1. DOGS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about dogs. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
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research / develop / million / prey / landscape / habits / continent / planet / cooler / analysed / elbows / species / evolutionary / change / function / long distances / teeth |
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CLIMATE CHANGE: How is it changing things on Earth? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
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Lifestyles |
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4. CATS AND DOGS: Students A strongly believe dogs are better than cats; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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5. ANIMALS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best ones at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• dog
• elephant
• bear
• snake |
• cat
• koala
• mouse
• cow |
6. DOG: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "dog". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
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Research says climate change affected the development of dogs. |
T / F |
b. |
Forty million years ago dogs were more like cats. |
T / F |
c. |
Dogs changed because more forests developed on Earth. |
T / F |
d. |
Dogs grew longer legs so they could hunt. |
T / F |
e. |
Scientists looked at the teeth of 32 million dogs. |
T / F |
f. |
Dogs from the past had elbows similar to cats' elbows. |
T / F |
g. |
The changes in dogs' legs meant they could not run as far. |
T / F |
h. |
Dogs' teeth became softer. |
T / F |
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
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suggests |
a. |
lay in wait for |
2. |
develop |
b. |
especially |
3. |
ambushed |
c. |
rotate |
4. |
dense |
d. |
evolve |
5. |
emergence |
e. |
examined |
6. |
analysed |
f. |
purpose |
7. |
in particular |
g. |
indicates |
8. |
function |
h. |
changed |
9. |
swivel |
i. |
arrival |
10. |
altered |
j. |
thick |
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
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climate change helped dogs |
a. |
ambush their victims |
2. |
creatures resembling |
b. |
paws |
3. |
dogs were smaller and |
c. |
dogs have evolved |
4. |
the planet became |
d. |
develop |
5. |
dogs had fewer places to hide to |
e. |
species |
6. |
The scientists analysed how |
f. |
cooler |
7. |
32 different |
g. |
change |
8. |
indicators of evolutionary |
h. |
cats |
9. |
front |
i. |
wearing |
10. |
They became more hard- |
j. |
hunted like cats |
New research suggests that climate change helped dogs (1) ____________ from creatures (2) ____________ cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA believe that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and (3) ____________ like cats. They hid, stalked and (4) ____________ their prey. As climate change transformed Earth's landscape, the (5) ____________ and food-gathering habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covered the North American continent started to become less (6) ____________ as the planet became cooler. The (7) ____________ of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their victims. To (8) ____________, they evolved their hunting styles and slowly grew longer legs.
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physique
develop
resembling
emergence
ambushed
adapt
hunted
dense
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The (9) ____________ analysed how dogs have evolved by looking at the elbows and teeth of 32 different (10) ____________ that lived between two million to 40 million years ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in (11) ____________, were good indicators of evolutionary change. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more (12) ____________ to those of cats. Their function was to allow the front paws to (13) ____________ so they could grab and hold on to prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become (14) ____________ runners and thus be able to pursue their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also altered to be more (15) ____________. They became more (16) ____________ -wearing to be able to hold on to prey. |
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similar
scientists
endurance
particular
hard
species
efficient
swivel |
1) |
climate change helped dogs develop from creatures resembling cats to ______ today |
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a. the way they were
b. the way they have
c. the way they are
d. the way there are |
2) |
As climate change transformed Earth's landscape, the physique and food-______ dogs changed |
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a. gathering habits of
b. gathering habits off
c. gathering habit of
d. gathering habit off |
3) |
Thick forests that once covered the North American continent started to ______ |
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a. become less tense
b. become less dense
c. become less dents
d. become less dance |
4) |
The emergence of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ______ |
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a. arm bush their victims
b. and bush their victims
c. and brush their victims
d. ambush their victims |
5) |
To adapt, they evolved their hunting styles and ______ legs |
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a. slowly grow longer
b. slowly grew longer
c. slowly grown longer
d. slowly grows longer |
6) |
The scientists analysed how dogs have evolved by ______ |
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a. looking at the elbows
b. looking at the elbow
c. looking in two elbows
d. looking in two elbows |
7) |
the dogs' elbows, in particular, were good indicators of ______ |
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a. evolutionary changes
b. evolutionary changed
c. evolutionary change
d. evolutionary charge |
8) |
Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become ______ |
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a. endurance runners
b. enduring runners
c. insurance runners
d. entrance runners |
9) |
Teeth in dogs also altered to ______ |
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a. be more efficiently
b. be more efficiency
c. be more efficient
d. be more coefficient |
10) |
They became more hard-wearing to be able to ______ |
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a. hold on to pray
b. hold on too pray
c. holding on to prey
d. hold on to prey |
New research suggests (1) ___________________ helped dogs develop from creatures resembling cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA believe that (2) ___________________, dogs were smaller and hunted like cats. They hid, stalked and ambushed their prey. As climate change transformed (3) ___________________, the physique and food-gathering habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covered the North American (4) ___________________ become less dense as the planet became cooler. The emergence of grassland meant dogs had fewer places (5) ___________________ their victims. To adapt, they evolved their hunting (6) ___________________ grew longer legs.
