What’s for dinner, Mrs Fox?
Assignment 1
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a List 5 or more wild animals that live in our part of the world.
| Over the last years, more and more foxes have been sighted in cities. Find out if these city foxes are very different from countryside foxes. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Find (and mark) the following words in the text:
fox – human – concerns – countryside – omnivores – (to) feast on something – leftovers – overall – pet food – to work out – whiskers – due to – cubs – susceptible – disease
Match the above words and expressions with their correct definitions.
- animals that eat both plants and other animals
- because of
- belonging or relating to people
- to discover, to find out
- easily affected or harmed by something
- to eat large amounts of food
- fears, worries
- food for cats, dogs and other pet animals
- food that has not been finished at a meal
- generally
- illness
- land away from big towns and cities
- the long, stiff hairs that grow on the face of some animals
- a wild animal which looks like a dog and has reddish-brown fur, pointy ears and a thick tail
- young wild animals
Assignment 3
a Choose the best summary.
1 Birds are the biggest food source for city and countryside foxes.
2 City foxes have a different diet than countryside foxes, which could be bad for their health.
3 Female foxes are healthier than countryside foxes because they eat more human-made food.
4 Scientists have discovered that city foxes eat more fast food than other city animals.
b Female foxes eat more food from people than male foxes. What could be the reason for this?
1 Because people feed female foxes more than male foxes.
2 Because there are more female foxes near people.
3 Because they have to take care of young foxes.
4 Because they love eating food produced by humans.
c What are possible health impacts of a city diet for foxes? Choose all correct options.
1 They could become addicted to fat and sugar.
2 They could become generally less healthy.
3 They could become heavier.
4 They could become sick easier.
5 They could lose their hunting instinct.
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