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READ
World Penguin Day happens on or around April 25th each year. This is the time when millions of penguins migrate north. Unlike other birds that migrate each year, penguins do not fly. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new home and breeding grounds. It’s a long journey across the ice. Perhaps you saw an example of the migration in the movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people believe there are penguins at the North Pole, but this is not true. Penguins hold a special place in our hearts. Children love looking at these lovable birds in zoos and aquariums. There are about twenty different species of penguin around the world. They are unique because they do not fear humans, but they rarely get closer than three metres to a person.
There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing is to donate some money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful creatures. Some penguins are endangered and need our help to survive. There are also fun things that penguin lovers around the world do. For example, why not wear clothes with penguiny colours? If you do this with a group of friends, you could make your very own penguin colony. There are plenty of penguin websites on the Internet for you to find out some more information on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site even has live web cams to view penguins around the world. Alternatively, you could rent ‘March of the Penguins’ from your video store. Happy World Penguin Day.
Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and assorted sites.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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World Penguin Day happens on
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place in our hearts
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millions of penguins migrate
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do not fear humans
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It’s a long
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or around April 25th
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Penguins hold a special
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species of penguin
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There are about twenty different
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north
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They are unique because they
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journey across the ice
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donate some
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colony
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wear clothes with
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around the world
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penguin
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LISTENING GAP FILL
World Penguin Day happens ______________ April 25th each year. This is the time when millions of penguins migrate north. ______________ birds that migrate each year, penguins do not fly. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new home and breeding grounds. It’s ______________ across the ice. Perhaps you saw an example of the migration in the movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people _________________ penguins at the North Pole, but this is not true. Penguins hold a special place in our hearts. Children love looking ______________ birds in zoos and aquariums. There are about twenty different species of penguin around the world. They are unique because they do not fear humans, but they ______________ than three metres to a person.
There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing is ______________ money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful creatures. Some penguins are endangered and ______________ survive. There are also fun things that penguin lovers around the world do. For example, ______________ clothes with penguiny colours? If you do this with a group of friends, you could ______________ own penguin colony. There are plenty of penguin websites on the Internet for you to find out some more information on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site ______________ web cams to view penguins around the world. Alternatively, ______________ ‘March of the Penguins’ from your video store. Happy World Penguin Day.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Penguin Day __________ on or around April 25th each year. This is the time when millions of penguins __________ north. Unlike other birds that migrate each year, penguins do not fly. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new home and breeding __________. It’s a long journey across the ice. Perhaps you saw an __________ of the migration in the movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people believe there are penguins at the North Pole, but this is not true. Penguins hold a special __________ in our hearts. Children love looking at these lovable birds in zoos and aquariums. There are about twenty different __________ of penguin around the world. They are __________ because they do not fear humans, but they rarely get __________ than three metres to a person.
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There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing is to __________ some money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful __________. Some penguins are endangered and need our help to survive. There are also fun things that penguin __________ around the world do. For example, why not wear clothes with penguiny __________? If you do this with a group of friends, you could make your very own penguin colony. There are __________ of penguin websites on the Internet for you to find out some more information on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site __________ has live web cams to __________ penguins around the world. Alternatively, you could __________ ‘March of the Penguins’ from your video store. Happy World Penguin Day.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Penguin Day happens on or below / around April 25th each year. This is the time when millions of penguins migrate / migration north. Unlike other birds that migrate each year, penguins do not fly. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new home and bleeding / breeding grounds. It’s a long journey across the ice. Perhaps you saw an example / sample of the migration in the movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people believe there are penguins at the North Pole, but this is not true / truth. Penguins hold a special place in our hearts. Children love looking at these love / lovable birds in zoos and aquariums. There are about twenty different specifics / species of penguin around the world. They are unique because they do not fear humans, but they rarely / rare get closer than three metres to a person.
There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing is to donate / donation some money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful creature / creatures. Some penguins are endangered and need our help to survive. There are also fun things that penguin lovers / loving around the world do. For example, why not wear clothes with penguiny colours? If you do this with a group of friends / friend, you could make your very own penguin colony. There are plenty of penguin websites in / on the Internet for you to find out some more information in / on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site even has alive / live web cams to view penguins around the world. Alternatively, you could rent ‘March of the Penguins’ from your video / videoed store. Happy World Penguin Day.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Penguin Day happens on or around April 25th (1) ____ year. This is the time when millions of penguins migrate north. Unlike other birds that migrate each year, penguins do not (2) ____. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new home and breeding grounds. It’s a long journey across the ice. Perhaps you saw an example of the migration in (3) ____ movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people believe there are penguins at the North Pole, but this is not (4) ____. Penguins hold a special place in our hearts. Children love looking at these (5) ____ birds in zoos and aquariums. There are about twenty different species of penguin around the world. They are unique because they do not (6) ____ humans, but they rarely get closer than three metres to a person.
There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing (7) ____ to donate some money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful creatures. Some penguins are endangered and need our help to survive. There are also fun things that penguin (8) ____ around the world do. For example, why not wear clothes with penguiny colours? If you do this with a group of friends, you could make your very own penguin (9) ____. There are plenty of penguin websites (10) ____ the Internet for you to find out some more information on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site even has (11) ____ web cams to view penguins around the world. Alternatively, you could rent ‘March of the Penguins’ (12) ____ your video store. Happy World Penguin Day.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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home and breeding grounds. It’s a long journey across the ice. Perhaps you saw an example
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There are many things you can do on World Penguin Day. Perhaps the best thing is to donate some
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World Penguin Day happens on or around April 25th each year. This is the time when millions of penguins migrate
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of the migration in the movie ‘Happy Feet’. Many people believe there are penguins at the North Pole, but this is not
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money to a charity that helps protect these beautiful creatures. Some penguins are endangered and need our help to
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on penguins. My favourite is PenguinGeek. This site even has live web cams to view penguins around the
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clothes with penguiny colours? If you do this with a group of friends, you could make your very own penguin
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world. Alternatively, you could rent ‘March of the Penguins’ from your video store. Happy World Penguin Day.
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north. Unlike other birds that migrate each year, penguins do not fly. Instead, they walk, or waddle to their new
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true. Penguins hold a special place in our hearts. Children love looking at these lovable birds in zoos and
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colony. There are plenty of penguin websites on the Internet for you to find out some more information
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survive. There are also fun things that penguin-lovers around the world do. For example, why not wear
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humans, but they rarely get closer than three metres to a person.
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aquariums. There are about twenty different species of penguin around the world. They are unique because they do not fear
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Penguin Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Penguin Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Penguin Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
ANSWERS
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