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Reading
Welcome To The Jungle

Exam Reminder
A Read the Exam Reminder. Then look at the first line of
Reading the completed dialogue
the Exam Task. Without looking at the answers, can you
think of a response? • Read the dialogue and think about a
response to each line before you look at
the answer choices. Remember to read the
line after the gap as well as the line before.
B Now complete the Exam Task. • Read the whole dialogue after you choose
your answers to ensure it makes sense and
Exam Task flows well.
Complete the dialogue between two friends. What does Lewis
say to Michelle? Choose the correct answer A – H. There are
three letters you do not need to use.
Michelle: My little sister and I went to a petting zoo last A What was your favourite animal?
Saturday. B What kinds of animals were there?
Lewis: (1) C How much did the food cost?
Michelle: It was lots of fun. I love being around such cool, D Did you bring food for them?
friendly animals.
E Oh really? How was it?
Lewis: (2)
F How much did it cost to get in?
Michelle: They had donkeys, sheep, goats, rabbits and
G What did you do on Saturday?
ponies.
H Wow, that’s a lot!
Lewis: (3)
Michelle: They let us feed them, too.
Lewis: (4)
Michelle: 
No, the zoo gave us some for free. It’s safer
that way.
Lewis: (5)
Michelle: 
My mum paid for us, but I don’t think it was
a lot.

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Vocabulary
A Match these words to the photos.
butterfly  claw  feathers  leopard  scales  tail

1 2

3 4

5 6

B Match the words to the definitions.

1
This type of animal lives in wet and dry places. a
beak
2
A bird uses this to fly. b fin
3
This is a bird’s mouth. c
fur
4 This is on a fish’s body. d wing
5
Snakes belong to this animal family. e
reptile
6
This is animal hair. f
amphibian

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 C Circle the correct words.
1
A(n) bee / ostrich has got a really long neck.
2
There is a small goose / mouse living inside a wall in our house.
3
The cow at my grandparents’ farm just gave birth to a monkey / calf.
4
I don’t like snakes / tarantulas because they have too many legs.
5
My friend’s turtle has got a very hard shell / skin.
6
My parents often ride sheep / horses at the weekends.

D Complete the blog with these words.

babies  bodies  cute  dangerous  puppies  tiny

20th August Topics Blogs

It was an exciting day in my house yesterday. Our dog
Samantha had (1) ! I can’t believe
how (2) their faces are. They’re also
very (3) and they can fit in my hand!
That’s how small their (4) are. I don’t
hold them at all because I don’t want to upset Samantha.
We shouldn’t take (5) away from any
animal! It’s (6) to do that because they
can get sick, and their mum can get very angry, too. So, I’ll
be glad when they get older, so we can play!

E Read the Exam Reminder. Then complete the Exam Task. Exam Reminder
Exam Task Identifying the topic area
• Read the instructions and underline the
Read the descriptions of some words for parts of a body. What is topic.
the word for each one? The first letter is already there. There is • Read definitions carefully and make sure
one space for each letter in the word. your answers relate to the topic.
• Check your spelling when you finish the
1 This is on the outside of our bodies. s task.
2 You use these to hold a pencil. f
3 We walk with these. f
4 These are inside our mouths. t
5 A bird uses this to eat. b

Grammar
Comparative Adjectives; Making Comparisons; Using Adjectives
A Write sentences with these words and comparative adjectives.
1
lion / large / tiger 4
fish / good pet / bird

2 bear / heavy / ostrich 5
hippopotamus / big / crocodile

3
butterfly / colourful / fly 6
tarantula / scary pet / reptile

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B Complete the sentences with these words.
as (x2)  from  like  not  same
1 In my opinion, a spider is scary as a snake.
2
My best friend’s dog is as big as my cat!
3
I don’t think cheetahs are very different leopards.
4
Our parrot is the as our neighbour’s parrot!
5
A dolphin looks a fish, but it’s a mammal.
6 A penguin’s wings are not long as an eagle’s wings.

C Complete the questions with one word in each gap.

1
‘How is your dog Ralph?’ 4
‘How is a python?’
‘He’ll be six in March.’ ‘It can be almost six metres long!’
2
‘How is an elephant?’ 5
‘How is your pet parrot?’
‘It can run almost 24 kilometres per hour!’ ‘He makes a lot of noise because he’s always talking!’
3
‘How is a male ostrich?’ 6
‘How is your pet lizard?’
‘It can grow as high as three metres!’ ‘He can fit in my hand!’

D Look at the photos and complete the sentences with the correct form of look, sound or feel.

1
This animal like a tiger, but it’s 2
The scales of an iguana very
an ocelot. hard and dry.

3
Piranha fish are dangerous and they 4
A sphynx is a cat with no fur. Its skin
like a dog when they make noise! like soft leather!

