Contents Preface introduction unit 1

1. Match the animals with their types.

alligator frog salmon insects elephant snake

goldfish bear eagle spiders monkey ostrich

crocodile horse duck toad dove lion

lizard octopus cockroach lobster ladybird

ant owl bee parrot panther deer

whale mosquito pigeon camel starfish

Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates

2. Find the animal words. They go across, down, and diagonal

ALLIGATOR GIRAFFE KOALA

BEAVER GORILLA BEAR

LION CHIMPANZEE COW

ELEPHANT FROG HIPPO

3. Wild animals

Put the names of animals correctly.

lion panda zebra dolphin squirrel parrot hedgehog snake koala rhino elephant tiger penguin giraffe monkey hippo peacock fox anteater bear kangaroo wolf deer shark crocodile

4. Fill the gaps with words in brackets.

seahorse mountain gorilla hippopotamus chimpanzees frog koala bears kangaroos ostriches baboons forest elephant

1. The ………. ………. lives on the slopes of volcanoes in Rwanda, Zaire and Uganda. They live in small groups led by dominant male.

2. The ..….….. lives in the Congo basin. It is much smaller than the African one, which is the biggest animal on Earth.

3. The African forest is also a home to different kinds of ………… and .………. . Most of them use twigs to get tasty food from difficult places.

4. The first thing that stands out about the Surinam horned ………… is its size. These rotund amphibians can grow to 8 inches in length.

5. The .……….. is very strange armored fish that lives in warm water

6. .........…. almost exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.

7. The ……….. is a large mammal that stays in the water much of the time.

8. …….... can run faster than horses, and the male ones can roar like lions.

9. ………... use their tails for balance, so if you lift its tail off the ground, it cannot hop.