Unit 3 by gabriela sanchez

Unit 3 Wildlife Before watching

Answer the questions.

Watch again. Are the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1 There are not many wild animals in the UK.

1 In which area of Spain can you find brown bears?

2 Red deer live in big houses called herds.

2 Where can you find wolves in Spain?

3 Otters occasionally eat reptiles.

3 Are the brown bear, wolf and spider mammals? Why?

4 Buzzards are very rare birds of prey. 5 The weather is changing animals’ habitats.

Comprehension check 1

6 The grey squirrel is originally from the UK.

Watch the DVD. Choose the correct answers.

Watch again. Complete the summary.

1 What does the otter not eat? a) fish

b) birds

amphibians countryside extinct Humans responsible species wild

c) frogs

2 Why are foxes coming into towns? a) it’s warmer b) it’s easier to find food c) it's safer 3 What is the difference between red and grey squirrels?

Many (1)

animals from the UK live in the

British Wildlife Centre. You can see the otter which

a) only grey squirrels eat nuts

swims very quickly under water. You can also see

b) grey squirrels are smaller

adders which are poisonous and eat (2)

c) red squirrels are in danger

(3)

. are changing the way some animals live.

Foxes now live in cities because it’s easier to eat rubbish

Watch again. Match the animal to the food.

than to find food in the (4)

1 otter

a) snakes

also (5)

2 adder

b) birds, insects

into the ecosystem. For example, grey squirrels from

3 buzzard

c) nuts, fruit

North America are stronger than red squirrels and eat all

4 squirrel

d) lizards, small mammals

the food. Red squirrels are becoming (7)

5 fox

e) rabbits, ducks, snakes

. Humans are for bringing new (6)

Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct word. 1 There are a lot of different w

animals in

the UK. 2 Red deer are one of the l

mammals in the

UK. 3 Otters are mammals that live on land or in r

4 This is a s

called an adder.

5 They sometimes b

and they are

poisonous. 6 They’ve got long w 7 P

for flying.

and construction are changing their

habitats. 8 Foxes often eat r

outside people’s

houses.

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Language check

Extension

Comparative adjectives

Look at the photos and answer the questions.

• Adders are more dangerous than some other reptiles.

• Grey squirrels are stronger than red squirrels. Superlative adjectives • Buzzards are the most common birds of prey in the UK. • The best place to see them is the British Wildlife Centre.

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 Cheetahs are

than zebras. (fast)

2 Monkeys are

than bears. (intelligent)

3 Dolphins are

than camels. (friendly)

4 Snakes are

than squirrels. (dangerous)

5 Otters are

swimmers than humans.

(good) 6 Polecats are 7 It’s

than badgers. (small) to see an otter than a deer.

(difficult) 8 Ducks live in

areas than lizards. (wet)

Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in the box. aggressive expensive fast high large poisonous 1 The sailfish is

fish.

2 The blue whale is 3 Tokyo is 4 Everest is 5 The hippo is 6 The dart frog is

animal. city. mountain. animal. animal.

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Photo A • What can you see in the picture? • What is the animal doing? • What does this animal eat? • Where in Spain can you find this animal?

Photo B • What can you see in the picture? • What is the fox doing? • What job does the man do? Is it a good job? Why? / Why not? • What food does the fox eat?

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Unit 3 DVD Teaching notes Grammar focus

fur. In addition, female mammals produce milk to feed the young.

Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

Summary of DVD The DVD is about wildlife in the United Kingdom. We see many different animals native to the UK through a visit

Comprehension check 1

Watch the DVD. Choose the correct answers. Pre-watching: Students focus on the questions:

to the British Wildlife Centre.

1 What does the otter not eat?

Preparation

2 Why are foxes coming into towns?

Ask students: Where can you go to see animals in the wild

3 What is the difference between red and grey squirrels?

near where you live?

