Unit 2Test Vocabulary

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A Read and choose.

1 One of the habitats / behaviors monkeys like best is the forest.

2 Climate change means more female / pregnant turtles are born nowadays.

3 The pregnant / male fox looks after the mother after their babies are born.

4 Pandas are pregnant / born for about five months.

5 The mother elephant uses her trunk / food chain to guide her babies.

6 Kangaroos keep their babies in their habitats / pouches.

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B Read and complete. There are two words you don’t need.

pesticides prey encourage harm predator native endangered extinct

1 Some animals are already extinct , so we can never see them again.

2 We often use to kill insects in our fields and yards.

3 The owl is a who eats mice.

4 Plastic in the sea is causing a lot of to sea life.

5 The tiger is now an species.

6 Spiders often catch their in their webs.

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Unit 2Test Grammar

A Complete with just, already, or yet.

1 Oh, look! The baby has just been born. Its eyes are still closed.

2 Don’t feed the animals. They’ve been fed this morning.

3 We’ve come back from walking around the lake, so I’m really tired.

4 Have you seen the baby birds in the nest ?

5 We haven’t had a chance to study the insect food chain .

6 I’ve told Dad we want to visit the sanctuary—I told him yesterday.

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B Read and choose.

1 Q: How long have you been in the rain forest?

A: For / Since six weeks.

2 Q: And how long have you studied the toads that live here?

A: For / Since 2015.

3 Q: Do you enjoy your work?

A: Yes, I’ve been interested in biology and animals for / since I was in school.

4 Q: And have you worked in lots of different places?

A: Yes, but I’ve worked in Hawaii now for / since a long time.

5 Q: What kind of notes do you make when you are studying the toads?

A: Well, I’ve kept a diary for / since last month. I write down their daily habits, then I write a report.

6 Q: And how long have you worked with the government here?

A: Oh, for / since over a year.

Thanks. /5

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Unit 2Test Listening and Writing

A Listen to Ellie and write. Use no more than three words.

1 What does Ellie help toads do? cross roads

2 What do the roads go through?

3 What do the toads want to do?

4 What do the signs tell drivers to do?

5 What does Ellie’s team put the toads into?

6 What does Ellie need to take?

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B Plan and write a description of the food chain. Use the list of key words to help you. Make sure you include:

• An introduction

• A description of each animal

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Food Chain for a Pond Habitat

Key Words

Grass (at the bottom of the food chain): green plant, grows all year, needs sun and rain

Grasshopper: insect, very small, can jump very high

Frog: small, green, lives near water, long tongue to catch prey

Snake: long and thin, different colored scales, smells with tongue

Hawk (at the top of the food chain): big bird, brown feathers, excellent eyesight to catch prey

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Unit 2Test Reading

The Cicada

The life cycle of the cicada is one of nature’s wonders.

The female cicada lays her eggs, putting them inside the branches of a tree. When they are ready, tiny cicadas called nymphs hatch out of the eggs.

The nymphs drop to the ground. Using their strong front legs, they dig down into the earth and search for a tree root. When they find a root, the nymphs use their mouths, like pointed tubes, to feed on the sap of the tree.

As they feed and grow, the nymphs live inside a little pocket in the soil. They live underground for several years while they grow and shed their skin. One species of cicada, native to North America, spends 17 years underground.

Once they’ve matured, the nymphs dig their way back up to the surface. Here they are at risk of predators. The nymphs wait for darkness before climbing up a tree trunk. Then, the skin along the back of the nymphs splits open. Fully grown cicadas push their way out. Holding onto the tree, they unfold their wings and wait until the wings harden.

Now the cicadas are ready to fly away and start the cycle again!

A Read and write.

1 What is the main idea of this article? the life cycle of the cicada

2 How long do some species of North American cicada live underground?

3 What are little cicadas called?

4 What is the first step in the cicada life cycle?

5 Which word in the article means almost the same as fully grown?

6 When the back of the nymph splits open, what pushes out?

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Unit 2Test Speaking

Sea Turtle FactsSea turtles have lived on Earth since the dinosaurs.They eat sea grass and keep it short ➔ helps the ocean stay healthy. They lay their eggs on the beach ➔ helps the beach stay healthy.Their habitats are being polluted ➔ e.g., plastic in the ocean.They get caught in fishing equipment.Eat sustainable seafood.Use less plastic. Recycle.

Elephant Facts

The largest land animal in the world.

They use their tusks to dig for water. Other animals then drink that water, too.

They spread seeds from trees ➔ helps

trees survive.

They’re being hunted for their tusks.

They’re losing their habitats to humans.

We can help by raising money to conserve safe habitats.

You’re going to give a presentation about protecting an animal. You have two minutes to plan.

Choose one animal to talk about. You can use these ideas or your own.

In your presentation, include:

• The name of the animal

• Why this animal is important or special

• What has happened to this animal

• What we can do to help

• Questions to create interest

My Plan

Fluency: /5

Accuracy: /5

Animal