The Big, Bad Wolf?

10/10/2020 8:33:00 PM
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Do you know?

  • Known as highly intelligent pack animals, wolves have been widely misunderstood through the millennia as wild and deadly beasts.
  • The truth is that wolves are extremely social animals that develop very close social bonds with family members and their pack.

Let's get to know more about this animal!

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

  • According to the audio, what do famers think about wolves?
  • What do most people think about wolves these days?
According to the audio, what do famers think about wolves?
  • Wolves are smart and caring.
  • Wolves are easy to kill.
  • Wolves are bad and evil.
What do most people think about wolves these days?
  • They don't deserve another chance.
  • They are not bad at all.
  • They are evil creatures.

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

The Big, Bad Wolf?

For centuries, the has been thought of as an evil creature. From The Three Little Pigs to Little Red Riding , wolves have played the bad guy in many stories. But are wolves really all that bad? 

In American history, wolves have often killed farm animals. Does this make wolves bad or evil? To the farmers, yes. But in , the wolves just found an easy meal.

In nature, wolves are smart and animals. They live in families and look after each other. After all, all dogs came from wolves. If wolves were really evil, how could some of our favorite pets be so closely  them?

Most people today think that wolves are not evil creatures who eat children. They are just misunderstood animals who another chance. 

Source: Mobymax Reading Skills Informational G1

Read and answer the following questions.

The Big, Bad Wolf?

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For centuries, the wolf has been thought of as an evil creature. From The Three Little Pigs to Little Red Riding Hood, wolves have played the bad guy in many stories. But are wolves really all that bad?

In American history, wolves have often killed farm animals. Does this make wolves bad or evil? To the farmers, yes. But in reality, the wolves just found an easy meal.

In nature, wolves are smart and caring animals.They live in families and look after each other. After all, all dogs came from wolves. If wolves were really evil, how could some of our favorite pets be so closely related to them?

Most people today think that wolves are not evil creatures who eat children. They are just misunderstood animals who deserve another chance. 

Source: Mobymax Reading Skills Informational G1

According to the passage, how are wolves in nature?
  • They are caring and clever creatures.
  • They are still evil animals.
  • They are as close to people as dogs.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about wolves?
  • They live in families and look after each other.
  • They always eat children.
  • They are closely related to dogs.
Why does the author mention the story Little Red Riding Hood in the first paragraph?
  • To claim that wolves are actually an evil animal
  • To indicate that wolves have been thought of as a bad creature
  • To show that wolves are not really all that bad

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

  1. For centuries, the has been thought of as an evil creature.
  2. If wolves were really evil, how could some of our favorite pets be so closely them?
  3. But in , the wolves just found an easy meal.
  4. From The Three Little Pigs to Little Red Riding , wolves have played the bad guy in many stories. 
  5. They are just misunderstood animals who another chance. 
  6. In nature, wolves are smart and animals. They live in families and look after each other.

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

  1. The coat has a detachable .
  2. I've always thought of Jo as a very person.
  3. He a medal for saving the child from the fire.
  4. Everything we are going to discuss today basically customer-service issues.
  5. hunt in groups known as packs.
  6. He escaped from by going to the cinema every afternoon.