The Dolphin

10/10/2020 4:06:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Dolphins are chatty animals that have their own sounds to communicate.
  • Dolphins are also among the few animals that have been documented to have intelligence.

Let's explore more about this animal!

FACT: Dolphins only close one eye when they sleep.

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • What do dolphins talk about?
  • What is a school of dolphins?

What do dolphins talk about?

  • feelings
  • human
  • weather
What is a school of dolphins?
  • A group of dolphins
  • A place where dolphins study
  • An aquarium where dolphins live

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

The Dolphin

Can talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with . They show their with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a "school." They don't study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say "Welcome" when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds . People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. (An is a zoo for fish.) People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they . Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Dolphin

A school of dolphins. Image: livingnomads.com

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. 

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a "school." They don't study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school. 

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say "Welcome" when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. 

They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds underwater. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. 

Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. (An aquarium is a zoo for fish.) People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. 

There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

Source: Facts and Figures

Why can't people hear sounds from dolphins?

  • Because these sounds are too high for people to hear.
  • Because they used difficult words that people can't understand.
  • Because these sounds are in a tape that people can't use.
  • Because people don't want to learn about these sounds.
Dolphins like to be ____.
  • at an aquarium
  • with others
  • lonely
  • in a tape

What sentence is NOT true about dolphins?

  • People like to watch dolphins.
  • A dolphin can save a person's life.
  • Dolphins always bring good luck.
  • A dolphin can talk with sounds.

What is the main idea of the text?

  • Dolphins travel together and talk with sounds.
  • Dolphins live in the sea and in aquariums.
  • The dolphin is a mammal, and scientists can tape it.
  • Dolphins use words to show how they feel and to give information.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. Can talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with . 

2. They show their with sounds. 

3. They make many more sounds .

4. An is a zoo for fish.

5. Sometimes they .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for the words in the text. 

  1. The is a mammal, but it lives in the sea. 
  2. Like humans, seals can't breathe .
  3. She heard the of footsteps outside.
  4. She loved the of being close to him.
  5. A man who was passing by pulling her out of the water.
  6. The has a large range of species.