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Beloved Ones 11

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss with your partner.

1. Have you got any pets?
2. What animals make the best pets? Why?
3. What pets are popular where you live?

B. Match the words with their definitions. Use a dictionary to help you.
1. antenna (plural: antennae) a. a hard growth from the head of animals such as rhinos and bulls
2. beak b. a sensor on the heads of animals such as butterflies or lobsters
3. claw c. a sharp nail on animals such as cats and cheetahs

4. feather d. part of a fish or dolphin which helps then change direction when swimming
5. fin e. the foot of an animal such as a dog or tiger
6. horn f. the hard covering on animals such as turtles and snails
7. paw g. the mouth of a bird or turtle
8. shell h. the soft covering on animals such as eagles and penguins

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