Longman 6B Ch.4 Endangered Animals

Which is NOT the reason why hearing is so important to dolphins?

• They use their ears to find their way around.

• The use their ears to communicate with each other.

• They use their ears to escape from danger.

• They use their ears to hunt fish.

Dolphins get ______ in nets and die.

Which word in paragraph 4 means 'die underwater'?

Find a word in the photo captions which means ‘tried very hard to do something’. 

Look at the photo of Bobo. Why did he get hit by a boat?

• He could not see well in the polluted water.

• He was sick and could not swim fast enough to get away.

• He could not hear the boat and escape in time.

• The fish he was hunting were too close to the boat.

Read this sentence from the fourth paragraph: However, the huge nets you use catch us too. What does the word ‘catch’ mean here?

• (v) to get an infectious disease, e.g. I caught a cold yesterday.

• (v) to see someone doing something they shouldn’t be doing, e.g. Miss Chan caught him cheating in the exam.

• (v) to trap an animal, e.g. Dad caught a lot of fish today.

• (v) to stop an enemy or criminal from escaping, e.g. The police have caught the robber.

Read the photo captions. Why is Polly upset?

• She got caught in a fishing net.

• She couldn’t get to the surface to breathe.

• Her mother died.

• Humans accidentally killed her son.

Which sentence is TRUE about the dolphins?

• Two dolphins become ill every day.

• The dolphins don't think that people can change

• Only 5% of dolphins die from natural causes.

• The dolphins think humans should leave the sea.

The sea is getting dirtier every day. The pollution ________ many fish so it is hard for us to find food.

(Hint: mind the tenses)

Many of my friends also get ________ and die because of the polluted water.