MODULE 2
Hobbies and interests
Elementary – pre-intermediate
UNIT 1
KEEPING PETS
READING
1 Read the text about unusual pets and decide if the statements below are right (a) or wrong (b). If there is not enough information to answer “Right”(a) or “Wrong”(b), choose “Doesn’t say”(c).
UNUSUAL PETS
A lot of people have got pets. But how many people have got unusual pets? Well, we know at least three!
Iggy
Kamal has got a pet iguana! He’s
called Iggy. Iggy has got a long green body, four short legs, a
small head and a long tail. Igu
anas
are large lizards. They eat leaves and fruit. Iggy sometimes swims in
Kamal’s bath! “I keep Iggy in a glass cage”, Kamal says.
“Iguanas don’t like cold places!”
Harriet
Maggie has got a pet hedgehog!
She’s called Harriet. Harriet has got a small round body with
spikes on it. She has got white hair on her stomach. Harriet lives 
in
the garden and eats worms and caterpillars. Hedgehogs can swim and
run very fast, too! They look for food at night. Hedgehogs sleep from
November to April. “Harriet sleeps in a big box in the garden,”
Maggie says. “She can go out whenever she likes.”
Terry
Dana’s pet is a tarantula! He’s called Terry.
Terry has got eight long hairy le
gs.
Tarantulas have got eight eyes, but they can’t see very well. They
eat insects. Dana takes a good care of her pet. “I keep Terry in a
glass cage with sand in it,” Dana says. “My friends are afraid of
Terry, but I love him!”
1 Iguanas have got four legs.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2 Iguanas eat worms and caterpillars.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
3 Kamal keeps Iggy in a big box in a garden.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4 Iguanas can’t swim.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5 Hedgehogs eat large lizards.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
6 Hedgehogs run quickly.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
7 Hedgehogs usually sleep in the garden.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
8 Tarantulas have got four hairy legs.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
9 Terry is afraid of Dana’s friends.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
10 Tarantulas can see very well.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
2 Read the text ‘Unusual pets’ again and fill in the table below.
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Iggy |
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Harriet |
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Terry |
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