UNIT 6
Vocabulary
1 Put the animals in order from very big to very small.
sheep ¿ butterfly ¿ lizard ¿ elephant ¿ rabbit ¿ mosquito ¿ horse
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2. ……………………
3. ……………………
4. ……………………
5. ……………………
6. ……………………
7. ……………………
2 Match A to B to make sentences.
A B
1. Look at those tiny baby dolphins. They’re … … a. colourful.
2. That turtle has got two heads! It’s very … … b. dangerous!
3. Don’t go near that chimpanzee. It’s … … c. cute!
4. Gorillas are amazing animals. I think they’re very … … d. interesting.
5. The butterfly is pink and purple. It’s very … … e. unusual.
3 Choose the correct answer.
1. A lion / pig is a wild animal.
2. Rats / Zebras aren’t very heavy.
3. Crocodiles are usually huge / tiny animals.
4. Tigers are cats, but they’re not domesticated / dangerous.
5. That isn’t an ordinary / amazing lizard. It’s blue!
4 Complete the puzzle according to the clues.
Across Æ
1. We get milk from it.
3. It’s a big, dangerous fish.
5. It’s a huge mammal. It lives in the ocean.
6. It’s tall and it’s got a long neck.
7. It’s a tiny insect.
Down È
2. It’s long and thin, it hasn’t got legs, but it isn’t a snake.
3. It’s got eight legs.
4. It’s a bird and it’s often very colourful.
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5 Where do you see the animals below? Tick the places in the chart. There may be more than one correct answer.
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6 Choose the correct answer.
1. Flies are birds / insects.
2. Salamanders are amphibians / mammals.
3. Chickens are fish / birds.
4. Snakes are amphibians / reptiles.
5. Wolves are mammals / fish.
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with an animal and the superlative form
of the adjective in brackets.
1. ……………………………… are ……………………………… (frightening) animals.
2. ……………………………… are ……………………………… (nice) pets.
3. ……………………………… are ……………………………… (beautiful) animals.
4. ……………………………… are ……………………………… (unusual) animals.
5. ……………………………… are ……………………………… (funny) animals.
2 Complete the text. Use the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Animals in the same family aren’t always the same size. The whale shark, for example, is 1.…………………… (big) fish in the ocean. An average adult is about 9.7 metres long and it weighs about 19,000 kilos. The dwarf lantern shark is 2.…………………… (small) the whale shark. In fact, it’s only about
20 centimetres long. That’s 3.…………………… (tiny) most rats!
The Komodo dragon is a very big lizard. At up to three metres in length and about 70 kilograms in weight, it’s 4.…………………… (heavy) type of lizard, and it’s 5.…………………… (dangerous) many other wild animals. The Jaragua is also a lizard, but it’s 6.…………………… (cute) the Komodo and it’s 7.…………………… (short) the Komodo, too. It’s only about 1½ centimetres long!
3 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Australia is ……………………………… (big) Ireland .
2. Mandy is ……………………………… (tall) Dave.
3. Films are ……………………………… (interesting) books.
4. My dog is ……………………………… (domesticated) my cat.
5. Pam is ……………………………… (funny) Chloe.
4 Compare the butterfly and the elephant. Write sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives below.
small ¿ fat ¿ beautiful ¿ dirty ¿ colourful

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5 Complete the sentences with the adjective in brackets and (not) as … as.
1. The baby chimpanzee weighs one kilo. The baby gorilla weighs two kilos. The chimpanzee is ……………………………… (heavy) the gorilla.
2. Ben is two metres tall. Sam is also two metres tall. Sam is ……………………………… (tall) Ben.
3. The parrot is blue, orange and yellow. The fish is blue, orange and yellow, too. The fish is ……………………………… (colourful) the parrot.
4. Your dogs are very adventurous. My dogs are lazy. My dogs are ……………………………… (adventurous) your dogs.
5. The rabbits are one week old. The cats are seven days old. The cats are ……………………………… (old) the rabbits.