Card 12 (Module 3, Unit 3a). Read definitions of some words and decide which word is defined.

Card 12 (Module 3, Unit 3a)

1. In each line underline one word that doesn't belong to the group:

a) hook, tentacle, tail, extinct;

b) sharp, head, giant, horrifying;

c) mythical, ape, squid, hedgehog;

d) humped back, short neck, snake-like head, survive.

2. Read definitions of some words and decide which word is defined.

1. When you see something or someone, especially that is rare or trying to hide.	a. whirpool
2. A small area of the sea or other violent water in which there is a powerful circular current of water which can pull objects down into its centre.	b. ape
3. A sea animal with a long body and ten arms situated around the mouth.	c. sighting
4. Sudden and powerful.	d. squid
5. An animal like a large monkey which has no tail and uses its arms to swing through trees	e. violent

3. Complete the sentences using the words from the table in ex. 2:

1. This is the first _____________ of this particularly rare bird in this

country.

2. I’m scared of _____________ thunderstorms.

3. Chimpanzees and gorillas are both _____________.

4. ______________ are very dangerous: they make the object drown.

5. ______________ are members of the Cephalopoda class.

4. Sort the characteristics of three creatures given below in the columns:

Huge eyes, giant tentacles, a long tail, a snake-like head, two-legged, a humped back, long arms, a short neck, sharp hooks, a hairy body