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1 Listening comprehension worksheet by Siobhan Bruns Eating animals can save them from dying out World and Press August 1 issue 2018 page 14 page 1 of 5 You are going to listen to an article about saving Britain's endangered animals by eating them. You will hear the text twice. You have two minutes to read through the questions. After you have heard the text once, there will be a pause of one minute before you hear the text again. You will then have two minutes to finalize your answers. Do not tick more than the number of answers set in a task. 1. The trust named in the text is called the Rare Meat Survival Trust. Rare Breeds Survey Trust. Rare Breeds Survival Tryst. Rare Breeds Survival Trust. 2. What animal does beef come from? Tick the correct answer. deer sheep cow pig duck rabbit 3. What word could be substituted for the word "rare" in the text? Tick the correct answer. uncooked uncommon unloved underdone 4. Which animal breeds are named in the text? Tick all that apply. Short-horned hairy cows Holstein cows Holster cows British landrace pigs Friesian cows Highlife cattle Gloucester old spot pigs Gloucester old spots pigs Highland cattle

2 World and Press August 1 / 2018 page 14 page 2 of 5 5. Fill in the blanks. Eating some of Britain's most endangered could save them from, conservationists have claimed. Carnivores are often for inflicting irreparable on vulnerable species' habitats and numbers of people are adopting lifestyles to try to save the. But demand for meat is to keeping rare pigs, and cows alive 6. Fill in the number associated with the description. a) Approximate percentage of dairy herd that comes from just two breeds. b) Approximate number of people in Britain who are vegan. c) Amount of demand there should be for different breeds, according to Ms. Jomeen. d) Number of breeding female British landrace pigs. 7. In the right-hand column, write the name that fits the description on the left. (You do not have to spell the name correctly.) Works with the Vegan Society Head of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust The author of the article. Works with The Save Movement

3 World and Press August 1 / 2018 page 14 page 3 of 5 8. Are the following statements true or false? Tick the correct box. Statement True False a) More than 24 historic breeds of animals have disappeared from the countryside. b) People want to eat the pork of Highland cattle. c) Small family farms used to raise many rare breeds. d) Dominika Piasecka thinks that the Rare Breeds Survival Trust makes a good point. e) Rehana Jomeen believes it's wrong to eat animals. f) The British lop is a type of sheep. World and Press Sammelbezug für Ihren Kurs oder die Schulbibliothek? Sie sparen sich lästige Vorbereitungen, und Ihre Schüler / innen stehen nicht mit leeren Händen da, wenn Sie mit dem Übungsmaterial arbeiten wollen! Hinweis: Sie können Ihre Vorlage aus dem Übungsmaterial für Ihren eigenen Unterricht gerne vervielfältigen. Ihre Zugangsdaten dürfen Sie jedoch nicht an Dritte weitergeben. Jede Art der Mehrfachnutzung Ihres persönlichen Abos verstößt gegen das Urheberrecht.

4 World and Press August 1 / 2018 page 14 page 4 of 5 ANSWER KEY 1. The trust named in the text is called the Rare Meat Survival Trust Rare Breeds Survey Trust Rare Breeds Survival Tryst Rare Breeds Survival Trust 2. What animal does beef come from? Tick the correct answer. deer sheep cow pig duck rabbit 3. What word could be substituted for the word "rare" in the text? Tick the correct answer. uncooked uncommon unloved under done 4. Which animal breeds are named in the text? Tick all that apply. short-horned hairy cows Gloucester old spots pigs Holstein cows Holster cow British landrace pigs Friesian cows Highlife cattle Gloucester old spot pigs Highland cattle 5. Fill in the blanks. Eating some of Britain's most endangered animals could save them from extinction, conservationists have claimed. Carnivores are often blamed for inflicting irreparable damage on vulnerable species' habitats and record numbers of people are adopting vegan lifestyles to try to save the planet. But demand for meat is key to keeping rare pigs, sheep and cows alive

5 World and Press August 1 / 2018 page 14 page 5 of 5 5. Fill in the number associated with the description. a) Approximate percentage of dairy herd that comes from just two breeds. 90 b) Approximate number of people in Britain who are vegan. 540,000 c) Amount of demand there should be for different breeds, according to Ms. Jomeen. 0 d) Number of breeding female British landrace pigs In the right-hand column, write the name that fits the description on the left. (You do not have to spell the name correctly.) Works with the Vegan Society Dominika Piasecka Head of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust Tom Beeston The author of the article. Jerome Starkey Works with The Save Movement Rehana Jomeen 8. Are the following statements true false? Tick the correct box. Statement True False a) More than 24 historic breeds of animals have disappeared from the countryside. b) People want to eat the pork of Highland cattle. X X c) Small family farms used to raise many rare breeds. X d) Dominika Piasecka thinks that the Rare Breeds Survival Trust makes a good point. X e) Rehana Jomeen believes it's wrong to eat animals. X f) The British lop is a type of sheep. X

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