The Polar Bear
The polar bear is a very big white bear.
We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North
Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
The polar bear lives in the snow
and ice. At the North Pole there is only snow, ice, and water.
There is not any land. You cannot see the
polar bear in the snow because its coat is yellow-white. It has a very warm
coat because the weather is cold north of the Arctic Circle.
This bear is three
meters long, and it weighs 450 kilos. It can stand up on its back
legs because it has very wide feet. It can use its front legs like arms.
The polar bear can swim very well. It can swim 120 kilometers out into
the water. It catches fish and sea animals for food. It goes into
the sea when it is afraid. People like to kill the polar bear for its beautiful
white coat. The governments of Canada, the United States, and Russia say that
no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want all of these beautiful
animals to die.
Photo credit: The Polar Bear
A Vocabulary Put the right word in the blanks. The sentences are from the text.
polar South North warm
kilos catches land weighs
wide sea afraid inside
bear snow swim ice
1. The polar bear lives in the_______________________ and________________________.
2. The polar _______________________is a very big white bear.
3. It goes into the sea when it is__________________________.
4. It has a very __________________coat because the weather is cold north of the Arctic Circle.
5. There are no polar bears at the _______________________ Pole.
6. The polar bear can _______________________ Very well.
7. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the _____________Pole.
8. It__________________ fish and sea animals for food.
9. This bear is three meters long, and it ____________________450 kilos.
10. It can stand up on its back legs because it has very _____________________feet.
B Vocabulary (new context)
Put the right word in the blanks. These are new sentences for the same words.
swim afraid North south
warm weigh ice wide
snow coat bears catch
1. There are brown and black ______________________ in North America.
2. How much do you __________________? Fifty kilos?
3. Winter is cold. Spring is ________________. Fall is cool.
4. Sometime children are_________________ of animals.
5. Do you like to _____________________ in a swimming pool.
6. Italy is ______________________ of France.
7. Do you want some __________________ in your Coke?
8. There is____________________ all over Canada in the winter.
9. The Sahara Desert is in__________________ Africa.
10. Tenth Street is a __________________ street. A log of cars can go on it at the same time.
11. Can you ____________________ the ball?
C Vocabulary Review
Put C before the word about camels. Put K before the words about kiwis. Some of the words are not about camels or kiwis.
_______ 1. stores heat in its body.
_______ 2. hump
_______ 3. tail
_______ 4. big eggs
_______ 5. goes without water
_______ 6. long, thick hair
_______ 7. eyelashes
_______ 8. beak
_______ 9. desert
_______ 10. wing
_______ 11. hair on its body
_______ 12. feather
D Questions
The asterisk (*) means you have to think of the answer.
1. Why do we call this bear the polar bear?
2. Why can’t people see the polar bear very well?
3. Why does it have a warm coat?
4. How much does it weigh?
5. What does it eat?
6. Where does it go when it is afraid?
7. Why do people like to kill the polar bear?
8. What do the governments of Russia, the United States, and Canada say?
9. *Can a polar bear live near New Zealand?
10. *Why doesn’t a polar bear eat fruit and vegetables?
E Comprehension
1. The polar bear lives_______.
a. at the South Pole c. near the North Pole
b. in warm countries d. on land
2. At the North Pole there is no ___________.
a. ice c. snow
b. water d. land
3. You cannot see the polar bear in the snow because__________.
a. it has a yellow-white coat c. it can run very fast
b. it goes under the snow d. it goes into the water
5. The polar bear ________ for food.
a. catches land animals c. catches sea animals and fish
b. looks for trees d. looks for fruit and vegetables
6. When the polar bear is afraid, it_________.
a. goes into the sea c. runs away
b. goes under the snow d. stands up on its wide feet
7. The governments of Russia, Canada, and the United States say that _______.
a. the polar bear is beautiful c. no one can kill the polar bear
b. it has a warm coat d. it cannot live near the North Pole
F Main Idea
Circle the number of the main idea of the text.
1. People like to kill polar bears because they have beautiful warm, yellow-white coats.
2. Polar bears live north of the Arctic Circle in the snow and ice.
3. Polar bears live north of the Arctic Circle, eat fish and sea animals, and have warm, yellow-white coats.
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