The elephant

FACT: Elephants exhibit a deep understanding of human communication.

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

• How many types of elephants are mentioned in the audio?
• Elephants are _____.

How many types of elephants are mentioned in the audio?

Elephants are _____.

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

Did you know that there are two different types of elephants? There is the African elephant and the Asian elephant. African elephants are the biggest land animals, and Asian elephants are the next biggest. Elephants are very social animals and live in groups. Female elephants head the groups. Only 3.1 will a male elephant 3.2 a group.

It’s hard to imagine, but elephants are very good swimmers. This seems unusual because elephants are such big animals. Elephants can get as big as 10 feet tall and weigh about 6 tons! Male elephants are usually bigger than females. They have gray or brownish 3.3 skin that has almost no hair. Elephants are also known for their big ears. They can hear very well with these ears. These ears also help the elephant cool off.

The elephant breathes through the nostrils at the end of its very long trunk. The trunk is also used to get water and food. The elephant uses its 3.4 to suck up the water that is then shot into its mouth. The trunk also gathers food and brings it to the mouth. Elephants use their trunks 3.5 to the way that we use our hands. Elephants are 3.6, eating mostly roots, grasses, leaves, fruit, and tree bark. They use their 3.7 along with their trunks to get their food.

Read and answer the following questions.

Did you know that there are two different types of elephants? There is the African elephant and the Asian elephant. African elephants are the biggest land animals, and Asian elephants are the next biggest. Elephants are very social animals and live in groups. Female elephants head the groups. Only occasionally will a male elephant take charge of a group.

It’s hard to imagine, but elephants are very good swimmers. This seems unusual because elephants are such big animals. Elephants can get as big as 10 feet tall and weigh about 6 tons! Male elephants are usually bigger than females. They have gray or brownish wrinkled skin that has almost no hair. Elephants are also known for their big ears. They can hear very well with these ears. These ears also help the elephant cool off.

The elephant breathes through the nostrils at the end of its very long trunk. The trunk is also used to get water and food. The elephant uses its trunk to suck up the water that is then shot into its mouth. The trunk also gathers food and brings it to the mouth. Elephants use their trunks similarly to the way that we use our hands. Elephants are herbivores, eating mostly roots, grasses, leaves, fruit, and tree bark. They use their tusks along with their trunks to get their food.

Source: Daily Warm-up Reading 5

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

1. Only 7.1 will a male elephant 7.2 a group. 
2. The elephant uses its 7.3 to suck up the water that is then shot into its mouth. 
3. Elephants have gray or brownish 7.4 skin that has almost no hair. 
4. Elephants are 7.5, eating mostly roots, grasses, leaves, fruit, and tree bark. They use their 7.6 along with their trunks to get their food.
5. Elephants use their trunks 7.7 to the way that we use our hands. 

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

1. The first letter she wrote me was less than a page long, and her second letter was 8.1 brief.
2. The basic food of 8.2 is plants.
3. Elephants use their 8.3 to smell, eat, breathe underwater, make sounds, clean themselves, and defend themselves.
4. My stomach still bothers me 8.4.
5. She 8.5 the project and made sure it was finished on time.
6. Elephant 8.6 that continue to grow throughout their lives are actually teeth. 
7. His 8.7 face must once have been handsome.