Hot Spot Level 2, Module 3, Extra reading

2 Long distance travellers Level 2, Module 3

1 Reading
Work with a classmate. Look at the title and photos, and guess what the text is about. Then
read and check.
a the most dangerous animals, insects and birds
b the biggest and smallest animals, insects and birds
c animals, insects and birds that move a long way from home

Travelling the world

Some animals travel long distances every year to
find food or a warmer place to live.
The Monarch butterfly travels the furthest of
all insects. It makes a return journey of 8,000
km every year from its homeland in Canada to
Mexico.
Grey whales live in Alaska and Canada in
summer. In winter, they swim to Mexico, where it
is warmer. Then, when its winter in Mexico, they
swim back north. This means they travel a total of
20,000 km a year!
The Arctic tern has the longest journey of any
animal a round trip of 35,000 km! This bird lives
in the Arctic during the northern summer and flies
to the Antarctic for the southern
summer. A few months later, it
returns to the Arctic. It doesnt
land very often so it eats insects
while it is flying.
But travelling the world can
be dangerous. Around 90,000
birds die each year in New York
when they crash into buildings
at night. The birds find the
bright lights from skyscrapers
confusing. Now people turn
off lights in skyscrapers in
New York to make it easier for
migrating birds.

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2 Comprehension
Read again and choose the correct answers.

1 Which has the longest journey?

a the grey whale b the Arctic tern c the Monarch butterfly

2 Why do grey whales migrate?

a to find cooler water b to find food c to find warmer water

3 How does the Arctic tern get food?

a It eats when it is in the b It eats when it is in the c It eats while it is migrating.
Antarctic. Arctic.

4 Why do many birds die when they migrate across cities?

a Because there is less food b Because they crash into c Because it is colder in cities.
in cities. buildings.

5 Where do Monarch butterflies live when it is winter in their homeland?

a Mexico b Canada c the Antarctic

3 Vocabulary
Rewrite the sentences so they mean the same. Replace the underlined words with the words/
phrases in the box.

return journey difficult to understand many kilometres arrive very tall buildings

1 Do you have to travel a long distance to get from your house to your school?
Do you have to travel many kilometres to get from your house to your school?
2 Do you want to book a one-way ticket or a round trip?

3 What time does your plane land?

4 There are some big skyscrapers in our city some are more than 100m high.

5 I cant work out these instructions. Theyre confusing.


4 Project
Find out about another animal, bird or insect that migrates. Where does it usually live? Where
does it migrate to? Tell the class and show them the route the animal takes on a map.

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2 Long distance travellers Teachers notes

Aim
In this lesson, students read and talk about animal migration. They also research and present a project on
migration to the class.

1 Reading
Put the students in pairs and ask them to
predict the content of the text, based on the
title and the photos. (The photos show birds
and whales migrating.) Draw attention to the
three answer options.
Ask a few students to share their ideas with
the class.
Next read the text with the students and ask
them if their answer was correct.
Answer
c return journey?
3 Vocabulary
Ask the students to rewrite the sentences,
using a word/phrase from the box to replace
the underlined words.
Monitor and help where necessary.
Check as a class by asking students to read
their sentences aloud.
Answers
1 Do you have to travel many kilometres to get
from your house to your school?
2 Do you want to book a one-way ticket or a

2 Comprehension 3 What time does your plane arrive?

Ask the students to read the text again and
choose the correct answers to the questions.
Ask the students to compare answers in pairs
before checking them with the class.
Answers
4 Project
1b 2c 3c 4b 5a
4 There are some very tall buildings in our city
some are more than 100m high.
5 I cant work out these instructions. Theyre
difficult to understand .
For homework, students use the Internet
to research the migratory route of another
animal, insect or bird. Students should present
their findings to the class, including showing
the route the animal takes on a map.
Plot all the routes on a large world map if
possible.

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