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Listening:                      Grammar-in-Context






Printable seven-page lesson: The Amazing Komodo Dragon
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The Amazing Komodo Dragon
Part 1: Listen & Understand

Listen to the article about Komodo dragons, and then answer the questions below (click 'Let's Go' to check your answers.)

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Part 2: Grammar-in-Context

Read the article and choose the correct words to complete the sentences (click 'Let's Go' to check your answers.)

The Amazing Komodo Dragon
Have you ever seen a small lizard in a garden?  How about a giant lizard?  In the (1)_____, island country of Indonesia, there are between 4,000 and 5,000 giant lizards called Komodo dragons.  They (2)_____ Komodo dragons because on of the five islands they live on is called Komodo Island.  They are the largest species of lizard (3)_____.  Adult Komodos are usually three meters long (4)_____ weigh about 70 kg.  The (5)_____ Komodo ever was an amazing 166 kg!  European scientists discovered (6)_____ in 1910, and when Hollywood producers heard about them they (7)_____ a movie about a giant gorilla called 'King Kong'.  The Komodos live for about 40 to 50 years.  They (8)_____ almost anything they can catch; for example, birds, bird eggs, monkeys, deer, and horses.  Sometimes (9)_____ even eat other smaller Komodos, and sometimes (but not often) even people.  They especially (10)_____ to eat dead and dying animals.  There are only about 50 Komodo dragons around the world.  (11)_____ there are so few of them living in the wild, a park called Komodo National Park was opened in Indonesia in 1980 to (12)_____ them.

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