ABSTRACT

Task 1: Match the first part of each sentence in the left-hand column with its second part in the right-hand column. Use the words in bold to help you. Check that each sentence you put together is grammatically correct.

1

Some modern agricultural methods have been heavily criticised, …

A

… in many countries poaching is considered more serious than drug smuggling.

2

If you wear a fur coat in public, …

B

… and rare breeds parks are very popular with many.

3

It is illegal to kill pandas, tigers …

C

… in wildlife management.

4

If we don’t do more to protect pandas, …

D

… the government’s conservation programme has been very successful.

5

A lot of British people are interested in unusual animals, …

E

… they’ll soon be extinct.

6

National parks in Kenya are currently recruiting experts …

F

… with battery farming in particular receiving a lot of condemnation.

7

In an attempt to preserve forests around the country …

G

… it was fascinating to observe their natural behaviour.

8

We would like to carry out more scientific study into rainforests …

H

… on a successful panda breeding programme.

9

I don’t like zoos because I think …

I

… keeping animals in captivity is cruel.

10

I saw a fascinating documentary about the way animals live in Venezuela and thought …

J

… or any other endangered species.

11

In order to increase the birth rate, the Chinese government has spent a lot of money …

K

… but it is often difficult to get people to fund the research.

12

Hunters have killed so many animals that…

L

… you risk coming under attack from animal rights activists.