SC Dangers at sea

Word formation (2): prefixes and opposites, other prefixes and suffixes Im ED

a) Read t he fi rst part of t he article. fill in gaps I -6 with t he correct word, a), h) or c).

The orcas' friendly and coopera tive na ture is very 7uscfv.I.. for finding food. Orcas h u n t in t heir pods and then work together to kill. In 1999 a

I3I3C team fil med a pod hu nti ng a grey whale and

a)

oversleep

c) sleepy

its cal f. The jou rnalist described the event:

"The desperate calf * wa s fighting for i ts life

a nd I wanted t he orcas to fi n ish their job qu ickly.

Bu t the mothe r was

tire............... in her attempts

6 a) incommon b) u ncommon c) ovcreom mon

to protect her calf. Her joh was an 9...............possi ble one."

The total worldwide population of orcas is

The Orea

known, bu t is thou gh t 10 be arou nd

I 00,000. It is likely tha t we have 11 ····-···estimated how many there are because they live in all of t he world's ocea ns. Although they ha\'cn 't been h unted since 198I, scien tists believe their n u mbers are

If you t h ink you ha\'C a 1 ...$.(P.l. $.L. baby,

decreasing. In particular.

fishing and oil

consider this: baby killer whales don't sleep for

t he first mon t h of t hei r life so thei r mothers have to stay awa ke too!

In fact, the name 'killer whale' is a li ttle

accidents are reducing their food supplies.

There are abou t 40 orcas in aquarium s all over the world, bu t many people 13..........agree with keeping them in these cond ition s and believe

.................. and also 3.....................................

it's

••••• responsible. The mosL famous orca,

Fi rstly, k i ller whales (or orcas) arc not really whales. They're i n fact t he largest mem ber of

Kei ko, who appeared i n the I 993 film F ree Willy,

was in an aq ua ri u m u ntil scien tists attem pted to

t he dol ph in fami ly. Second l y, they are usually

15........... m•

troduce I1·1m m· to a pod 1.11 t he w1'Id.

.... to h u ma ns. There a re no records

of a ny orca a uacks on h u ma ns in t he wild.

I nstead, t hese a n i mals arc high ly sociable a nd even quite 5•••• •................ They l ive i n grou ps called 'pods', wi th between 5 a nd 30 orcas, for their whole lives. And it is very 6............

to see one swimmi ng alone.

b) Read the second part of t he article an d add the correct suffo or prefix to \vords 7-16. Use these suffu..:cs and prefixes.

Suffixes:..fut; -less

Prefixes: re-, im-, under-, over-, ir -, dis-, un- (x 2)

The $20 million attem pt was......_ successfu l,

howeve r, and Keiko swam 1,-f OO kilomet res on his own to Norway where he spent the last two yea rs of h is life.

*ca lf "' a rou ng whale

Read both parts of the article again. Arc t hese sentences tme (T), false (f') or the article doesn't say (DS)?

11] Killer wha les arc not a type of whale.

2 0A h uman has never been killed by an orca.

3 DOrcas h u m alone.

4 0I n 1hc d escription, the you ng grey w hale

su rvivcs.

5 D There arc proba bl y more t ha n 100,000

orcas in t he world.

6 DI n I 981 h u nti ng whales was made illegal.

7 D Pollu ti on is a problem for orcas.

8 DKei ko was fou nd in a n aquari u m i n Mexico.

9 D Keiko hcca me pa rt of a pod when he was

released.

80 Be careful!)

Warnings and advice lml

/ a) Make sentences with these words.

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JON The footbal l stad ium? Is it noisy?

CLARE Yes, it can be.

a) th in k I should I we I visi t I do you I Whi ch?

Wb.i.b..9.9..Yf:!M.thla.twgJ.IJ9.1.J.l<:l..v.iin....................................

b) the st reets I you I Make sure I the stadiu m I around I

avoid.

c) Complete t he conversation with sentences e)-h) from la).

NINA Mik e, you've been lo t he Caribbean, haven't you?

When is it a good t im e lo go?

c) ca reful I in I Vine Street I you're I Be I wh en.

d) hea rd I had n't I before I t ha t I I.

LIZ

H e spent h is Ca ribbea n h oliday in his h ot el room!

e) you I advice I give I Could I some I m e?

MIKE That was beca use it was t h e start of their hurricane season. 7.....................................

f) lwould n't I were you I I I him I list en lo I if.

g) mak e the I sam e m istak e I or else you 'll I in summer I

Don't go I as Idid.

NINA

My h oliday was a d isaster, so I wou ld listen lo m y advice!

1 had no idea. So you wen t in t h e summ er?

h) really I thank s I That's I uscful.

I - -.

F,.i.

p EH

-.... E;"

MIKE Yes, in A ugust.

Review: indirect and direct questions

Rewrite these direct questions as ind irect questions. Use t he words/phrases in brackets.

Did you repl y to his ema il? (Coul d you tell)

(QJ!.l<f y_q_1.J.Jg_((_mg.ifyQ.1,1..rnpli.e.9..t.9..h.iHm. iJL..................

2 I s A rgent ina hot al this t im e of year? (Do you know)

- 3 Who sells maps aroun d here? (Can you tell)

JON We're look ing for a h ouse in you r area, Clare. Here's some in form ation abou t a few pla ces.

1 WIJk.IJ..Q.q_yq.u..thln.twgJ.IJ_qµ(d.v.i it?...

CLARE Hmm. 2 ••• ••

It's a bit of a bad neighbourhood.

\, / ..()-.. \

4 Sh ould Ihook a hot el befo re I go? (Do you thi n k)

s Why is it so expen sive? (Have yo u a n y id ea)

Reading and W riting Portfolio 8 p78)

JON

Vine St reet? 3................

Thanks. Anythin g else?

CLARE

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