The scientists analysed how dogs have (7) ___________________ the elbows and teeth of 32 (8) ___________________ that lived between two million to 40 million years ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in particular, were good indicators of (9) ___________________. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to those of cats. Their function was to allow (10) ___________________ swivel so they could grab and hold on to prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance runners and (11) ___________________ pursue their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also altered to be more efficient. They became more hard-wearing to be able (12) ___________________.
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What does research say caused the development in dogs? |
2. |
How long ago did dogs resemble cats? |
3. |
What habits of dogs changed? |
4. |
What became less dense in North America? |
5. |
What did dogs grow to be able to hunt better? |
6. |
How many different species of dog did scientists look at? |
7. |
What did the scientists say dogs were good indicators of? |
8. |
What do the elbows in cats allow them to do? |
9. |
What could dogs do for a longer time after their elbows changed? |
10. |
What part of a dog became harder wearing? |
1. |
What does research say caused the development in dogs? |
6. |
How many different species of dog did scientists look at? |
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a) dogs becoming pets
b) climate change
c) better dog food
d) cats |
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a) 32
b) 38
c) 33
d) 34 |
2. |
How long ago did dogs resemble cats? |
7. |
What did the scientists say dogs were good indicators of? |
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a) 14 million years ago
b) 400,000,000 years ago
c) 40 million years ago
d) 140,000,000 years ago |
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a) revolutionary charge
b) pets
c) dogs
d) evolutionary change |
3. |
What habits of dogs changed? |
8. |
What do the elbows in cats allow them to do? |
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a) nocturnal habits
b) bad habits
c) sleeping habits
d) food-gathering habits |
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a) swipe
b) swirl
c) swivel
d) swift |
4. |
What became less dense in North America? |
9. |
What could dogs do for a longer time after their elbows changed? |
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a) brains
b) forests
c) fog
d) smoke |
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a) bark
b) eat
c) sleep
d) run |
5. |
What did dogs grow to be able to hunt better? |
10. |
What part of a dog became harder wearing? |
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a) longer legs
b) sharper teeth
c) silkier hair
d) wider paws |
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a) fur
b) teeth
c) paws
d) collars |
Role A – Dogs
You think dogs are the most interesting animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their animals aren't so interesting. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these (and why): elephants, mice or snakes. |
Role B – Elephants
You think elephants are the most interesting animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their animals aren't so interesting. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these (and why): dogs, mice or snakes. |
Role C – Mice
You think mice are the most interesting animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their animals aren't so interesting. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these (and why): elephants, dogs or snakes. |
Role D – Snakes
You think snakes are the most interesting animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their animals aren't so interesting. Also, tell the others which is the most boring of these (and why): elephants, mice or dogs. |
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'dogs' and 'cats'.
