth, dry texture, instead of a slimy texture as might be expected. Some people
are afraid to touch them because they confuse snakes with(1)..Most
snakes use specialized belly scales to travel ,gripping surfaces. The body scales may
be smooth, (2)..,or granular. Their eyelids are transparent spectacle
scales which remain permanently closed, called brille.
They shed their skin periodically. Unlike other (3)., this is done in one
piece, like pulling off a sock, with the snake rubbing its nose against something
rough, like a rock, for instance ,creating a rip in the skin around the nose and the
mouth until the skin is completely removed. The primary purpose of shedding is to
grow,(4).also removes external parasites. This periodic renewal has led to
the snake being a symbol of (5).. and medicine ,as pictured in the rod of
asclepius. In advanced( caenophidian) snakes, the broad belly scales and rows of
dorsal scales correspond to the vertebrae, allowing scientists to count the vertebrae
without dissection. If there is not enough humidity in the air while snakes are
shedding their skin, it can be very dangerous for the snake, because the dry skin
does not shed. Skin that remains attached to the snake, can harbour diseases and
parasites. A tail tip that is not removed can constrict as the snake grows, cutting off
the blood supply to the end can cause blindness in the affected eye.

1. a)healing b)worms c)shedding d)keeled e)reptiles

2. a)shedding b)healing c)worms d)reptiles e)keeled
3. a)reptiles b)keeled c)healing d)worms e)shedding
4. a)keeled b)reptiles c)shedding d)worms e)healing
5. a)reptiles b)worms c)shedding d)healing e)keeled
Sea animals
1. Find 15 words in the wordsnake.

Write the words here:

1. ____________ 9. ____________
2. ____________ 10. _____________
3. ____________ 11. _____________
4. ____________ 12. ____________
5. ____________ 13. _____________
6. ____________ 14. ____________
7. ____________ 15. ____________
8. ____________
2. Dolphins

Read about dolphins and complete the text with words from the
box.

whales teeth brains agility

dangers oceans air pods
mammals orca flippers Amazon

Dolphins are not fish but 1. ___________________ because they are warm-blooded,
and breathe in 2. _________________ . They belong to the same family as 3.
________________ . They are very sociable animals and live in groups called 4.
_________________ .

The biggest kind of dolphin is called the 5. __________. It can grow up to about 6
metres long. They also live for a long time. Some species can live for more than 100
years! Most types of dolphin live in 6. _____________but there are five species
which live in rivers, for example the boto or 7.______________River dolphin.

Dolphins can swim very fast. They use their 8. _____________to steer while they are
swimming and they use their tail fins (called flukes), to move them through the
water. They range in colour from dark blue-grey to brown-grey. They have many
9.__________ which they use to hold their food, but they eat fish whole.

Dolphins are amazing because of their 10.___________. They can jump out of the
water as much as six metres high! Sometimes dolphins swim along side ships.
This is called bow-riding.

Compared to their body size, dolphins have very large 11.__________. They seem to
be intelligent and can communicate by making high frequency sounds or music.
They can tell each other about 12. ____________or the position of food. Maybe one
day they will talk to us!
Wild animals

African Savannah
(Grasslands)
A savannah or savannah is a tropical or subtropical grassland. They are important
pasture lands. They vary from open canopy forests, with grassy undergrowth, to
mostly grasses.

Most of them are in Africa, but you can find some in South America as well.

Savannahs have a rainy period during the summer. The winter is dry.

The average yearly rainfall in African savannahs range from 100-400mm.

There are different kinds of animals living in the savannah. For example: elephants,
giraffes, hippopotamus, hyenas, kangaroo, lions, zebras, ostriches,
rhinoceroses, etc.

1. Write the English equivalent of the following words from the text.
fves terlet
aljnvnyzet
legel
ess
klnbzik valamitl
lombhullat erd
szraz
tlagos

2. 15 words are highlighted in the text. Find them in the wordsquare.

