Good afternoon!
I've just come back from the meeting in our school. As promised, some listening exercises are listed below.
Listening exercise 4, page 67 of the Student's Book
ANSWER KEY
They discuss questions 3, 5 and 8.
3. On their mother's back (like the female scorpion). In their mother's mouth (to protect them from harm).
5. The wolf and the ant.
8. The amoeba and bacteria
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.
1. Did you know that a ................. scorpion can have 30 babies at one time?
2. Baby crocodiles are kept in their mother's mouth to protect them from .....................
3. I'm ...................sure the amoeba is only one cell.
4. Ants can tell if another ant is a member of their own ........................ from its smell.
ANSWER KEY
1. female
2. harm
3. pretty
4. colony
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY
Listen to the following conversation and complete the sentences below:
1. As people, we often think of ourselves as the most ..............................live form.
2. But compared to bacteria, humans are not that......................... .
3. Bacteria can.......................... just about any environment.
4. It's important that you understand that most bacteria do not ................................. us.
5. Bacteria use chemicals to give information to each other about how to ...................................
ANSWER KEY
1. dominant
2. impressive
3. adapt
4. threaten
5. behave
