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11 READING

a Answer the following questions.
1. Do you like elephants? Why, Why not?
2. Do you think they are intelligent? Why, Why not?

b Read the dialogue. Write if the sentences are
true (T) or false (F).

1. They like living in groups. ______
2. They use their trunks only to create sounds. ______
Defne: What is your favourite animal?

Sally: Elephants.
Defne: Why do you like elephants?
Sally: They are the largest land animals and have a large brain. They have good memories. They
are very intelligent. They weigh up to 6500 kg. Their length changes between 2-4 meters. They have
a great sense of smell. Their life span is between 60-70 years. They are very obedient animals. Their
pregnancy lasts for almost two years. They don’t drink water with their trunk. They pour it into their
mouths. They can lift heavy objects and create sounds using their trunks. They can swim, too.
Defne: Where do they live?
Sally: They live in Africa and Asia. Their habitat is forests, grasslands, and desert.

Defne: What do they eat?
Sally: They eat grass roots, various fruits, leaves of trees, and drink a lot of water.
Defne: What are the amazing facts about them?
Sally: They can use their trunk to say ‘hello’ because they are very emotional animals. They pay respect
to their dead. When one of their friends dies, they get sorry for it and may even visit the remains of
it. They live in herds. If one of the members gets sick, they might help it survive and bring food for it.
Defne: Wow! That is amazing!

c Answer the questions about the text. 13 What are the names of the offsprings of the
following animals (offspring: baby animal)?
1. How much do elephants weigh? Match the words given in the box with each
animal below.

2. What is the body length of elephants?
◆ puppy ◆ cub ◆ chick ◆ calf ◆ lamp ◆ kitten
◆ duckling ◆ kid ◆ foal

3. How long do the elephants live?
1. Cat 10. Giraffe
2. Horse 11.Cow
4. Do you think they are emotional animals? 3. Dog 12.Leopard

4. Elephant 13. Lion
12 SPEAKING 5. Parrot 14.Bull
Describe your favourite animal (its habitat, 6. Penguin 15. Bear
diet, physical traits, unusual abilities, and 7.Sheep 16.Duck
amazing facts about it). Use the questions
written in the dialogue. Then present it to 8. Hen 17. Panda
the class. 9.Goat 18. Camel

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