5
This is a walrus. A walrus can whistle and it 6
Koalas very cute, but they’ve
like a bird! got sharp claws and can bite!

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 E Read the Exam Reminder. Then complete the Exam Task. Exam Reminder
Exam Task Reading before & after
Read the descriptions of two kinds of monkeys. Choose the best • Read the text before you look at the
word (a, b or c) for each space. options to get the general idea first.
• After you choose your answers, go back
Lemurs and spider monkeys and read the whole text again to make sure
I visited the city zoo last weekend and I saw some really your answers make sense.
interesting animals. My favourite animals are monkeys because
they look a little bit (1) people. They are
very different (2) us. We’re much larger (3) them and we haven’t got any fur!
The two monkeys I liked the most were the ring-tailed lemur and the spider monkey. They’re both quite friendly, but I
think the spider monkey is (4) as friendly as the lemur. There was an area with lemurs, and you can
enter it and sit with them. They run around and jump on you. It’s a fantastic experience!
But you can’t do that with the spider monkeys. They are (5) dangerous than the lemurs. But they are
still very cute. The spider monkey has got really long arms and legs. They are much (6) than the arms
and legs of the lemurs. This is how the spider monkey (7) like a spider. Their arms and legs allow
them to climb trees (8) than a lemur. How fast can you climb a tree? Both lemurs and spider monkeys
can do it in seconds. It’s amazing to watch!

1 a as b like c than 5 a more b like c as

2 a like b as c from 6 a long b longer c more
3 a as b from c than 7 a hears b looks c sees
4 a like b not c more 8 a faster b very c fast

Listening Exam Reminder

Listening for false information
A Read the Exam Reminder. What is the question • Speakers often give false information and then
in the Exam Task? correct it. Make a note of this while you are listening.
• Remember to underline the question in the task. The
answers will be in the same order as the numbers.

B 6.1 Listen and complete the Exam Task.

Exam Task
Listen to two teenagers talking. Who has got which pet? For questions 1 – 5,
write a letter A – G next to each item. You will hear the conversation twice.
There are two letters you don’t need to use.

1 Paulo A painted turtle E canary

2 Marty B rosy boa F gecko
3 Sarah C budgie G cockatoo
4 Stan D tarantula
5 Arnold

C 6.2 Listen again and check your answers.

Learning Reminder
Writing: a fact file Writing facts
• Make sure your facts are correct by
checking the information that you write.
A Write the contractions in the sentences as full words. • Use the Present Simple for facts. Do not
1
My pet is a parrot and she’s two years old. use contractions in formal writing.
2
My pet guinea pig’s got brown fur. • Include facts to explain why something
is the way it is. Use because to give
3
My name is Rachel and I’m a veterinarian. reasons if necessary.
4
We can’t give our pets junk food.

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B Read the fact file. Then read the student’s text. There are six mistakes.
Cross out the mistakes and write the correct information in the spaces.

Fact File: Parrots Parrots are interesting animals. There are 272
different types of parrots in the world. They can
• 372 different types • Very clever
live a long time – around 18 years. They are very
• Can live over 80 years • Eat seeds and insects
• Often brightly coloured •C an weigh between 0.5 colourful and they enjoy cold weather. They are
•H ave strong legs and and 4 kg strong, and they eat seeds and vegetables. They
sharp claws •C an learn over 1,000 can weigh between 4 and 5 kg. Parrots can talk
• Like warm weather words and can learn over 100 words.

1 3 5
2 4 6

C Read the texts and circle the correct words in the fact file.

Fact File: Capybara

2nd May Topics Animals Looks like: giant (1) rat / dog
Going to Uncle Dan’s farm to see
his pet capybaras. He’s got two. Life with a capybara Must live: (2) indoors / outdoors
He says they look like giant rats Behaviour: (3) scary / friendly
I wanted to write about my pet Can’t eat: (4) grass / sweets
and they bark like dogs – how
capybara. Many people think they Can weigh: (5) 50 /60 kilograms
scary! He told me not to give are good pets. They’re very friendly,
them food. They can’t eat sweets. Easy to care for: (6) yes / no
but they’re a lot of work. They can’t
Come and join me if you like. live indoors … you need a lot of
space. My capybara grew to be
50 centimetres tall and he weighs Review
Make sure you check the 60 kilograms. They can only eat irregular verbs
spelling of information grass or special food. Please think forms and
when you complete gaps. carefully before getting one! plural nouns.

D Read and complete the Exam Task. Don’t forget to use the Useful Expressions on
page 79 of your Student’s Book.
Exam Task
Read the email and the webpage. Fill in the information in the Fact File.

