Reading Skills Practice 5 (Are zoos a good thing?)- CEFR B2

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How do you feel about keeping animals in zoos? Read both sides of the argument to help you decide.

Preparation: Choose the animals according to their natural habitats. (Tick the answers)

Polar

4 points

bison

giraffe

camel

walrus

penguin

zebra

polar bear

lizard

meerkat

seal

ostrich

elephant

Grassland

4 points

bison

giraffe

camel

walrus

penguin

zebra

polar bear

lizard

meerkat

seal

ostrich

elephant

Desert

4 points

bison

giraffe

camel

walrus

penguin

zebra

polar bear

lizard

meerkat

seal

ostrich

elephant

1. Check your understanding: true or false

Choose True or False for these sentences.

1. Modern zoos can offer animals a living environment that is as good as their natural habitats.

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True

False

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2. One of the reasons zoo animals become distressed is because they are separated from their families.

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True

False

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3. Dolphins and whales usually live longer in zoos than in the wild.

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True

False

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4. People who have visited zoos are more likely to support animal conservation and protection.

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True

False

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5. Zoos protect animals from being used for scientific research.

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True

False

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6. Endangered animals kept in zoos are less likely to meet a mate and breed.

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True

False

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7. In their natural habitats, animals suffer problems related to human activity.

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True

False

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8. Endangered species often lack genetic diversity in their population.

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True

False

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9. Zoos promote genetic diversity by breeding animals and then releasing them back into the wild.

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True

False

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10. If zoos have more animals than they can look after, they always give them to another zoo or release them back into the wild.

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True

False

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11. Animals that have been bred in captivity quickly adapt to life in hunting ranches.

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True

False

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12.The author thinks that, on balance, zoos are generally a good thing.

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True

False

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2. Check your vocabulary: gap fill

Complete the gaps with a suitable word.

1. Even the best artificial environments cannot come close to an animal's natural _______________.

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2. Whales and dolphins in zoos are often made to perform _______________.

1 point

3. Distressed and depressed zoo animals sometimes try to commit _______________.

1 point

4. Zoos can provide a safe _______________ for animals that have been mistreated or abandoned.

1 point

5. Zoos carry out important research into how to treat _______________.

1 point

6. International breeding programmes are particularly important for endangered _______________.

1 point

7. In the wild, some of the rarest species have difficulty finding a _______________.

1 point

8. One criticism of breeding programmes is that they do not always release animals back into the _______________.

1 point

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