Unit 8- Our planet, our hands

Write the missing word on the gap.

_____are dry areas. They never have much rain but they aren’t all full of sand.

There are also __________polar deserts these are full of ice. And there are cool deserts near the coast, the water from the sea cools the temperature.

• temperate
• cold

• arid
• tropical

Write the missing word on the gap.

It’s not easy to see the wildlife in the desert _________there are some animals that live there.

 

Many birds live in the desert. They can use their __________to fly up when it is very hot.

• feathers
• beak
• wings
• talons

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Big mammals, such _________elephants and lions also live in the desert because they can move to cooler places.

Reptiles like snakes can live there too. They need to keep cool, _________during the day they go underground.

• so
• although
• because
• but

They come out at night __________they must look for food.

• since
• unless
• because
• although

Insects can also survive in ________conditions.

• humid
• cold
• dry
• these

Little ants with very long _________ quickly work together to carry food underground.

• legs
• wings
• antennae tips
• antennae