1. The animals of the Russian North (writing an article) Zhguleva Nadezhda Vladimirovna secondary school №21 Murmansk 2014 1

2. The list of the animals: Merlin Muskrat Marten Lemming Lynx 2

3. ***(s) live … a) in and out of water b) in or near the Arctic, in taiga and tundra regions c) in high altitude forests with a lot of bushes and tall grass d) in taiga…in trees…on the ground… in the forests across the northern hemisphere e) everywhere…among low and medium-height vegetation with some trees 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3

4. Menu Merlins eat birds mice dragonflies Choose from the options: nuts birds grass squirrels branches mice turtles dragonflies fish 4

5. Menu Martens eat eggs squirrels rabbits Choose from the options: birds eggs grass mice branches squirrels rabbits roots fish 5

6. Menu Lynx eat rabbits fish Roe Deer Choose from the options: mice branches leaves rabbits fish Roe Deer nuts frogs birds 6

7. Menu Lemmings eat roots leaves bulbs Choose from the options: roots birds eggs squirrels leaves mice bulbs dragonflies fish 7

8. Menu Muskrats eat frogs turtles fish Choose from the options: frogs birds grass squirrels Roe Deer mice turtles nuts fish 8

9. Put the words in the correct order.  very Merlins built are birds and strong heavily. Merlins are very strong and heavily built birds.  animals thick Martens tails are large bushy with fur and.  a human may be Lynx’ larger paws hand or foot than.  aggressively people Lemmings towards behave.  15 minutes under Muskrats for up to water can swim. Martens are large animals with thick fur and bushy tails. Lynx’ paws may be larger than a human hand or foot. Lemmings behave aggressively towards people. Muskrats can swim under water for up to 15 minutes. 9

10. Start each sentence with a suitable creature.  ___ are about 40 to 60 centimeters long, almost half of that is a tail. Muskrats  ___ generally have long, soft fur, and very short tails. Lemmings  ___ is the third largest predator in Europe after the brown bear and the grey wolf. Lynx  ___ make their house in a hollow tree or log. Martens  ___ actually catch most prey in the air. Merlins 10

11. Plan of the article 1 Specific characteristics (size, colour, habits, etc.) 2Kind of animal 3 Food 4 Place of inhabitance III I IV II 11

12. Thank you for your articles!!! 12