The natural world and environment
Task 1. Find names of animals in the Wordlist mindmap that match the descriptions below.
1 It lives in the sea. It’s grey and friendly. ______
2 It lives with lots of black and yellow friends. They can fly. ______
3 It’s got four legs and fur and it lives in Africa. It’s a dangerous animal which hunts and kills smaller animals. ______
4 It lives in seas and rivers and it’s pink when it’s cooked. It’s very good to eat! ______
5 It’s black and white and it’s got wings. It lives in cold places. ______
6 It’s small with red fur. It’s got a long tail. It lives in the forest. ______
7 It’s very small and black. It’s got six legs and it lives with many friends under the ground. ______
8 It’s like a dog but bigger. It’s grey with fur. It attacks smaller animals. ______
Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals.
1 Crocodiles are very ______. DANGER
2 We watched a documentary about the story of human ______ over the last three million years. EVOLVE
3 Be careful! Are you sure this mushroom isn’t ______? POISON
4 Air ______ is damaging jungles and forests. POLLUTE 5
It was really ______ yesterday – I couldn’t see anything! FOG
6 The ______ part of Poland has lots of mountains. SOUTH
7 It was lovely and ______ on holiday. SUN
8 It was so ______ yesterday – our garden chairs blew away. WIND
Task 3. Complete the text with the words in the box. There are two extra words.
Poland is a beautiful country with lots of interesting places to visit. In the 1 ______ and east of the country there are large lakes where people can 2 ______ fish, swim and sail. There are also sandy 3 ______ which are popular with tourists. In the south of the country there are 4 ______ which are great for walking and skiing in the winter. My favourite place to visit in this area is Góry Stołowe (Stolowe Mountains) – it’s an amazing place to walk through lots of 5 ______. They are different shapes and sizes because of the weather. There are also many large green 6 ______ in Poland – one of the most famous is called Białowieża National Park and it’s a UNESCO World Heritage site.
WORDLIST
ANSWER KEY
Task 1.
1. dolphin 2. bee 3. lion 4. salmon
5. penguin 6. fox 7. ant 8. wolf
Task 2.
1. dangerous 2. evolution 3. poisonous 4. pollution
5. foggy 6. southern 7. sunny 8. windy
Task 3.
1. north 2. catch 3. beaches
4. mountains 5. rocks 6. forests