S D N A L S S A R G H K A E M
S U N D E R G R O W T H C L X
H U M O E H H D N F B O I E Z
B L J A I X H I M G S C R P H
T G E G T T U R N Y R D F H A
I U R I W O A L S O I H A A N
E D U R G I P T Y W C Y V N N
R S T A N Y E O E Z E E K T A
A F S F Y M B T P G N N R P V
K M A F N M A N E P E A F O A
L L P E N M Y U O O I V G R S
T J Z L E V I O O W G E U A F
M G C Z C L S L I L Z E C U S
P K Z O W S K U S L W K R U X
3. Animals of the Savannah

Match the animals names and the texts.

cheetah, African elephant, rhinoceros, leopard

1. ________________: These animals are endangered because poachers hunt them

for their horns and then sell them on the black market. Some people also think,
wrongly, that the horn is a powerful medicine. It is also used to make dagger handles
for tribes in the Yemen.

2. ________________: It is the largest living land animal, is vulnerable because it is

under attack from poachers who hunt and kill it just to take its tusks. The tusks, which
are in fact enormous front teeth, are made of ivory, and this is often carved to make
valuable ornaments and jewellery.

3. ________________: It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, including tropical

forests, dense jungles, arid savannahs, and rocky mountain zones. It can be found
throughout the African mainland. Its fur has always been highly prized.

4: ______________: It is mainly found in North-western Africa. Once used by people

of Asia as hunting animals, it is now becoming extinct because it is hunted for its fur
coat and its habitat is being slowly destroyed by humans.

4. Unscramble the words and match them with the description of

the animals.
1. gfrafei _____________
2. cstriho _____________
3. ptelehan _____________
4. zrbea _____________
5. niol _____________

a. It is a tusked animal.
b. It is a black and white striped animal.
c. It belongs to the cat family.
d. It is a long-neck animal that eats plants.
e. This long-necked bird does not fly.

1 2 3 4 5
Megolds:

Animals in general
1.
1. nestling, 2. calf, 3. puppy, 4. cub 5. kid, 6. foal, 7. chicken, 8. cub, 9. piglet, 10. cub, 11. kitten,
12.fawn, 13. duckling, 14.cub, 15. lamb

2.
a. How much do elephants eat? b. How much do baby whales weigh? c. How far can vultures fly?
d. How long are bottle nosed dolphins ? e. How tall are African elephants? f. How long can hippos
sty underwater?
3.
a. How many berries can a bear eat? b. How long are African pythons? c. How fast do army ants
move? d. How long do flies live? e. How much does an ostrich egg weigh? f. How far do monarch
butterflies fly every year?
Farm animals
1-snake, 2-chicken, 3-dog, 4-goat, 5-cow, 6-horse, 7-sheep, 8-bird, 9- kitten

Reptiles
1b, 2e, 3a, 4c, 5d

Sea animals
1.
1.Acquatic, 2. dolphins, 3. ear,4.eye 5.flipper, 6. intelligent, 7. mammal,8. marine, 9.
ocean, 10. sea, 11. swim, 12. water, 13. beak, 14. belly, 15. whale
2.
1. mammals, 2.air, 3. whales, 4.pods 5.orca 6. oceans, 7. Amazon, 8.flippers, 9. teeth, 10.
agility, 11. brains, 12. dangers

Wild animals
1.
fves terlet grass-land, aljnvnyzet undergrowth, legel pasture, ess rainy,
klnbzik- vary from, lombhullat erd canopy forest, szraz dry, tlagos - average
3.
1. rhinoceros, 2. African elephant, 3. leopard, 4.cheetah

4.
1. giraffe-d, 2.ostrich-e, 3. elephant-a, 4.zebra-b, 5-lion -c
 Vocabulary tests
Pets

