1. Read the passage below.
2. What is the topic of each paragraph?
3. What are the main and sub points?
Lions
Something unusual about lions is that they hunt in groups. Group hunting is beneficial to
lions because it means that much larger prey can be captured by the lions. It also means that
individual lions expend much less energy during a hunt.
There is a standard pattern to the process of hunting in groups. The process is initiated by a
single female, who stations herself at a raised elevation to serve as a lookout to spot potential
prey. When prey is spotted, a group of young lionesses advances on the herd and pushes the
herd in the direction of a different lioness who has hidden herself downwind. It is up to this
concealed female to choose the weakest member of the herd for the kill.
As can be seen from this description of the process, it is the females rather than the male or
males in the pride that take part in the kill. The younger and stronger females are the ones who
go on the attack. While the females are on the attack, the males stay behind to protect the rest of
the pride from attack by predators such as hyenas.
Lions
1A Something unusual about lions is that they hunt in groups. 1B Group hunting is
beneficial to lions because it means that much larger prey can be captured by the lions. 1C It
also means that individual lions expend much less energy during a hunt. 1D
2A There is a standard pattern to the process of hunting in groups. 2B The process is
initiated by a single female, who stations herself at a raised elevation to serve as a lookout to
spot potential prey. 2C When prey is spotted, a group of young lionesses advances on the herd
and pushes the herd in the direction of a different lioness who has hidden herself downwind. 2D
It is up to this concealed female to choose the weakest member of the herd for the kill. 2E
3A As can be seen from this description of the process, it is the females rather than the male
or males in the pride that take part in the kill. 3B The younger and stronger females are the ones
who go on the attack. 3C While the females are on the attack, the males stay behind to protect
the rest of the pride from attack by predators such as hyenas. 3D
Decide where these sentences best fit in the paragraphs above:
1. Other cats do not.
2. This is usually accomplished by knocking the prey to the ground and breaking
its neck.
3. Thus, the males have a defensive rather than an offensive role.
Animal Group Names
In English, when we talk about groups of a particular animal, we refer to them using a particular
name. This group name will often change depending on the type of animal being talked to. For
example we say a pride of lions but not a pride of birds. (Note: sometimes there is more than
one possible animal group name for some animals.)
From the list below, choose the correct group name for each animal type:
Animal
Animal Group Name
ants
bees
birds
dogs
dolphins
fish
geese
kangaroos
locusts
sheep
army
flock
gaggle
herd
mob
pack
plague
pod
school
swarm
Check out this page for more examples:
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/got_questions_groups_list.html