Read the short texts and answer the questions:
Tigers have been classified by
scientists into eight subspecies:
Indian (or Bengal), Indo-Chinese,
Sumatran, Amur (or Siberian),
South China, Caspian (extinct),
The roar of a
tiger can be
heard more
Java (extinct), and Bali (extinct).
than a mile away.
Most tigers have
The name of a male is
more than 100
referred to simply as a tiger.
stripes, and no two
The name of a female is
tigers have
referred to as a
identical stripes.
she-tiger. The
A group of tigers
is called a
name of a baby
Tiger is a cub.
streak.
The oldest fossil remains of
tigers are believed to be about 2
million years old. They were
found in
Fully grown they reach the
length of 13 feet.
An adult male weighs up to
700 lb.
various
areas of
China.
Pictures from http://www.free-clipart-pictures.net/tiger_clipart.html
True or false?
1)
Tigers
are
the
Questions:
largest
1) Have you learnt anything new
animals on Earth.
from the texts? If yes, say
2) The name of a baby tiger is
what.
a kitten.
2) What do you know about
3) Some tigers have identical
stripes of tigers?
stripes on their skin.
3) What is the size of a male
4) A group of tigers is called a
tiger when it grows up?
streak.
4) How do we call a baby tiger?
5) There are five subspecies of
5) How far can we hear the
tigers in the world.
roar of a tiger?
6) Tigers are about 2 million
6) Where were the remains of
years old.
the oldest tigers found?
Describe this tiger:
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