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2. Use the right prepositions.

1. Where is the horse? It is ... the stable. 2. In summer our cattle are ... the grassland. 3. ... the country where we live there are different kinds of birds. 4. Let's meet ... the railway station at the five o'clock. 5. The Browns have got different breeds of animals ... the farm. 6. My father works ... a biologi­cal factory. He is an expert in veterinary medicine. 7. Lon­don stands ... the river Thames. 8. There are various fish ... the Black Sea. 9. My granny keeps her ducks and other domes­tic birds ... the backyard, which is ... the house. 10. Stop your car! There are frogs ... the road. You can't kill them. 11. Look! There is a wasp ... your head. 12. Give me my bag, please, it's... the chair. 13. Put the cage with the parrot ... the tree. It's too hot ... the sun. 14. We have a very nice garden ... our house. 15. Harwich is a small port... the east coast of England.

3. Complete the following text with prepositions.

The rhinoceros takes its name from the Greek words "rhinos" (nose), and "keras" (horn).

Most rhinos live ... Africa. There are two African kinds of rhinos: the black rhino, which lives ... East Africa, and the white rhino, which ... Southern Africa. There are also a few rhinos ... Asia and ... India.

The rhino is the ugliest of all our big animals. Its head is very large. It has one or two horns ... its nose. Its eyes are very small.

Rhino sleeps ... the greater part... the day, but it is very active ... the evening or ... night. Rhinos are very fierce. When they see a man they attack him and try to kill him.

There are now about 10,000 rhinos ... the world, and the number is still falling. People hunt them ... their horns and sell them ... the Middle East and also ... the Far East, where the horns are used ... medicine.

4. Use adjective degrees of comparison.

Animals have their own sports heroes. What amazing feats are they capable of?

Zoolympics

In your view which animal is …..

the most beautiful…………………………………

the ugliest………………………………………...

the most dangerous………………………………

the most likeable………………………………….

the funniest………………………………………

Can you think of record holders from animal world?

the fastest in water or land……………………………

the slowest……………………………………………..

the heaviest……………………………………………

the tallest……………………………………………..

How far can they jump? Compare animal’s ability to jump using comparatives and superlatives and “as….as”, “not so… as” constructions. Write about their records.

Polar bear 4m……………………….

Leopard 4.5 m………………………

Tiger 6m…………………………….

Lion 6.5m…………………………...

Hare 7m…………………………….

Horse 8m…………………………..

Kangaroo 13.5m…………………...

Springbok 15m……………………..

(газель антидорка)

5. Use the verbs in brackets in Past Simple.

The cats comes home!

On Christmas day, Fiona Riley (visit) her parents for lunch. When she (go) back home she (take) Lee, the family cat, with her. Lee (spend) some time at Fiona's house but she (not like) her new home and she (miss) her old family a lot.

One day, she (walk) out of Fiona's house and never (come) back. She (disappear)? No! She (travel) 60 miles and after 5 days she (appear) on her old family's doorstep! The family (be) very surprised.

The lion and the mouse.

A Lion was sleeping in the forest. A little Mouse (run) over him and (awake) him. The Lion was very angry, and he (lay) his paw upon the little Mouse. He (want) to kill it, but the Mouse (ask) for its life. It (ask) so hard that Lion (let) the Mouse go1. The little Mouse (be) very thankful and (say): "Noble Lion, some day I will help you." The Lion (laugh) and (go) back to sleep. Some days (pass). One day the Lion (fall) into a net. He (struggle), but the net (be) very strong, and he could not get free2. The Lion (roar) with pain. The little Mouse (hear) his voice, and (run) to him. It (see) the Lion in the net and (want) to help him. It (work) with its sharp teeth for a long time. At last the brave little Mouse (bite) the rope through and (set) the Lion free.

The buffalo.

The buffalo is the largest North American animal. It weighs as much as 2,000 pounds. It lives with other buffa­lo in groups or herds.

Two hundred years ago, there (be) 60 million buffalo. They (live) all over the center of North America. There (be) thousands of herds. One herd (be) twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. The buffalo (follow) the grass and the Indians (follow) the buffalo.

The Indians (use) the buffalo for many things. They (use) it for meat. Sometimes they (eat) fresh meat; sometimes they (dry) the meat in the sun. Then they (eat) it later. The Indians also (use) the skin, or hide, of the buffalo. From the hide they (make) tents, clothes, shoes, hats, and rope. They (waste) nothing. But times (change).

People from other lands (come) to America. These immi­grants (cross) the country in wagon trains. They (kill) the buffalo for food and hides. More and more people (come). And everyone (want) leather. Hunters with guns (kill) the buffalo only for their hides. These hunters (be) very good at their job. By 1900 there (be) fewer than thirty buffalo alive. Today there are about 30,000 buffalo in America, but herds are very small.