The Reading / Listening - Level 1

The STA Travel company is ending tours to many of the world's animal attractions. STA sells holidays, flights and accommodation. It will no longer organize tours to places where animals are not free. It will stop tours to SeaWorld in the USA. The company will only go to places that are good to animals. Many customers complained about some tours. STA said: "We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts."

SeaWorld was disappointed with STA's decision. It said it has high standards of animal care. It said animal rights groups made STA take this decision. A spokesperson said: "There is no higher priority for SeaWorld than the…welfare of our animals." STA said: "It is really important we…understand what the issues are and work with organisations that really understand those issues." An animal rights group said all dolphins suffer at theme parks.

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Sources
  • http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/16/sta-travel-ends-unethical-animal-trips-elephants-seaworld
  • http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/05/16/47997/sta-travel-drops-animal-attractions.html
  • http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/seaworld-disappointed-after-sta-places-animal-attractions-tours-under-review/4691451.article


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

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many of the world's

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complained

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flights and

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animal attractions

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It will stop tours

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to feedback

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go to places that

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to SeaWorld

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Many customers

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experts

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We take this

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accommodation

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listen carefully

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seriously

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animal welfare

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are good to animals

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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disappointed with

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really understand

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it has high

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rights groups

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animal

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standards

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animal

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of our animals

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There is no higher

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STA's decision

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the welfare

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issues are

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understand what the

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priority

8.

organisations that

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care

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The STA Travel company (1) ___________________ many of the world's animal attractions. STA sells holidays, flights and accommodation. It will (2) ___________________ tours to places where animals are not free. It (3) ___________________ SeaWorld in the USA. The company will                                    (4) ___________________ that are good to animals. Many customers (5) ___________________ some tours. STA said: "We take this seriously and listen carefully to feedback from animal (6) ___________________."

SeaWorld (7) ___________________ STA's decision. It said it has high standards (8) ___________________. It said animal rights groups made STA take this decision. A spokesperson said: "There is (9) ___________________ for SeaWorld than the…welfare of our animals." STA said: "It is (10) ___________________…understand what the issues (11) ___________________ organisations that really understand those issues." An animal rights group said all dolphins (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheSTATravelcompanyisendingtourstomanyoftheworld'sanimalattr
actions.STAsellsholidays,flightsandaccommodation.Itwillnolongero
rganizetourstoplaceswhereanimalsarenotfree.ItwillstoptourstoSea
WorldintheUSA.Thecompanywillonlygotoplacesthataregoodtoanim
als.Manycustomerscomplainedaboutsometours.STAsaid:"Wetaket
hisseriouslyandlistencarefullytofeedbackfromanimalwelfareexperts
."SeaWorldwasdisappointedwithSTA'sdecision.Itsaidithashighstan
dardsofanimalcare.ItsaidanimalrightsgroupsmadeSTAtakethisdecis
ion.Aspokespersonsaid:"ThereisnohigherpriorityforSeaWorldthant
he…welfareofouranimals."STAsaid:"Itisreallyimportantwe…underst
andwhattheissuesareandworkwithorganisationsthatreallyundersta
ndthoseissues."Ananimalrightsgroupsaidalldolphinssufferatthemep
arks.

 

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WRITING

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Answers

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