ANIMALS IN HUMAN LIVES

1. Complete the text with the words from the box (uzupełnij tekst słowami z ramki)

in(x2), to(x3), for(x4), on(x2), with(x2), without, about, at, than, by, a, of

Most families in the world have some kind 1…… pet: a dog, a cat or 2…… least a hamster or a fish. People have had contact 3…… animals for centuries and their relationships have always been varied. People loved animals and feared them, worshipped them and hated them but what is most important used them.

History shows that men can be very cruel 4…… animals but they sometimes treat them better 5…… other people. In ancient Egypt, people believed that the cat was a god.

People have always had 6…… lot of respect 7…… their animal friends and used to paint their pictures 8…… the walls of caves centuries ago. Nowadays pets have their own hospitals, cemeteries, hotels, restaurants and even hairdressers'

But the process of becoming a pet is not easy 9…… a wild animal. In order 10…… become men's best friends animals have to lose a large part of their intelligence. Pet rabbits 11…… example, are far less intelligent than their wild cousins.

Of course man doesn't always keep animals for pleasure. Many animals have 12…… work for their masters, like the teams of husky dogs working 13…… Antarctica. Horses still work in fields and dogs protect their masters' houses.

14…… the other hand, for many animals the contact 15…… people didn't turn out to be so good. Bulls killed in bullfighting, animals used 16…… scientists to test new medicines or cosmetics are only few examples of man's cruelty. They cannot complain 17…… their pain, they are suffering 18…… silence. Many people, however, fight 19…… the animal rights. Animals are trusting and loving creatures and they can give a lot of love and loyalty to their owners if they are treated well. If we don't stop destroying their natural habitats, killing for pleasure or financial reasons, we will soon find ourselves in a world 20…… birds singing in the morning, dogs waking us up and cats lying in our beds. And after all only animals are people's true friends.

2. Name the parts of animal bodies (nazwij części ciała zwierząt)

1………………..	2………………..	3………………..	4………………..	5………………..
6………………..	7………………..	8………………..	9………………..	10………………..

3. Write one animal in each gap (w każdą lukę wpisz nazwę zwierzęcia

1. She has a memory like ………………………………

2. He is as sly as ……………………………..

3. She was a s quiet as ………………………….

4. He was as brave as ……………………………

5. She is as fat as ……………………………..

4. For each animal write one word meaning a group of (do podanych zwierząt dopisz słowa oznaczające ich grupę np. wataha wilków, ławica ryb, etc.)

1. a………………………. of birds

2. a………………………. of cows

3. a……………………….. of insects

4. a……………………….. of wolfs

5. a ……………………….. of fish

5. What animals are described by the definitions? (Jakie zwierzęta odpowiadają poniższym definicjom)

1. An elegant white bird with long neck …………

2. A small four legged animal with horns kept for milk …………

3. A water animal with a shell which can pinch you …………

4. An insect with big colourful wings …………

5. A small reptile with legs …………

6. An insect which may transmit malaria …………

7. a small animal with long ears which jumps and may be kept as a pet …………

8. An African animal with long legs and neck …………

9. A scary insect which catches flies …………

10. A baby dog …………

6. Complete the sentences with appropriate words from the list

bark trunk berries thorns blossom stem branch roots buds leaves

1. She climbed the tree and sat on a thick ………

2. Some types of ……… which you find in the forest are poisonous

3. The tree survived the dry period because its ……went very deep underground

4. A plant has roots, ……… and a flower

5. In autumn trees are covered with beautiful colourful ………

6. Roses have ……… for protection

7. Breech trees have beautiful white ………

8. Spring is the season when all fruit trees are covered with white and pink ………

9. In the summer ………become flowers

10. Old trees may have really thick ………

7. Match the types of water with their definitions. (Połącz typy wody z definicjami)

1. stream

2. puddle

3. drizzle

4. source

5. waterfall

6. downpour

7. dew

8. pond

9. lake

10. well

1. A place where a river falls from a higher to a lower place

2. A structure from which people used to draw water

3. A small clean river usually in the mountains

4. A small artificial lake in a garden

5. A very light rain

6. A sudden heavy rain

7. A place where rain water fills a hole in a street

8. A place to which one or more rivers flow

9. A place usually in the mountains from which a stream starts

10. The drops of water on the grass early in the morning

All - is used to express the quantity of something. eg. All people were gone (wszyscy ludzie wyszli)

It can be used with of. eg. She was there all (of) the time (była tam cały czas)