A2
kanri
kutya
hamster
kitten
nyuszi
papagj
turtle
macska
hal
cage

B1

kiskutya
kennel
akvrium
kalitka
budgie
sndiszn
ugat
ferret
tengerimalac
whiskers

B2

szuka
pinty
spine
rgcsl
dorombol
pedigree dog
dalmata
nyvog
tabby cat
kborkutya
On a farm

A2

csirke
tyk
pulyka
duck
rat
nyl
farmhouse
tehn
l
szamr

B1

csibe
tojik
rooster
malac
istll
elltet
to harvest, ed
kr
nyert
duckling

B2

terms
kerts
plough
talicska
horn
csorda
csik
csacsi
ram
hpog
Mammals

A2

teve
tigris
majom
whale
seal
denevr
kenguru
medve
fox
szarvas

B1

nstny oroszln
prduc
uszony
pouch
barlang
vixen
trunk
foltok
medvebr
jvorszarvas

B2

vertebrate
bunda
farok
mkus
to hibernate, d
scavenger
fawn
vlt
agyar
pp
Birds

B1

madrfszek
szrny
ostrich
pingvin
sas
varj
bagoly
galamb
peacock
stork

B2

magpie
fecske
hatty
lark
dove
flemle
raven
csr
tollak
hawk

Fishes

B2

pikkely
nyelvhal
sprat
ponty
trpeharcsa
trout
tonhal
lazac
shark
kardhal
Mollusc and other creatures

B1

giliszta
rk
polip
skorpi
seahorse
medusa
osztriga
snail
szzlb
tengeri csillag

Amphibians and reptiles

B1

brekeg
newt
bka
gyk
snake
pncl
krokodil
tongue
br
hll

Insects

B2

darzs
bolha
bogr
tcsk
cockroach
ant
szitakt
bee
katicabogr
lgy
Animal similes and idioms

B2

blcs, mint a bagoly

az orrig sem lt
farkashes
ravasz, mint a rka
szorgos, mint a hangya
dog tired
szakad az es
iszik, mint a kefekt
kornkel
a black sheep

Proverbs

B2

1. Ne igyl elre a medve brre!

___________________________________________________________
2. Ajndk lnak, ne nzd a fogt!
___________________________________________________________
3. Madarat tollrl, embert bartjrl.
___________________________________________________________
4. Ha nincs otthon a macska, cincognak az egerek.
___________________________________________________________
5. Ne breszd fel az alv oroszlnt!
____________________________________________________________

Environmental protection and pollution

B1

vadszni
flood
kihalt
ghajlat
hamu
szennyez
conservation
fst
kmny
to recycle, d
B2

szennyezs
rubbish
kipufog cs
eldob
waste
kuka
soot
katasztrfa
szr
savas es

Translation

1. A kutynk egsz jjel folyamatosan ugatott.

_________________________________________________________
2. Az unokatestvrem egy kis grnyt kapott a szletsnapjra.
_________________________________________________________
3. A farmer sokfajta zldsget termeszt a farmon.
_________________________________________________________
4. sszel betakart mindent.
_________________________________________________________
5. A nagymamm minden reggel megfeji a tehenet az istllban.
_________________________________________________________
6. A tykunk minden reggel tojik egy tojst.
_________________________________________________________
7. A medvk tli lmot alszanak tlen.
_________________________________________________________
8. Van egy nagy pkhl a nappaliban.
_________________________________________________________
9. Nem szabad eldobni a szemetet az utcn.
_________________________________________________________
10. A globlis felmelegeds nagy problma.
_________________________________________________________
Megolds

1. Our dog was barking continuously all night.

2. My cousin got a little ferret for his birthday.
3. The farmer grows many kinds of vegetables on the farm.
4. He harvests everything in winter.
5. My grandmother milks the cow in the stable every morning.
6. Our hen lays an egg every morning.
7. Bears hibernate in winter.
8. There is a big spiders web in the living-room.
9. you mustnt throw the litter in the street.
10. Global warming is a big problem.