Text A. Animals in Zoos

Look at the first sentence of this text. What kind of sentence is it? Tick one box.

• speech

• a list

• a question

• a long sentence

Look at the sentences:

Zoos do important conservation work. They teach people about the living things in our world and help to keep different kinds of animals safe.

What does conservation mean? Tick one box.

• protecting and caring for animals

• helping animals to learn tricks

• learning about plants

• feeding living things

Read the Zoos around the world section again.

Look at this sentence:

These work hard to keep different animals safe, so that they can one day live in the wild.

What does these mean? Tick one box.

• the zoos

• the animals

• the world

• the visitors

Read the Vienna Zoo section again.

Why were the animals not happy at first?

Why did the zookeepers at London Zoo talk to scientists?

Multiple answers are correct.

• zookeepers talked to scientists to learn about the animals.

• zookeepers talked to scientists to feed the animals

• zookeepers talked to scientists to make the animals’ enclosures better.

Write the name of the correct zoo in the table to show where you could learn about each thing.

Look at the headings in the text to help you.

• Vianna, Vienna and Vienna.

• Vienna, London and Vienna

• London, Vienna and London.

Tick all of the sentences that are facts.

• London Zoo opened to everyone in 1847

• Vienna Zoo is better than London Zoo.

• Zookeepers worked with scientists to care for the animals

Change the present-tense verbs to past-tense verbs:

In 1828, many scientists (go) ________ to London Zoo.

Change the present-tense verbs to past-tense verbs:

Vienna Zoo ______ one of the first zoos. (is)

Change the present-tense verbs to past-tense verbs.

People ______ lots of different animals at zoos. (see)