1. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Crossword puzzle:
1. A large reptile with a long body, thick skin, long thin mouth and sharp teeth.
2. A large wild cat with golden brown fur; lives mainly in Africa.
3. An animal with a long thin body, but no arms or legs.
4. A large African animal with a big head, mouth and body, short legs and tail and very thick
skin; loves being in water. (shortened)
5. A dangerous marine predator with silver coloured skin, sharp teeth and dorsal fin.
6. A large, heavy mammal with thick hair and sharp claws. It sleeps in winter.
7. A massive animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose. (shortened)
8. A small flying insect known for biting and sucking blood.
2. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Match A and B.
mosquito
reptile
dog
bird
shark
insect
snake
fish
eagle
mammal
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3. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Fill the gaps with these words:
kill, Australia, yellow, blood, infect, snakes, poison, dangerous
Mosquitos are very dangerous. They _____________ over 1,000,000 people every year. They
bite people to suck their _____________ and infect people with malaria, encephalitis and
_____________ fever. Dogs often _____________ people with rabies. Snakes are very
_____________, too. They don’t infect people, but they can kill with ______________. The
Black Mamba is one of the most dangerous _____________ and it lives in Africa. The Inland
Taipan snake lives in _____________.
SOLUTIONS
1. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Crossword puzzle:
1. A large reptile with a long body, thick skin, long thin mouth and sharp teeth.
2. A large wild cat with golden brown fur; lives mainly in Africa.
3. An animal with a long thin body, but no arms or legs.
4. A large African animal with a big head, mouth and body, short legs and tail and very thick
skin; loves being in water. (shortened*)
5. A dangerous marine predator with silver coloured skin, sharp teeth and dorsal fin.
6. A large, heavy mammal with thick hair and sharp claws. It sleeps in winter.
7. A massive animal, herbivorous, with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose.
(shortened*)
8. A small flying insect known for biting and sucking blood.
* hippo – shortened from hippopotamus
* rhino – shortened from rhinoceros
2. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Match A and B.
mosquito
reptile
dog
bird
shark
insect
snake
fish
eagle
mammal
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Deadliest Animals, pp 14,15
Drive, September 2014
Fill the gaps with these words:
kill, Australia, yellow, blood, infect, snakes, poison, dangerous
Mosquitos are very dangerous. They kill over 1,000,000 people every year. They bite people
to suck their blood and infect people with malaria, encephalitis and yellow fever. Dogs often
infect people with rabies. Snakes are very dangerous, too. They don’t infect people, but they
can kill with poison. The Black Mamba is one of the most dangerous snakes and it lives in
Africa. The Inland Taipan snake lives in Australia.