Unit 17: Endangered animals
Talking about the future
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- 1 Pop-ups
- 2 Hidden talents
- 3 Can't buy me love
- 4 Travellers' tales
- 5 The colleague from hell
- 6 Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7 Career changes
- 8 Art
- 9 Project management
- 10 The dog ate my homework!
- 11 The diary of a double agent
- 12 Fashion forward
- 13 Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14 Extreme sports
- 15 Food fads
- 16 Me, my selfie and I
- 17 Endangered animals
- 18 A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19 I'm really sorry...
- 20 Telling stories
- 21 Fakes and phrasals
- 22 Looking to the future
- 23 Becoming familiar with things
- 24 From rags to riches
- 25 Against the odds
- 26 Our future on Mars?
- 27 Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28 Dodgy dating
- 29 Annoying advice
- 30 I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 3
There are millions of species of animals in the world. Unfortunately many of them are under threat of extinction. Do you know what they look like? Try our picture quiz and a reading activity to learn about some of the most endangered creatures on earth.
Activity 1
Who is who in the animal world?
Can you imagine a time when people will only know what a tiger or a rhinoceros looks like by looking at a picture in a history book? Many species are on the road to extinction right before our eyes.
In this picture quiz, you can see 5 of the most endangered species on earth - as well as some pretty common animals! Can pick the species which are under threat?
Read the text and complete the activity
To do
We give you the name of the endangered animal and you have to choose which one it is from the pictures. Good luck!
Who is who in the animal world?
5 Questions
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Help
Activity
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Hint
Gorillas are big primates.Question 1 of 5
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Activity
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Hint
You're looking for an animal which swims long distances.Question 2 of 5
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Activity
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Hint
You are looking for an animal with a lovely fur pattern.Question 3 of 5
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Activity
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Hint
You are looking for a big cat with very sharp teeth.Question 4 of 5
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Activity
We give you the name. You click on the picture of the correct animal.
Hint
You are looking for an animal with an unusual nose (or snout, as we call an animal's nose and mouth which sticks out from its face).Question 5 of 5
Excellent! Great job! Bad luck! You scored:
Next
We hope you enjoyed the quiz as much as a visit to the zoo. In the next activity you have a chance to practise your reading skills and learn more about the animals you've just seen - world's most endangered species.
Session Vocabulary
species
set of animals or plants that are similar to each other and can breed togetherextinction
the situation where something doesn't exist any moreendangered
under threat of not existing any more; dying outprimate
member of the group of animals including monkeys, apes and humans