Culture corner. Listen and read to find out

1.

Look at the animals in the pictures. What do you know about them?
Why are they dangerous? Listen and read to find out.
Alligator
I know that alligators
live in and next to
rivers in places like
the USA. They are
extremely dangerous
and can eat a man.
Rattlesnakes live in
places like the
American West. A
rattlesnake bite can
be very painful and
even deadly.
Rattlesnake
Grizzly bears come
from cold places like
Alaska and can kill a
man with one blow
from their huge paws.
Grizzly bear
Raccoons are often
found living in
attics or garages.
They can carry
diseases like
rabies, which can
be deadly.
Raccoon

2.

Listen and read to find out.

3.

Read again. Which animal:
Raccoons
the raccoon
the grizzly bear
the rattlesnake
Rattlesnakes
Alligators
Grizzly bears
the grizzly bear
the alligator

4.

Complete the words to their definitions.
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5.

Make notes about each animal under the headings below. Choose one
animal and use your notes to tell the class about it.
Where it lives
How it can be dangerous
How you can protect yourself
rivers, lakes,
marches, swamps
in Florida,
Lousiana, Texas,
Georgia
hide motionless in
water and drag prey
under
don’t feed, don’t go
close to water
Alligator

6.

Make notes about each animal under the headings below. Choose one
animal and use your notes to tell the class about it.
Where it lives
How it can be dangerous
How you can protect yourself
southwestern
states, e.g.
California, Arizona
painful bite with
poisonous venom,
can be fatal
watch where you
walk, wear strong
leather boots.
Rattlesnake

7.

Make notes about each animal under the headings below. Choose one
animal and use your notes to tell the class about it.
Where it lives
How it can be dangerous
How you can protect yourself
streams, lakes,
rivers in Alaska,
Idaho, Montana,
Washington,
Wyoming
unpredictable and
ferocious (esp. when
hungry, injured or
with cubs)
don’t run, lie face
down and play dead
Grizzly bear

8.

Make notes about each animal under the headings below. Choose one
animal and use your notes to tell the class about it.
attics or garages
Where it lives
How it can be dangerous
carry many diseases
(e.g. rabies)
How you can protect yourself
don’t touch, if
scratched, wash and
see a doctor at once
Raccoon

9.

Read the table. What are the verbs in bold in your language? Try to
add more animals to the categories. Check with your partner.
Spiders
and rats
bite.
Bees sting.
Guinea
pigs
scratch.
Goats
kick.
Alpacas spit.

10.

Do some research and write notes using the headings in Ex.3 about a
wild animal in your country. Write a paragraph about it.
Where it lives
Siberian Taiga: boreal forest,
survives in the cold: blood vessels
in paws, thick coat
How it can be dangerous
known as fierce (Russian
proverbs), kills when sth gets
near den or another wolf is killed,
strong jaws
How you can protect yourself
pepper spray, yelling and making
noise
Grey wolf