PARAGRAPH ONE:
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People voted |
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Society |
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videos made by |
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danger |
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the Ugly Animal Preservation |
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cute animals |
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The UAPS didn't want a cute animal |
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celebrities |
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not-so- |
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uglier animals |
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also in |
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online |
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endangered |
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as its mascot |
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help people remember |
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animals |
PARAGRAPH TWO:
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Blobfish live |
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small crabs |
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1,200 metres |
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tails |
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They grow up |
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deep |
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thin |
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muscles |
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a blob of |
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to 30cm long |
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they have no |
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animal |
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swallow |
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in the sea |
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the blobfish will be an endangered |
h. |
jelly |
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
People voted (1) ___________________ the blobfish the world's ugliest animal. They chose (2) ___________________ celebrities of ugly creatures. The blobfish is (3) ___________________ of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society (UAPS). The UAPS didn't want (4) ___________________ its mascot. It wants people to know that not-so-cute animals (5) ___________________. It said: "We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time." The blobfish (6) ___________________ remember uglier animals.
Blobfish (7) ___________________ near Australia and New Zealand. They stay 600 to (8) ___________________. They grow up to 30cm long. They have large heads, small bodies and thin tails. They are (9) ___________________ because they have no muscles. They (10) ___________________ small crabs and shellfish. Humans do not eat blobfish, but fishermen kill thousands each year. They (11) ___________________ fishing nets. Scientists are worried the blobfish will be an (12) ___________________.
PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE
Peoplevotedonlinetomaketheblobfishtheworld'sugliestanimal.
Theychosevideosmadebycelebritiesofuglycreatures.Theblobfis
hisalsothemascotoftheUglyAnimalPreservationSociety(UAPS).
TheUAPSdidn'twantacuteanimalasitsmascot.Itwantspeopletok
nowthatnot-so-cuteanimalsarealsoindanger.Itsaid:"We'vene
ededanuglyfaceforendangeredanimalsforalongtime."Theblobfi
shwillhelppeoplerememberuglieranimals.Blobfishliveinthesea
nearAustraliaandNewZealand.Theystay600to1,200metresdee
p.Theygrowupto30cmlong.Theyhavelargeheads,smallbodiesa
ndthintails.Theyareablobofjellybecausetheyhavenomuscles.T
heyfloatandswallowsmallcrabsandshellfish.Humansdonoteatbl
obfish,butfishermenkillthousandseachyear.Theyarecaughtinfi
shingnets.Scientistsareworriedtheblobfishwillbeanendangered
animal.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
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WRITING
Write about blobfish for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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