1. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 Listen and fill in the gaps. What is a groundhog? A groundhog is a rodent, the size of a big ______________ or a small pet dog. It's related to squirrels, but it lives in the ______________. In America, you can find groundhogs in the northern United States and in many regions in Canada. In ______________, animals similar to groundhogs live in the Alps and in the Tatras. Groundhogs live in small holes they dig in the soil. They eat ______________ and berries. When they want to communicate with other groundhogs, they make a loud, high ______________. It may seem strange that people believe a groundhog can ______________ the weather, but there’s a little bit of logic to it! During winter, groundhogs sleep in their ______________. We can guess that they feel the ______________ in temperature, and can sense that spring is coming. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 When are these days celebrated in the USA? Groundhog Day is celebrated on ______________________________. Valentine’s Day is celebrated _________________________________. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated _______________________________. Christmas Day is __________________________________________. New Year’s Day ___________________________________________. 3. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 In the text Groundhog Day, find words that are related to weather, clothes and animals. weather clothes animals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 Complete the sentences about Groundhog Day; choose from: February 2nd, the USA, Canada, sunny, tuxedos, groundhog, winter, shadow, spring Groundhog Day is celebrated in ___________________ and ________________________ on ____________________. Men in hats and ___________________ meet in a park and bring a groundhog in his little house. Then they and other people, including TV and radio reporters, wait for the ___________________ to come out of his “hole”. If the weather is __________________ and if the groundhog comes out, turns around and goes back to his hole, he will see his ____________________. If he does, it means there will be six more weeks of __________________. If not, ____________________ will come soon. SOLUTIONS 1. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 Listen and fill in the gaps. What is a groundhog? A groundhog is a rodent, the size of a big cat or a small pet dog. It's related to squirrels, but it lives in the ground. In America, you can find groundhogs in the northern United States and in many regions in Canada. In Europe, animals similar to groundhogs live in the Alps and in the Tatras. Groundhogs live in small holes they dig in the soil. They eat grass and berries. When they want to communicate with other groundhogs, they make a loud, high sound. It may seem strange that people believe a groundhog can predict the weather, but there’s a little bit of logic to it! During winter, groundhogs sleep in their holes. We can guess that they feel the change in temperature, and can sense that spring is coming. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 When are these days celebrated in the USA? Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2nd. Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14th. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25th. New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1st. 3. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 In the text Groundhog Day, find words that are related to weather, clothes and animals. weather clothes animals clear and sunny tuxedo groundhog cloudy hat rodent shadow squirrel temperature cat weather forecasters dog ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Groundhog Day, pp 12, 13 Drive, February 2015 Complete the sentences about Groundhog Day; choose from: February 2nd, the USA, Canada, sunny, tuxedos, groundhog, winter, shadow, spring Groundhog Day is celebrated in the USA and Canada on February 2nd. Men in hats and tuxedos meet in a park and bring a groundhog in his little house. Then they and other people, including TV and radio reporters, wait for the groundhog to come out of his “hole”. If the weather is sunny and if the groundhog comes out, turns around and goes back to his hole, he will see his shadow. If he does, it means there will be six more weeks of winter. If not, spring will come soon.