PARAGRAPH ONE:
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Most people do |
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animals |
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the Ugly Animal |
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a short video |
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celebrities made |
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as the mascot |
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people voted |
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cute animals are also |
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he didn't want a cute animal |
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not know |
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not-so- |
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to decide |
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endangered |
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the limelight |
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cute animals always get |
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Preservation Society |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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Blobfish live in the seas |
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to 30 centimetres long |
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They stay between |
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in the water |
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They can grow up |
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muscles |
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a large blob |
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of fishing boats |
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they have no |
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and oceans |
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They float |
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are worried |
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They are caught in the nets |
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600 to 1,200 metres deep |
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Scientists |
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of jelly |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
Most people (1) ___________________ the blobfish is the world's ugliest animal. It is also the mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society (UAPS). Eleven celebrities made (2) ___________________ what they thought was Earth's ugliest creature. Thousands of people (3) ___________________. The UAPS president said he didn't want (4) ___________________ the mascot. He wants people to know (5) ___________________ animals are also in danger. He said: "We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time." He said cute animals always (6) ___________________. The blobfish will help people remember uglier animals.
Blobfish live in (7) ___________________ near Australia and New Zealand. They stay between 600 (8) ___________________. They can grow up to 30 centimetres long. They have large heads, small bodies and thin tails. They look (9) ___________________ of jelly because they have no muscles. They (10) ___________________ and swallow small crabs and shellfish (11) ___________________ them. Humans do not eat blobfish (they are inedible), but fishermen kill thousands each year. They are caught in the nets of fishing boats. Scientists are worried the blobfish will (12) ___________________ of endangered animals.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Mostpeopledonotknowthattheblobfishistheworld'sugliestani
mal.ItisalsothemascotoftheUglyAnimalPreservationSociety
(UAPS).Elevencelebritiesmadeashortvideoonwhattheythou
ghtwasEarth'sugliestcreature.Thousandsofpeoplevotedtode
cide.TheUAPSpresidentsaidhedidn'twantacuteanimalasthe
mascot.Hewantspeopletoknowthatnot-so-cuteanimalsar
ealsoindanger.Hesaid:"We'veneededanuglyfaceforendange
redanimalsforalongtime."Hesaidcuteanimalsalwaysgettheli
melight.Theblobfishwillhelppeoplerememberuglieranimals.
BlobfishliveintheseasandoceansnearAustraliaandNewZeala
nd.Theystaybetween600to1,200metresdeep.Theycangrow
upto30centimetreslong.Theyhavelargeheads,smallbodiesa
ndthintails.Theylooklikealargeblobofjellybecausetheyhaven
omuscles.Theyfloatinthewaterandswallowsmallcrabsandsh
ellfishthatswimpastthem.Humansdonoteatblobfish(theyare
inedible),butfishermenkillthousandseachyear.Theyarecaug
htinthenetsoffishingboats.Scientistsareworriedtheblobfishw
illbeonthelistofendangeredanimals.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
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WRITING
Write about blobfish for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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