Task. Listen to the talk with Ben and Katy twice. CD3. Tapescript 1.And transcript for listening task can be found after the mark scheme.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences
Ben…
studies but does not do well
does not study
studies and does well
does not go to school
Ben usually studies…
in the library
at home
in his friend’s house
in the park
On Ben’s desk there are…
papers, books and pens
pencils, books and pens
a pencil case and pens
copybooks and a laptop

Fill in the gaps with ONE WORD only.
Katy: Have lots of breaks. I alwaysfor thirty minutes. Then I have a break for five minutes.
Ben: I never have a. I sometimes study for two or three hours.

It takes centuries to domestication

Although, of course, it is much easier to see all the harm from keeping large animals as pets, the harmful effect is no less when it comes to smaller representatives of wildlife. Already for millions of years, wild animals live and develop as independent creatures. Their needs, instincts and behavior are directly related to their natural habitat, and that is why it is inhuman to take them out of their home environment. Remember that no matter how accurately people try to recreate the natural conditions for animals in captivity, it is still far from being free. Animals in such artificial conditions will experience stress and confusion, trying to adapt to that which contradicts their natural instincts. And the fact that some wild animals are born or grow in captivity does not at all mean that they suddenly became domesticated.

Habitat destruction

Another problem with the sale of wild animals in principle is no different from a similar problem with domestic cats and dogs - some people simply do not care about them properly. They can simply get tired of these animals and release them to freedom in the wild. This very blatant mistake not only harms animals, but can also imbalance the environment, which is not native to them. For example, iguanas, for which Puerto Rico is not a native habitat, caused many problems there, eating plants and crops, digging burrows under roads and even causing delays at airports, as they very often run to runways.

The capture of wild animals threatens their survival

Wild animals suffer very much after being caught. Every year, a huge number of birds and reptiles suffer and die on the way to pet stores. Often they are kept in tight cages and aquariums, in terrible and unsafe conditions. Again, breeding animals in captivity is not at all a solution to this problem, since all these creatures still remain wild.

Wild animals spread diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that direct contact with wild animals should be avoided, since they can carry dangerous diseases for people, including rabies, herpes and salmonella. Tens of thousands of people are infected each year with salmonella from reptiles or amphibians alone.

When you take an animal to your house as a pet, you must take the responsibility to ensure that you have the proper accommodation. And when it comes to a wild animal, it's simply impossible. So what can you do to help? Fight for laws in your city that forbid the establishment of houses of wild animals, and especially those species that are on the verge of extinction. Support the authoritative rescue and rehabilitation centers and in no case buy any wild animals. If you still decide to take such an animal to your home, make sure that you can recreate its natural habitat as accurately as possible, but remember that these conditions still will not equal the life that it should lead in its native conditions in the wild.

Объяснение:

Fill in the gaps while listening.

The audio:

More about saiga

Saigas live in a very large herds that usually can be found in steppes and possibly open

(Woodlands)

, eating various plants, including some poisonous to other animals. They can cover long distances and

(swim)

across rivers, but they avoid hills or mountains. The saigas become extinct nowadays due to various reasons including people activity. Nowadays saigas can only be found in Kazakhstan, Kalmykia and Mongolia.

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