1. Read the text. Choose the correct answer.
The butterflies are famous because they ...
a. fly to very cold places.
b. go on a long journey.
c. always move south on the same day.
=> Answer: b
2. Read the text again. Match sentences 1-4 with paragraphs A - E.
A long journey high in the sky.
1. See the monarchs at the cinema.
2. A very long journey for a butterfy.
3. Lots of beautiful butterflies!
4. No butterfly is safe on this difficult journey.
=> Answer: 1 - E 2 - B 3 - A 4 - D
3. Read the text again. Correct the information in the sentences.
The butterflies have got very small wings.
1. The butterflies fly from South America and Canada to Mexico.
2. The monarchs make the fastest journey of all the butterflies in the world.
3. In one hour, the monarchs can go more than 100 kilometres.
4. When it is very hot, a lot of the butterflies die.
5. You can't find a lot of information about monarch butterflies.
=> Answer:
1. South -> North
2. fastest -> longest
3. go -> fly
4. hot -> cold
5. can't -> can
4. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
How many butterflies are there in the sky?
There are thousands and thousands.
1. What colour are the butterflies?
2. How far is their journey?
3. When do the butterflies start their journey?
4. How high in the sky do the butterflies sometimes go?
5. Do you like the sound of the film Flight of the Butterflies? Why / Why not?
=> Answer:
1. They are orange and black.
2. Their journey is more than 4500 kilometers
3. They start their journey in September or October.
4. They often fly perhaps 1.6 kilometers.
5. Yes, I do. Because it's amazing.
5. Complete the dialogues with the given words.
beautiful colourful common dull rare
'Those small birds are very pretty' 'Yes. They're really beautiful
1. 'My favorite type of butterfly is red, green and yellow.' It's very _____"Yes;
2. 'How many of these animals are there in the world?' 'Only twentyl They're very ____.
3. 'What colour are wild rabbits?"They are _____ brown. They aren't very colourful animals'
4. 'Are there a lot of bats in your area ?"No, they aren't very ____
=> Answer:
1. colourful
2. rare
3. dull
4. common.