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- new
- believe
- hid
- habits
- meant
- longer
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- 32
- particular
- front
- runners
- efficient
- hard
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Write five GOOD questions about dogs in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
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STUDENT 2
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STUDENT 3
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- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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What did you think when you read the headline? |
2) |
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'dog'? |
3) |
Which are better- dogs or cats? Why? |
4) |
How useful are dogs? |
5) |
What do you think about what you read? |
6) |
How has climate change transformed other animals? |
7) |
What effect has climate change had on humans? |
8) |
How do you think humans will be different in a million years from now? |
9) |
What is the best kind of dog? |
10) |
How do dogs hunt? |
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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Did you like reading this article? Why/not? |
12) |
What do you think of dogs? |
13) |
Why do many people keep dogs as pets? |
14) |
What are the bad things about dogs? |
15) |
What does the phrase, 'It's a dog's life' mean? Is it true? |
16) |
How did humans use to hunt? |
17) |
Will keeping dogs as pets change their physique? |
18) |
People say dogs are a man's best friend. Why? |
19) |
How will global warming change other species from now? |
20) |
What questions would you like to ask the researchers? |
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) |
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New research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from (1) ____ resembling cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA (2) ____ that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and hunted like cats. They hid, stalked and ambushed their prey. As climate change (3) ____ Earth's landscape, the physique and food-gathering habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covered the North American continent started to become less (4) ____ as the planet became cooler. The (5) ____ of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their victims. To adapt, they (6) ____ their hunting styles and slowly grew longer legs.
The scientists analysed how dogs have evolved by looking at the elbows and teeth of 32 different (7) ____ that lived between two million to 40 million years ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in (8) ____, were good indicators of evolutionary change. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to (9) ____ of cats. Their function was to allow the front paws to swivel so they could grab and hold (10) ____ to prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance runners and thus be able to (11) ____ their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also (12) ____ to be more efficient. They became more hard-wearing to be able to hold on to prey.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
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craters |
(b) |
creatures |
(c) |
creatives |
(d) |
encroaches |
2. |
(a) |
belief |
(b) |
believe |
(c) |
believing |
(d) |
beliefs |
3. |
(a) |
transported |
(b) |
transfused |
(c) |
transferred |
(d) |
transformed |
4. |
(a) |
tense |
(b) |
dense |
(c) |
immense |
(d) |
tents |
5. |
(a) |
emergency |
(b) |
emergence |
(c) |
immersion |
(d) |
unnerving |
6. |
(a) |
evaded |
(b) |
involved |
(c) |
evolved |
(d) |
revolved |
7. |
(a) |
specials |
(b) |
specifics |
(c) |
species |
(d) |
spaces |
8. |
(a) |
peculiar |
(b) |
practicality |
(c) |
particular |
(d) |
particles |
9. |
(a) |
their |
(b) |
they |
(c) |
them |
(d) |
those |
10. |
(a) |
on |
(b) |
off |
(c) |
up |
(d) |
of |
11. |
(a) |
pursue |
(b) |
peruse |
(c) |
persuade |
(d) |
passage |
12. |
(a) |
alter |
(b) |
altering |
(c) |
altered |
(d) |
alteration |
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become aeercudnn runners |
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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dense as the planet became cooler. The emergence of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their |
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cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA believe that 40 |
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altered to be more efficient. They became more hard-wearing to be able to hold on to prey. |
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particular, were good indicators of evolutionary change. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were |
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million years ago, dogs were smaller and hunted like cats. They hid, stalked and |
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habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covered the North American continent started to become less |
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New research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from creatures resembling |
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ambushed their prey. As climate change transformed Earth's landscape, the physique and food-gathering |
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The scientists analysed how dogs have evolved by looking at the elbows and teeth of 32 different |
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more similar to those of cats. Their function was to allow the front paws to swivel |
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species that lived between two million to 40 million years ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in |
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runners and thus be able to pursue their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also |
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victims. To adapt, they evolved their hunting styles and slowly grew longer legs. |
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so they could grab and hold on to prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance |
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New research suggests that climate changing / change helped dogs develop from creatures resembling / resemblance cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA belief / believe that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and hunted / haunted like cats. They hid, stalked and ambush / ambushed their prey. As climate change transformed Earth's landscape, the physic / physique and food-gathering habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covering / covered the North American continent started to become less tense / dense as the planet became cooler. The emergence / emergency of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their victims. To adapt / adopt, they evolved their hunting styles and slowly grew / grown longer legs.
