Less Intermediate 8-3

Lesson 2 Documento sin título Groups Alter Tactics With Rise in Abandoned Pets By AIMÉE HARRIS Published: October 14, 2007 THE number of illegal pets and abandoned animals on Long Island has increased so much in recent years that animal groups are adjusting how they respond. Recent cases of abandoned animals have gone beyond cats…

Lesson 3 Documento sin título Vocabulary and Reading: Living with Animals Please familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary and read the article below. Researcher Technology Fingerprint Population Technique Affecting Data Inclusivity Climate Estimating Controversial Increasingly Pressures Threat Lucrative Maintained Tranquilizing Harvesting Tracker Paternalistic Crucial Genetic Procedure Dynamic Show your understanding of the vocabulary by filling…

Lesson 4 Documento sin título Parrotfish to aid reef repair By Rebecca Morelle BBC News A vividly coloured fish could be the key to saving the Caribbean’s coral reefs from plummeting into terminal decline, scientists claim. Their research forecasts that reefs risk being damaged beyond repair by the influx of seaweed. But urgent action such…

Lesson 5 Documento sin título Please familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary and read the article below. Disaster Tiresome Bleak Desperate Remedy Gradual Underling Detractors Induced Arsenal Disposal Nuclear Episode Feigning Absorbed Guarantees Pretends Etiquette Lethargy Wakefulness Disappointment Show your understanding of the vocabulary by filling in the blanks. 1. Hurricanes are one type of…

Lesson 3 Documento sin título Exercise: Past participles of Irregular Verbs Write the simple past and past participles of these verbs. 1. See 2. Eat 3. Give 4. Fall 5. Take 6. Shake 7. Drive 8. Ride 9. Write 10. Bite 11. Hide

Lesson 5 Documento sin título Nodding off on the job: How not to pull a Cheney PATRICK WHITE From Monday’s Globe and Mail October 29, 2007 at 9:12 AM EDT Another bleak meeting about another disaster proved too tiresome for U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney last week. As his boss droned about the desperate state of…