Listen to four texts about animals.0:03
And match them with the statements A E. There is one statement you don't have to use one.0:07
Dave Brady, an American wildlife officer, decided to bring an alligator to his daughter's school and show it to the children.0:19
The children were very interested, of course, and Dave's daughter was very proud of her dad.0:28
Things went wrong when Mr. Brady put the alligator back into his car.0:34
Suddenly the animal jumped out of the car and ran away in the direction of the local pond.0:40
That was how the clever animal got free.0:47
Most people think that alligators are slow animals that that can't jump.0:51
But in fact they can jump high and run very fast.0:55
Many strange and unusual animals live in the deepest parts of the ocean.1:05
It is very cold down there and there is no sunlight.1:10
Different oceans have different kinds of animals.1:14
The deep sea ice fish, for example, lives in the cold waters and around Antarctica.1:18
It can live in temperatures that kill other animals.1:24
A pet dog has become very famous in China because he loves to walk on his back legs.1:31
His owner taught his pet to walk on two legs.1:37
Lulu was a present from a friend and we loved him at once.1:41
Lulu learnt to walk on his back legs when he was just four months old and hasn't stopped ever since then.1:47
Every morning Lulu goes to one of the city squares for a walk there.1:55
He is very popular among morning exercisers who all love him and bring him nice things to eat.2:00
This animal seems to be cute and harmless, but when it's hungry it can be very dangerous.2:10
The mongoose is the most famous snake killer in the world.2:17
There are about 40 kinds of mongoose living in Asia, Africa and Europe.2:22
The best known is the Indian grey mongoose.2:27
It is famous for killing cobras.2:31
Very strong and dangerous snakes.2:34
Mongooses can do a lot of things.2:36
They can jump high, run backwards, swim and stand on their back legs.2:39
Some people keep mongooses as pets.2:45
They are quite clever and you can teach them to perform simple tricks.2:48
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