Text taken from British Council Hippo that lives in a house. Reporter: It is one of the rules of Africa - if you see a hippo, head the other way -but this is Jessica and she breaks all the rules. Tony: (talks to the hippo) Reporter: Tonie Joubert, a game warden, found up by flood water when she was just a day old. Seven years on, she's still here. Tony: I don't know whether she sees me as a hippo or she sees herself as a human. All I know is that, er, there's a fantastic bond that I've never had with any other animal my whole life. I've raised elephants and buffalo and lions and that stuff but I've never bad something this close, never ever. Reporter. Jessica spends her days luzing in the sun . and cooling down in the water with Tony and his wife on hand to deliver refreshments, weak sweet coffee, twice a day. Then there's the afternoon snack with the dogs and if Jessica is still hungry, she knows where to go. A short walk closed door doesn't stop her, even if the dog gets in the way. She's already broken a sofa and the bed inside, so everywhere but the kitchen's off limits. But the kitchen is her favourite place. Tony's wife: Jessica sees herself as our child. she sees herself as a human being, one of us, part of the family. That's what she is, that is what she is to us. Reporter: And how do you see her? Tony's wife: I see Jessica as my daughter, hundred per cent. I can't imagine my life without Jess. Reporter: And Jessica seems happy to stick around. It's one thing to tame a hippo in captivity, but what makes Jessica so remarkable is that she's free to leave at any time. Further along this river there's a pod of wild hippos and Jessica likes to spend time with them but she always comes back here, probably because she knows she's onto a good thing. The hippo kills more humans in Africa than any other wild mammal but Jessica has never displayed any aggression. And after a long hard day of eating she likes a massage before she goes to bed. Hippos live into their forties and Jessica is expected to mate and breed so there could soon be another hefty pet here, curling up with the dogs, to go to sleep. Emma Hurd, Sky News, Hoedspruit, South Africa Match the vocabulary with the correct definition: 1. aggression . a)angry behavior b)lying quietly in a comfortable position c)not allowed enter dja quick meal a pod. aja small ооо group of hippos, seals or whales bja quick meal cjan animal which is fed on its mother's milk dja baby hippo Task 2. Fill in necessary word: L The hippo kills more humans in aggression. a)Africa, mammal b)lndia, hippo C)Australia, insects djAfrica, rhinos 2. Find the most important rule in Africa. a)if you see a hippo, head the other way bjif you see a tiger, don't take a photo cjif you see monkeys, head the other way djif you see weak animals, try to help them Task 3. .than any other wild .but Jessica has never displayed any. Это перевод на картинке Найдите истинные предложения по тексту. а) Млекопитающее - это животное, которое питается молоком матери. б) Джессику нашли, когда ей было семь лет. в) Джессика живет в реке со стайкой бегемотов. dJ В конце дня Джессика любит массаж. ellessica - это не бегемот 2. Найдите ложные предложения по тексту. а) Млекопитающее - это животное, которое питается молоком матери. б) Жена Тони может прожить без Джесс в тот день, когда спит Жена Дитони считает Джессику членом семьи д) Бегемот убивает больше людей в Африке, чем любое другое дикое животное. Задание 4. Написание Напишите статью для школьного журнала о рубрике. «Самые интересные факты о животных»

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