Email Message

Re: Looking after my pets

Guinea pigs are small animals. They are

Hi there,
about 10 cm long and weigh 400–600
My holiday is coming up soon! Thanks for agreeing to look after my guinea pigs.
grams. Their fur can be white, brown,
Joyce and Pippin are excited to meet you! Joyce is the brown one, and Pippin’s
grey and black, and they can be one
brown, blackWhat do the
and white. task
I give notes
them freshask
spinach and carrots every day, and I change
colour or multi-coloured.
their water for?
every Time, price,
two days. place,
I’ll come etc.?
to your house later to give you my keys.
See you soon, They often make loud noises – it
Jake sounds like ‘wheek’!
They are friendly pets and they love to
have company.
Fact File: Interesting fact: in Switzerland, you
have to keep two guinea pigs as pets.
Animal: guinea pig
You cannot keep just one, because they
Colours: brown, white, black and (1) can get very lonely!
Food: (2)
Change water: every (3)
Behaviour: – make noises that sound like (4) ‘ ’
– friendly, but can become (5)

Writing Reference p. 175 in Student’s Book Welcome To The Jungle

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 Review  3 Units 5 & 6

Vocabulary
A Choose the correct answers.
1
Let’s go on the water . 11 Dogs, cats, horses and pigs are all .
a coaster c slide a mammals c amphibians
b run d wheel b birds d reptiles
2
At the end of the day, it’s nice to a sunset. 12 We saw a very heavy at the zoo.
a visit c watch a tadpole c butterfly
b attend d have b rhinoceros d tarantula
3
Beth decided to a go at snowboarding. 13 My aunt’s cow had a baby the other day.
a make c have a chick c puppy
b do d take b calf d kitten
4
Are there many animals at the ? 14 A is a type of cat and it can run very fast.
a waterpark c amusement park a leopard c snake
b snow park d wildlife park b monkey d dolphin
5
I can’t wait to go on the mountain this winter. 15 I a rollercoaster for the first time yesterday.
a riding c swimming a had c took
b skiing d surfing b did d rode
6
My parents are taking in a 10 km run this year. 16 We can turns playing this game if you like.
a part c care a take c do
b place d time b make d play
7
Be careful – that animal’s got very sharp . 17 Let’s a picnic in the park if the weather’s nice.
a wings c feet a go c have
b shells d teeth b take d do
8
The bird’s were green, yellow and blue. 18 My sister and I are doing a fun next month.
a fins c feathers a ride c walk
b scales d beaks b path d run
9
What do the of a fish feel like? 19 How much time did you at the amusement
a claws c fingers park?
b tails d scales a pass c spend
10 The giant panda is one of the most well-known b do d take
species in the world. 20 I love my cat’s … it feels so soft!
a prey c camouflaged a shell c skin
b endangered d poisonous b claw d fur

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Grammar
B Choose the correct answers.
1
‘Where you yesterday, Kevin?’ 11 ‘Can you hear my pet hamster?’
‘I was at home. I wasn’t feeling well.’ ‘Yes, it like a bird!’
a are c was a looks c sounds
b is d were b hears d feels
2
Jill a loud noise outside her room the other 12 Fish are different reptiles because they
day. breathe water.
a hearing c hears a from c not
b heard d hear b as d than
3
‘Why you his smartphone?’ 13 ‘When did you talk to Henry?’
‘He got a new one.’ ‘I talked to him four days .’
a Tom gave c did Tom give a ago c yesterday
b Tom gives d does Tom give b last d from
4
Danielle and Kip at the party yesterday 14 House cats in North America are same as
evening. house cats in Europe.
a isn’t c aren’t a like c the
b wasn’t d weren’t b so d as
5
‘Did you see your grandparents over the summer?’ 15 ‘Did you touch the tarantula?’
‘Yes, .’ ‘Yes, it felt furry!’
a they did c I saw a as c like
b I did d they saw b not d –
6
Wendy read a book for three hours night. 16 An elephant is as tall as a giraffe.
a a c last a – c so
b yesterday d ago b like d not
7
A budgie is than a parrot. 17 Georgina the photos because her internet
a more small c small connection stopped working.
b smaller d small more a sends c didn’t send
8
‘Snakes are scary pets.’ b sent d doesn’t send
‘Yes, they’re than tarantulas. 18 ‘What did you do on Sunday?’
a more worse c bad ‘I anything.’
b more bad d worse a don’t do c didn’t
9
‘Which is bigger, a zebra or a horse?’ b didn’t do d did
‘I think horses are bigger zebras.’ 19 ‘Were your friends at the dance?’
a to c as ‘No, .’
b from d than a they didn’t c they don’t
10 ‘Do you like my pet goat?’
b they aren’t d they weren’t
‘Yes, it looks a nice animal.’ 20 ‘When was the exam?’
a as c – ‘It was .’
b so d like a yesterday c night
b a week d two days

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