8. Make word combinations, translate them and find them in the text.

investment

ivory

surface

journal

tangle

conditions

delight

force

food

management

beak

bend

brown

biologist

major driven

conservation

national

central

solid

private

daily

stilt

impenetrable

padauk

elephant

acquire

neighboring

source of	bird
many	breeze
paddling	roots
slight	generations
cumulus	wood
tsetse	society
sharp	tribes
opposite	fly
dark	park
fruit	slaves
a big	bats
sharp	clouds
rusty	bank
avian	Africa
	* * *
obsessed	heron
bright	spaghetti
night	maze
largely	nocturnal
adequate	depths
unbelievably	roots
muddy	description
massive	edge
dry	white
full-speed	motionless
surprise	ahead
paddle	beast
plastic	biologist
theme	prey
mangrove	hippo
slippery like	branches
virtually	frantically
spaghetti	beautiful
water's	back
black	kayak
looked	part
sat	bank
better	ungrippable
spooked	music
mangrove	attack
invisible	dock

9. Match the synonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and find them in the text.

introduce

turn

reliable

materialize

bank

ungraspable get

obsessed

move forward

hippo

huge

cry

quiet

throw aside

diary

frighten

express one' opinion

wonderful

jump

10. Match the antonyms in the columns. Translate the pairs and

find them in the text.
major	public
private	light
success	scarce
hardness	heavy
nocturnal	minor
progress	in front of
abundant	daytime
slight	downstream
dark	softness
upstream	muddy
clean	regress
behind	failure

11. Form antonyms using negative prefixes un-, in-, il-, im-f ir-f dis mis-.Consult the dictionary if necessary.

shout

scare

beautiful

instill

journal

driven

solid

speak one's mind

ungrippable

hop

calm

advance

acquire

bend

massive

behemoth

appear

toss aside

coast

Visible, penetrable, believable, grippable, possible.

12. Make a summary of the text.

13. Choose the right word from the list below. Read and translate the story.

THE BRONX ZOO

Welcome to the one of the greatest zoo — the

Bronx Zoo! As the flagship of the largest of

metropolitan zoos in the USA, the Bronx Zoo is the heart of the Wild­life Conservation Society and its work wildlife and wild

places around the globe.

With award-winning, cutting-edge exhibits featuring over 4,000

, there is no other zoo in theworld that

the diversity, superb viewing, and world-renowned

expertise that assures a rewarding and the knowl­edge that visitors can make a difference in the world around them. Whether you're nose-to-nose with Wfestern lowland gorillas in our

Congo Gorilla Forest, spotting snow

in our naturalistic Himalayan Highlands

Habitat, or experiencing almost an acre of an indoor Asian rain

, you're always within roaring distance of the

world's most amazing wildlife. In the end, you'll know that your admis­sion fees went to a organization that has

more expert researchers in the field than any other. Together, we're mak­ing a .

Visit the zoo and have __ exploring it!

Experience, conservation, network, fun, world, difference, to save, to offer, famous, forest, animal, leopard.

12. Fill in the blanks with prepositions from the last below and adverbs where necessary. Translate the article.

BIG BEARS

Surrounding a high ridge ... natural rock and just... a path ... the Himalayan Highlands are griz­zly and polar bears. These cuties are anything but cuddly!

The grizzly bear is a race ... brown bear and has been called the most dangerous animal... North America — next... hu­mans. Our grizzlies came here as part... a rescue effort... 1995.

Occasionally, ... the wild, bears become too friendly... the locals and need to be relocated to more remote areas ... wilderness. The US Fish & Wildlife Service gives them three chances. Our bears struck-out. Lucki­ly, they have found a permanent and comfortable home here ... the zoo.

... their designation as land animals, polar bears are the most aquat­ic ... all the bear species. ... the wild, polar bears can swim ... hours to get... one iced floe ... another. There is no shortage ... swim time here ... the zoo either. Our charismatic polar bears love swimming year round — especially when there is a fishsicle (frozen fish treat) to catch. ... your visit, you might see a bear taking a dip or playing ... the snow.

Of, to, from, for, in, at, up, with, despite, during.