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Exercises

26.1 Answer the questions about the animals and plants on the opposite page.

1 Wheredoesabirdlayitseggs? in a nest
2 Whatdobeeshelptomovefromoneflowertoanotherastheycollectnectar
tomakehoney?
3 Whatdowecallthehairsthatstickoutfromacat’sface?
4 Whichpartofaflowerusuallyhasthebrightestcolour(s)?
5 Whatdowecallahorse’sfoot?

26.2 Put these words into two groups: ‘animal words’ or ‘plant words’.

mane petal oak willow fox worm thorn horn bark stem claw owl

animal words plant words
mane

26.3 Fill in the blanks in the sentences below using words from the opposite page.

1 Atree’s roots goalongwayunderground.
2 Acatcansharpenits againstthe ofatree.
3 Mostfruittrees inspring.
4 Plantswillnot unlesstheygetenoughwaterandlight.
5 Flowerslastlongerinavaseifyoucrushtheendoftheir .
6 Aflowerthatisjustabouttoopeniscalleda .
7 Takecarenottoprickyourself.Thatplanthassharp .
8 Ifwepickupthose ,wecanusethemtostartthefire.
9 useakindofradartofindtheirwayaround.
10 movevery,veryslowly.

26.4 Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on the right.

1 Alargeboughfell d asomeherbstoputonourpizza.
2 Wepickedup bitsfeathers.Itwasbeautiful.
3 Thescientistsgrew cintothestreamandswamaway.
4 Thepeacockopened dfromthetreeduringthestorm.
5 Afrogjumped esomeapplesthathaddroppedfromthetree.

6 Wepicked f anewtypeoftomatothatwasverybig.

26.5 Answer the questions.

1 Whichmovesfastestandwhichmovesslowest:aworm,asnail,oradeer? a deer, a snail
2 Whichistheoddoneout:aseal,awhale,oracrab?
3 Whichoftheseanimalshaspaws:afrog,abat,acat,apigeon?
4 Whichiscorrect?Thebirdlay/laid/liedthreeeggs.
5 Whichiscorrect:(a),(b),orboth?(a)Hebreedshorses.(b)Rabbitsbreedveryquickly.
6 Whichisabird:abat,apigeonorboth?

26.6 Over to you

A tulip is the national emblem of the Netherlands and a maple leaf represents
Canada. What flower or animal is used as the national emblem of your
country?
Find out what other plants or animals are national emblems of other countries.

English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate 59