H Play the whole DVD. Students choose the correct

Possible answers may vary.

answers. Play the Comprehension check for students to

Tell students that they are going to see a report about a

check answers.

wildlife centre in the UK. Ask them: What animals live in

Answers: 1 c) 2 b) 3 c)

a wildlife centre? Possible answers: duck, frog, owl, parrot.

Watch again. Match the animal to the food.

Check these words: polecat, badger, herds, bite,

Pre-watching: Ask students to match the animals to the

poisonous, beaks, urban, ecosystem.

food before watching the DVD again.

H Play the DVD to check answers.

Background

Answers: 1 e) 2 d) 3 a) 4 c) 5 b)

The British Wildlife Centre is located half-way between London and the south coast of England. It was started in 1997 by David Mills, who had previously kept cows

on the site where the centre is now located. The British

Pre-watching: Ask students to complete the sentences

Wildlife Centre is a not-for-profit organisation; money is

from memory before watching the DVD again.

reinvested to improve the accommodation for animals,

H Play the DVD to check answers.

on breeding programmes, or on habitat conservation.

Answers: 1 wild 2 largest 3 rivers 4 snake 5 bite

The centre aims to help people, and especially

6 wings 7 Pollution 8 rubbish

schoolchildren, to learn more about native wildlife in the United Kingdom in the hope that they will want to protect it for future generations to enjoy.

Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Watch again. Are the sentences are true (T) or false (F)? Pre-watching: Ask students to decide if the sentences

Before watching

are true or false before watching the DVD again.

H Play the DVD to check answers.

Read the questions with the class and elicit answers

Answers: 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 F

from individual students. Encourage students to give a personal response and use their suggestions to start a

Watch again. Complete the summary.

class discussion.

Pre-watching: Ask students to complete the summary

Answers: 1 Principally in the Cantabrian Mountain

from memory before they watch the DVD again.

range (Cordillera CantĂĄbrica). There are also a few in the

H Play the DVD to check answers.

Pyrenees. 2 In the north and north-west of Spain.

Answers: 1 wild 2 amphibians 3 Humans 4 countryside

3 The bear and the wolf are mammals. Mammals are

5 responsible 6 species 7 extinct

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one vowel and one consonant, where we double the

Optional activity

consonant. Point out that for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y we change the -y to -i and add -r.

Write these animals on the board:

Emphasize the use of more before long adjectives with

snowy owl, barn owl, polecat, badger, deer, otter, adder,

three or more syllables. Go through the rules of the

buzzard, fox, red squirrel, grey squirrel,

superlative with students too. Remind students that

Then write on the board:

we add the letters -est to short adjectives to form the

the biggest, the most beautiful, the ugliest, the fastest,

comparative. Highlight the spelling of the comparative

the slowest, the most dangerous, the funniest, the best

of adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant,

hunter

where we double the consonant. Point out that for

Ask students to work in pairs. Ask them to decide

two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, we change the -y

which of the animal(s) correspond(s) to each of the

to -i and add -est. Emphasize the use of the most before

descriptions. There are no right or wrong answers for

long adjectives with three or more syllables.

this activity. You may want to play the DVD again if students can’t remember what each of the animals look like.

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective. Students do consolidation exercise 6. Answers: 1 faster 2 more intelligent 3 friendlier/more

Language check

friendly 4 more dangerous 5 better 6 smaller 7 more difficult 8 wetter

Comparative adjectives • Adders are more dangerous than some other reptiles. • Grey squirrels are stronger than red squirrels.

Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the appropriate adjective. Students do consolidation exercise 7.

Superlative adjectives

Answers: 1 the fastest 2 the largest 3 the most

• Buzzards are the most common birds of prey in the UK.

expensive 4 the highest 5 the most aggressive 6 the

• The best place to see them is the British Wildlife Centre.

most poisonous

Before you start: Revise the grammar points by asking the following questions: Is an anaconda more dangerous than a tarantula? What is the most dangerous animal? Remind students that we add the letters -er to short adjectives to form the comparative. Highlight the

Extension Ask students to ask and answer the questions in pairs. Monitor and help.

spelling of the comparative of adjectives ending in

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