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b. Scan the article to find words to describe the sounds.

Key words
a. Find words in the article that match the definitions below. The paragraph numbers are given to 
help you.
1. strange and unusual 
(paragraph 1) 
2. substances that explode and cause a lot of noise and damage 
(paragraph 3) 
3. repaired something so that it looks like it used to before being damaged 
(paragraph 3)
4. difficult to see because it looks similar to what is around it 
(paragraph 4)
5. someone’s child or children 
(paragraph 5)
6. making you feel very unhappy 
(paragraph 6)
7. when you get very interested in something or excited by it 
(paragraph 8)
8. (of an animal or plant) no longer existing 
(paragraph 11)

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9. the variety of different types of plant and animal life in a particular region 
(paragraph 11)
10. the work people do that provides money for them to live on 
(para 13)
11. broken pieces of stone and brick from buildings, walls (coral), etc. 
(paragraph 12)
12. difficult or dangerous to be in 
(paragraph 15)
b. Use some of the key words above to complete these sentences. 
1. The Tasmanian tiger has been 
since 1936.
2. After the oil spill, thousands of fishermen were worried about their 
.
3. The island has amazing 
, which must be protected.
4. Polar bears live in the one of the most 
environments on the planet.
5. At first, we were very 
about the idea, but after a difficult 
week, we changed our minds.
6. Police dogs discovered 
in the cellar of the house.

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