Стр.78 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс

6f Vocabulary

1. Fill in: aquatic, mimic, adapt, vocal, whistles, flippers, gestures, wound.
   1. Dolphins use their __________ to steer underwater.
   2. Wild dolphins can easily __________ to a life in an aquarium.
   3. It took several weeks for the dolphin’s __________ to heal.
   4. A dolphin’s __________ chords can produce sounds that humans can’t hear.
   5. Hand __________ are helpful when communicating with animals.
   6. The dolphin is an __________ mammal.
   7. When dolphins talk to each other, they use clicks and __________.
   8. If you shake your leg, a dolphin can __________ your behavior by shaking its tail!
2. Match the words to make phrases.
   1. a pack
   2. a pod
   3. a colony
   4. a school
   5. a swarm
   6. a pride
   7. a herd
   8. a flock
   9. a litter

   A of birds
   B of kittens
   C of bees
   D of ants
   E of lions
   F of fish
   G of dolphins
   H of elephants
   I of dogs

3. Choose the correct word.
   1. The tour guide is __________ with all the animals in the nature reserve.
   2. When your pet is sick, don’t allow it to make __________ with other animals.
   3. A __________ of whales was spotted off the coast of Alaska.
   4. Pollution has a negative __________ on marine wildlife.
   5. After months of talking, the politicians finally __________ their problem.
   6. Dolphins use clicking __________ to find food and to detect other aquatic animals.
   7. Officials are investigating the __________ of the oil spill.

Grammar

4. Use the words/phrases to rewrite the sentences, using inversion.
   1. The fisherman has hardly ever seen a dolphin out at sea.
   2. Lara didn’t realise how clever dolphins are until she went to the aquarium.
   3. I seldom swim in the sea.
   4. They had no idea the dolphin show had already started!
   5. If you see a dolphin, be sure to take a photo!
   6. Emma had a hectic day so she took a well-earned rest.
   7. If I’d known about the sea-life centre, I would have gone to visit it.
   8. If I were you, I’d go to see the aquarium.

Listening

5. You will hear an interview with a wildlife photographer and conservationist. For questions 1–6, complete the sentences.
   1. The pink river dolphin has a __________ on its back.
   2. It was difficult to take photographs because the water was __________.
   3. The dolphins relaxed after the crew gave them some __________.
   4. The pink river dolphin has now become an __________ species.
   5. Pink dolphins are being poisoned by __________ from gold mines.
   6. Dolphins can’t reach food due to the building of many __________.