9   OUR RELATIONSHIP  WITH NATURE 

THINK AND DISCUSS (page 161)

1. Possible answer: The people look very small.

2. Answers will vary.

EXPLORE THE THEME (pages 162–163)

1. Possible answers: A creative conservationist is a person who uses creativity to help the environment. Asher Jay uses her art to bring attention to environmental issues.

2. Answers will vary.

3. Possible answers: People can take better care of animals and the environment. People can make choices that are better for the planet.

Lesson A

VOCABULARY

B (page 164) 1. relationship; 2. depend; 3. raise; 4. share;

5. value; 6. respect; 7. ahead

C (page 165) Answers will vary.

D (page 165) 1. respect; 2. hunt; 3. within; 4. responsibility

E (page 165)

1. Possible answer: They both value one kind of

animal: the Sami value reindeer, and the Maasai value cattle.

2. Possible answer: They seem to really respect animals.

Answers will vary.

3.–4.Answers will vary.

5. Possible answer: We can reduce all kinds of waste and recycle more.

LISTENING

A (page 166) Possible answers:

1. The Sami and the Inuit live in a similar climate. It is cold and snowy in both climates.

2. They both use animals for food. The Australian Aboriginal people think they should also take care of the animals.

B (page 166) Answers will vary.

C (page 167) 1. T; 2. F (They can’t raise crops. The climate is too cold.);

3. F (Many other people hunt seals.); 4. T

D (page 167)

1. She doesn’t like it. She says she thinks it’s awful. She emphasizes really in really difficult and awful.

2. He doesn’t agree that killing animals is fine. He thinks we all share responsibility for taking care of animals. He says Personally, and I think before giving his opinion.

E (page 167) Answers will vary.

F (page 167)

1. Answers will vary.

2. Possible answer: The Inuit feel it should be legal for them because it has been their tradition for hundreds if not thousands of years. Seal products provide income for the Inuit.

SPEAKING

A (page 168)

1. Frank is taller than Nick.

2. Fishing is more/less dangerous than farming.

3. Your cookies are more delicious than my cookies.

4. This view is more beautiful than the view from my hotel room.

5. Your apartment is cleaner than my apartment.

6. I think cattle are smarter than horses.

B (page 168) 1. the smallest; 2. the largest; 3. the most/

least playful; 4. the most/least beautiful; 5. The lowest; 6. the best

D (page 170) Answers will vary.

F (page 170) Possible answers:

1. New Jersey Study: number of bears in an area, number of cubs each year, a bear’s age

2. Minnesota Study: bears’ favorite foods, how mother bears teach cubs, how cubs play together, how bears react to danger, a bear’s location, how bears react to other bears

3. Both Studies: a bear’s health

LESSON TASK

A–C (page 171) Answers will vary.

Video

A (page 172) Possible answers:

1. Many people enjoy horseback riding. Horseback riding is also used to help people with special needs.

2. Horses were, and still are, an important mode of transportation for many people. They also contributed to expansion and new discoveries

in many cultures. They were used in farming to plow fields for a long time before modern vehicles were invented.

B (page 172) 1. c; 2. a; 3. e; 4. b; 5. d

C (page 173) Answers will vary.

D (page 173) a. 3, b. 1, c. 4, d. 2

E (page 173) 1. c. pony; 2. a. racehorse; 3. b. draft horse

F (page 173) Possible answers:

1. Dogs have helped by providing company and working with police teams, search and rescue teams, and with researchers in conservation work.

2. Horses are bigger and stronger. They can serve so many different purposes and are important in art, culture, and sports as well. They are also more easily trained.

Lesson B

VOCABULARY

A (page 174) Answers will vary.

B (page 174) 1. wildlife; 2. scenery; 3. is worth; 4. attack;

5. avoid; 6. conflict; 7. similar; 8. require; 9. save; 10. limited

D (page 175) 1. save; 2. limited; 3. is worth; 4. conflict, require

5. wildlife, scenery 6. avoid; 7. attack; 8. similar

E–F (page 175) Answers will vary.

LISTENING

A (page 176) Possible answers:

1. They might go on nature and boating tours.

2. They might work in tourism or in fishing.

B (page 176) 3. There are benefits to having animals in and near Kariba Town. However, there are also some conflicts between people and animals there.

C (page 176) √ baboons, √ elephants, √ leopards, √ zebras

D (page 177) Possible answers:

1. They are old friends who haven’t seen each other in a long time.

2. It’s interesting to visit and see the wildlife and scenery. It’s also a good place to live as long as you don’t mind not going out at night.

3. They think it’s awful and a difficult situation.

F (page 177) Possible answers:

Really? (emotion); imagine (emotion); house (meaning); Athens (meaning); old (meaning); was (meaning); imagine (emotion); easy (meaning); baboons (meaning); zebras (meaning); Wow (emotion); amazing (emotion)

SPEAKING

A (page 178) Possible answers:

1. I think baby elephants are cuter than baby tigers.

2. I think dogs are friendlier than cats.

3. I think cattle are more important than reindeer.

4. I think black bears are less aggressive than baboons.

5. I think camels are larger than reindeer.

6. I think tigers are more beautiful than lions.

B (page 178)

 A bobcat named Bear was lucky to be at a sanctuary that takes care of unwanted wildcats. He and the other animals at the sanctuary were not born in the wild, so they couldn’t take care of themselves.

 Bear had other problems, however. He was almost blind and very unfriendly toward other cats. Because of this, he was always alone. Then workers at the sanctuary had an idea: Why not introduce him to Robi,

a caracal, who was even more unfriendly than Bear?

 At first, a fence separated the two animals, but Bear knew Robi was there. He surprised everyone by acting friendlier than usual toward the caracal. Robi was less friendly than Bear, but after a few weeks, the caracal seemed more comfortable with the other cat, so workers at the sanctuary opened the fence.

 Now, Robi and Bear are best friends. Bear follows

Robi around. “Bear is so reliant on Robi,” says Cheryl

Tuller, director of the sanctuary, “Robi takes that as

his job.”

C (page 178) Possible answers:

1. T (Robi was less friendly than Bear.)

2. T (Bear follows Robi around.)

3. F (They are equally happy.)

D (page 179) Answers will vary.

E (page 179) Possible answers:

1. The Rockhopper penguin is more colorful than the Adélie penguin.

2. The Adélie penguin is heavier than the Rockhopper penguin.

3. The Adélie penguin lives longer than the Rockhopper penguin.

4. There are more Adélie penguins than Rockhopper penguins.

5. The penguins are about the same height.

FINAL TASK

A–E (pages 179–180) Answers will vary.