KARTA PRACY UCZNIA – Animals in captivity
dla gimnazjum i liceum – poziom pre-intermediate
Ex. 1 Together with your neighbour read the text and match the highlighted words with their definitions.
Animals in Captivity
Animals living in zoos enjoy several advantages over animals in the wild, however, they must also suffer some disadvantages.
We don’t have to think a lot to know that in our times care that we give to the animals is essential for them. It’s very important and comfortable for them not to worry about food needed to survive.
But not only the food, also feeling of safety is important. It’s good to know that nobody’s going to hunt on you.
What’s more, our medical care helps them suffer several diseases.
However, there are also some disadvantages of that way of living. Some animals may feel uncomfortable because of less living space than they had in their natural living conditions. Living in small groups, or in cages, they can also feel very lonely. Also, contact with people may cause huge problems. Animals fed by irresponsible tourists very often have to suffer several health problems.
In short, animals living in zoos feel safer and more comfortable than those in the wild. However, we have to remember that they are still wild animals, they need more living space and can’t be treated like pets we have at home.
essential in natural conditions, independent of humans
hunt on some
several an animal which is kept in the home living space to experience physical or mental pain living conditions to give food to a person, group or animal
cage quality of live
huge necessary; needed
feed extremely large
irresponsible area in which you live
in the wild to behave towards someone or deal with something in a particular way
treat to chase and try to catch and kill an animal or bird for food, sport or profit
pet not thinking carefully enough or not caring about what might result from actions taken
suffer a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept
Ex. 2 What are good and bad sides of living in captivity? Follow the example and note down all arguments from the text. Work in pairs again.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Animals don’t have to worry about food They have less living space than in the wild
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Ex. 3 Now add your own ideas: two plusses and two minuses of living in captivity.
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Aleksandra Kazimierczyk Nauczyciel języka angielskiego British School
Warszawa