It can be used in the meaning of the only thing. eg. All I need is you (potrzebujÄ™ tylko ciebie)

It is not used as a subject. eg. All is ready Everything is ready (wszystko jest gotowe)

Both - is used to mean all of two in affirmatives. eg. She and her sister are both beautiful (ona i jej siostra są obie piękne)

None - is used to mean the opposite of all. eg. None of the candidates were accepted (żaden z [wielu]

kandydatów nie został przyjęty)

Neither - is used to mean the opposite of both in negative sentences. eg. Neither of the brothers is a vet

(żaden z [dwóch] braci nie jest weterynarzem)

No - is used to mean not any. eg. There are no apples left (nie ma już jabłek)

Some/some of - some is used to mean a little/a few (trochę, kilka, niektórzy); some of - is used to narrow down the choice (trochę z, kilka z, niektórzy z). eg. Some people don't like cats but some of them like dogs. (niektórzy ludzie nie lubią kotów ale niektórzy z nich lubią psy)

8. Rewrite the sentences so that they keep their meaning. (Przepisz zdania zachowujÄ…c ich znaczenie)

1. The films you lent me are not interesting

None ……………………………………………

2. We have only five apples left

All ……………………………………………

3. The doctors were both incompetent

Neither ……………………………………………

4. Nobody came to the party

Not a ……………………………………………

5. Jane and her sister are lawyers

Both ……………………………………………

6. Nobody in the team failed

All ……………………………………………

7. The police asked all people in the area

Everyone ……………………………………………

8. Not all the branches were broken

Some ……………………………………………

9. Choose the right option (Wybierz poprawnÄ… opcjÄ™)

1. There were none/no places in the car park left

2. His two sisters every/each have their own office

3. Not one/Not no students passed the test

4. Some of/Some people prefer books to films

5. I'm sorry but neither/either of you got the answer right

6. When he went out he noticed that both/all the tyres of his motorbike were flat

7. To be really happy all/every we need is love

8. I looked for my friends but none of/no them was there

10. Rewrite the sentences using the words In the brackets. (Przepisz zdania używając słów podanych w nawiasie)

1. There wasn't anyone waiting for her. (no)

……………………………………………………….

2. Both models were ugly (neither)

……………………………………………………….

3. All of the glasses were empty (none)

……………………………………………………….

4. Everyone was happy (all)

……………………………………………………….

5. They both were given a lollipop (each)

……………………………………………………….

6. Both films were popular but I liked neither of them (either)

……………………………………………………….

7. Whenever I look at his photo I cry (every)

……………………………………………………….

KEY

I




2. of

3. at

4. with

5. to

6. than

7. a

8. for

9. on

10. for

11. to

12. for

13. to

14. in

15. on

16. with

17. by

18. about

19. in

20. for

21. without




II




2. mane

3. claw

4. tusk

5. fin

6. tail

7. paw

8. hump

9. wing

10. whiskers

11. horn




III




2. an elephant

3. a fox

4. a mouse

5. a lion

6. a pig




IV




2. flock

3. herd

4. swarm

5. pack

6. shoal




V




2. swan




4. goat

5. crab

6. butterfly

7. lizard

8. mosquito

9. rabbit

10. giraffe

11. spider

12. puppy




VI




2. branch




4. berries

5. roots

6. stem

7. leaves

8. thorns

9. bark

10. blossom

11. buds

12. trunk




VII




2. waterfall - wodospad

3. well - studnia

4. stream - strumień

5. pond - staw

6. drizzle - mżawka

7. downpour - ulewa




8. puddle - kałuża

9. lake - jezioro

10. source - źródło

11. dew - rosa




VIII

1. None of the films you lent me is interesting

2. All we have left is five apples

3. Neither of the doctors was competent

4. Not a soul came to the party

5. Both Jane and her sister are lawyers

6. All the team won

7. Everyone in the area was asked by the police

8. Some of the branches were not broken

IX

1. There were no places in the car park left

2. His two sisters each have their own office

3. Not one students passed the test

4. Some people prefer books to films

5. I'm sorry but neither of you got the answer right

6. When he went out he noticed that both the tyres of his motorbike were flat

7. To be really happy all we need is love

8. I looked for my friends but none of them was there

X

1. There was no one waiting for her / no one was waiting for her

2. Neither of the models was pretty

3. None of the glasses were full

4. All people were happy.

5. Each of them was given a lollipop

6. Both films were popular but I didn't like either of them

7. Every time I look at his photo I cry

Bo nauka nie musi być nudna!

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