Read the text. Прочитать текст и понять его содержание. Выполнить 4 задания после текста. Animals

We call animals “our lesser brothers”. We like them and a lot of people keep animals at home, we call them pets. English people have a very good proverb:”He cannot be a gentleman that loves not a dog”. They think dogs were man’s first friends. From the very earliest times animals have worked for men. Oxen, for example, could do as much work in one day as farmer could do in a week. Horses were used, of course, to carry heavy things from one place to another. At the same time man has not been very kind to animals. There are a lot of animals which we know today only from pictures. A million years ago there were a lot of more species of animals than there are now. Of course, some species disappear naturally, but today many of them are in danger. Animals are in danger because we, people, can’t protect them. We destroy the animals’ natural habitats. We are taking the natural homes of animals very fast. In many countries people make a lot of money from animals. Many animals are in danger because their coats are beautiful and some would like to have them, to put in their houses or to wear. The time has come to protect “our lesser brothers”. If we do not act soon, people will know some animals only from a picture in a book. As it happened with a dodo, a large bird that couldn’t fly, which died many years ago. Now when people say “as dead as a dodo” it means “finished”.

Task 1. Put a tick in true sentences. Отметить правдивые предложения.
We call animals our “lesser sisters”.
“He cannot be a gentleman that loves not a cat”.
They think dogs were man’s first friends”.
From the very earliest times men worked for animals.
Now there are more species of animals than there were a million years ago.
Some species of animals disappear naturally.
Animals are not in danger.
Animals destroy our natural habitats.
In many countries people make a lot of money from animals.
If we don’t act, people will know some animals only from a picture in a book.

Task 2. Fill in the gaps using these words. Вставить слова в пропущенное место в предложениях.

Proverb, oxen, finished, species, protect, habitats, pictures, horses, disappear.

1. The time has come our “lesser brothers”.
2. English people have a very good .
3. We destroy their natural .
4. could do as much work as farmer could do on a week.
5. There are a lot of animals which we know today only from .
6. Now when people say “as dead as a dodo” it means .
7. were used to carry heavy things from one place to another.
8. A million years ago there were more of animals than there are now.
9. Some species of animals naturally.

Task 3. Choose the correct answer. Выбрать правильный вариант ответа.

Отмечаем ответы буквами A, B, C

1. How do we call animals?
lesser brothers
lesser friends
brothers and sisters

2. What does it mean as dead as a dodo?
ended
final
finished
3. What were horses used for?
to walk with
to jump on
to carry things
4. Who is not kind to animals?
nature
Man
oxen
5. Who were man’s first friends?
animals
plants
books
6. What does the Man destroy?
animals’ habitats
animals’ life
houses
7. What do some people want to have?
animals’ life
animals’ coats
animals’ teeth

8. What should we do for animals?
wash them
kill them
protect them

Task 4. Paraphrase these sentences using Past Perfect.
Перепишите предложения, используя время Past Perfect.

1. Animals have worked for men.

2. We destroyed the animals’ natural habitats.

3. People put them in the houses.

4. People made a lot of money from animals.

5. The time has come to protect our “lesser brothers”.

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