READING-Living with chimpanzees

Work in pairs. What are your favorite animals? Explain why.

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Read the article about Jane Goodall. Which paragraph (1–5) describes:

a. Jane’s current life and work? ​

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b Jane’s arrival in Africa? ​

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c how Jane became well-known? ​

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d Jane’s early life studying chimpanzees? ​

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e the situation in Gombe in the 1980s?​

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Reorder

Read the article again. Number these events in the order they happened (1–7). The first event is given:

1. 1. Jane saw her first chimpanzee.

• Jane started writing about chimps in a diary.

• Jane became a doctor.

• Jane published her first book.

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2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Reorder

Read the article again. Number these events in the order they happened (1–7). The previous events were:

1. 1. Jane saw her first chimpanzee.

2. 2. Jane started writing about chimps in a diary.

3. 3. Jane became a doctor.

4. 4. Jane published her first book.

• A war started in Gombe.

• The human population in the region increased.

• Jane left Gombe to travel and give lectures.

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Match

Match the words and phrases from the article with the definitions

• objects for making and doing things

• an area where you find a certain type of animal or plant

• continue to live

• formal talks on a serious subject given to a group of people

• the protection of nature and wildlife

tools (line 17)

natural habitat (line 33)

survive (line 34)

 lectures (line 41)

conservation (line 47)

• tools (line 17)

• natural habitat (line 33)

• survive (line 34)

•  lectures (line 41)

• conservation (line 47)

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

Jane and her mother didn’t arrive in Africa with many possessions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

Jane had studied chimpanzees at university before going to Africa.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

No one knew that chimpanzees ate meat before Jane discovered it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

Some scientists didn’t believe Jane’s research at first.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

During the seventies and eighties, most of the problems in Gombe were caused by humans.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

Jane has retired from her work.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Multiple Choice

Read the article again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is the information not in the article (N)?

Jane goes back to Gombe every year.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT INCLUDED

Match

Look at the words and phrases in bold in these sentences. Match the uses of the word start to the forms.

• Jane Goodall and her mother started their new lives in Africa on July 14, 1960

• She started to write about them in her diary

• During the seventies, a war started.

• Jane started working with the local people.

verb + noun phrase

verb + infinitive

verb not followed by an object or a verb

verb + -ing form

• verb + noun phrase

• verb + infinitive

• verb not followed by an object or a verb

• verb + -ing form

Drag and Drop

Match these questions with their answers

Why did you start to learn English? -

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What time does the soccer game start? - ​

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If you started a new life, what would you do? - ​

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When did you start working here? -

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

I thought it would be useful in the future.

Two years ago.

At three o’clock tomorrow.

Maybe I’d go and work with animals somewhere.

I love soccer!

Thank you!