The scientists analysed how dogs have revolved / evolved by looking at the elbows and tooth / teeth of 32 different species that lived between two million to 40 million years past / ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in particular / peculiar, were good indicators of evolutionary change / chance. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similarity / similar to those of cats. Their function was to allow the front paws to swivel / snivel so they could grab and hold on to pray / prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance / enduring runners and thus be able to pursue their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also altered to be more efficiently / efficient. They became more hard-wearing to be able to hold on to prey.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
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new research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from creatures resembling cats to the way they are today researchers from brown university in the usa believe that 40 million years ago dogs were smaller and hunted like cats they hid stalked and ambushed their prey as climate change transformed earth's landscape the physique and food-gathering habits of dogs changed thick forests that once covered the north american continent started to become less dense as the planet became cooler the emergence of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their victims to adapt they evolved their hunting styles and slowly grew longer legs
the scientists analysed how dogs have evolved by looking at the elbows and teeth of 32 different species that lived between two million to 40 million years ago the researchers said that the dogs' elbows in particular were good indicators of evolutionary change dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to those of cats their function was to allow the front paws to swivel so they could grab and hold on to prey those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance runners and thus be able to pursue their prey over long distances teeth in dogs also altered to be more efficient they became more hard-wearing to be able to hold on to prey
Newresearchsuggeststhatclimatechangehelpeddogsdevelopfromcr
eaturesresemblingcatstothewaytheyaretoday.ResearchersfromBro
wnUniversityintheUSAbelievethat40millionyearsago,dogsweresmal
lerandhuntedlikecats.Theyhid,stalkedandambushedtheirprey.Ascli
matechangetransformedEarth'slandscape,thephysiqueandfood-
gatheringhabitsofdogschanged.ThickforeststhatoncecoveredtheNo
rthAmericancontinentstartedtobecomelessdenseastheplanetbecam
ecooler.Theemergenceofgrasslandmeantdogshadfewerplacestohid
etoambushtheirvictims.Toadapt,theyevolvedtheirhuntingstylesand
slowlygrewlongerlegs.Thescientistsanalysedhowdogshaveevolvedb
ylookingattheelbowsandteethof32differentspeciesthatlivedbetwee
ntwomillionto40millionyearsago.Theresearcherssaidthatthedogs'el
bows,inparticular,weregoodindicatorsofevolutionarychange.Dogsfr
om40millionyearsagohadelbowsthatweremoresimilartothoseofcats
.Theirfunctionwastoallowthefrontpawstoswivelsotheycouldgraband
holdontoprey.Thoseelbowschangedindogstoallowthemtobecomeen
durancerunnersandthusbeabletopursuetheirpreyoverlongdistances
.Teethindogsalsoalteredtobemoreefficient.Theybecamemorehard-
wearingtobeabletoholdontoprey.
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about dogs. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. DOGS: Make a poster about dogs. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. CATS AND DOGS: Write a magazine article about dogs. Include imaginary interviews with people who think they are better than cats, and with those who don't.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on dogs. Ask him/her three questions about dogs. Give him/her three of your opinions on the differences between cats and dogs. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.
Get students to role play different characters from this news story.
Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.
Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.
Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.
Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.
Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.
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TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a |
T |
b |
T |
c |
F |
d |
T |
e |
F |
f |
T |
g |
F |
h |
F |
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1. |
suggests |
a. |
indicates |
2 |
develop |
b. |
evolve |
3. |
ambushed |
c. |
lay in wait for |
4. |
dense |
d. |
thick |
5. |
emergence |
e. |
arrival |
6. |
analysed |
f. |
examined |
7. |
in particular |
g. |
especially |
8. |
function |
h. |
purpose |
9. |
swivel |
i. |
rotate |
10. |
altered |
j. |
changed |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1. |
Climate change |
2. |
40 million years ago |
3. |
Food-gathering habits |
4. |
Forests |
5. |
Longer legs |
6. |
32 |
7. |
Evolutionary change |
8. |
Swivel |
9. |
Run |
10. |
Their teeth |
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1. |
b |
2. |
c |
3. |
d |
4. |
b |
5. |
a |
6. |
a |
7. |
d |
8. |
c |
9. |
d |
10. |
b |
ALL OTHER EXERCISES
Please check for yourself by looking at the Article on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)
