01.lesson 2. The Camel

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lesson The Camel

Before You Read

Look at the pictures. Read the sentences.


Check (11) True, False, or Don't Know.
True False Don't Know

1. Camels live in hot places. D D D


2. The camel has a tail. D D D
3. All camels have two humps on D D
their backs.

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2 The Camel
The camel can go without water for a long time.
Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is keeps
not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel's body
changes the food into fat. Then the fat is stored in the
hump. A camel cannot store the fat all over its body. everywhere on
Fat all over an animal's body keeps the animal warm.
Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm
during the day.
The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and
hotter during the day. It stores this heat in its body noun for hot
because the nights are cool. a little cold
The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian
camel of Central Asia has two humps. It also has too
long, thick hair, because the winters are cold in
Central Asia.
There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has
long eyelashes. The eyelashes keep the sand out of the
camel's eyes.
Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. more or less
Many people who speak Arabic need all these words to tell about
because the camel is very important to them.

Lesson 2: The Camel


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[ij Vocabulary

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.
a11 over camel describe thick
also during about heat
stores cool eyelashes desert
1. Arabic has 150 words to a camel.
2. The can go without water for a long time.
3. The camel has long _______
4. Some people think it _______ water in its hump.
5. Camels live in the _______
6. It _______ has long, _______ hair, because the
winters are cold in Central Asia.
7. A camel cannot store the fat its body.
8. It stores this in its body because the nights are _____

[ti! Vocabulary: New Context

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text . .
also eyelashes heat store
camels all over thick desert
during cool about describe
1. We milk, fruit, and vegetables in the refrigerator.
2. Fall is _______ in Canada. Winter is cold. Winter is
_______ cold in Russia.
3. Can you _______ an elephant? What does it look like?
4. There are different animals ------- the world.
5. Some people have long _______· around their eyes.
6. It does not rain very much in the _______
7. Mark's dictionary is very------· It has more than 1,000 pages.
8. We cook food with _______ from a stove.
9. Not many people ride on _______ now. They use cars.
10. Tom is 25 years old. Maybe he is 24 or 27.

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� Questions

1. Where do camels live?


2. What does a camel store in its hump?
3. The camel doesn't store fat all over its body. Why?
4. Why does it store heat during the day?
5. Which kind of camel has one hump? Which has two?
6. Why does a Bactrian camel have long, thick hair?
7. Why does a camel need long eyelashes?
8. Why does Arabic have 150 words to describe a camel?

Comprehension: Multiple Choice

Put a circle around the letter of the best answer.


1. The camel can go without __ for a long time.
a. food b. water c. fat d. heat
2. It stores in its hump.
a. water b. heat c. food d. hair
3. The camel has one hump.
a. Arabian b. Bactrian c. desert d. fat
4. Long keep sand out of the camel's eyes.
a. thick hairs b. humps c. eyelashes d. ears
5. The Bactrian camel has long, thick hair because __
a. it lives in a hot desert c. winters are cold in Central Asia
b. it stores fat in its hump d. the sand gets in its eyes

fiJ Main Idea

Circle the number of the main idea of the text.


1. There are two kinds of camels.
2. The camel has a good body for life in the desert.
3. The camel stores food in its hump.

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Lesson 2: The Camel •:. ---

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