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Dangerous Animals

Australia is home to many dangerous animals, including spiders, snakes, jellyfish, crocodiles, and the platypus. The funnel-web spider and redback spider are two of the most venomous spiders in the world, with bites that can cause vomiting, sweating, and an itchy rash if untreated. The box jellyfish has highly venomous tentacles and can cause rapid death in humans. Saltwater crocodiles are large, powerful, and aggressive predators capable of attacking any animal in or near the water. The inland taipan and eastern brown snake are two of the world's most venomous snakes, with the taipan having the most toxic venom. The platypus has a

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Dangerous Animals

Australia is home to many dangerous animals, including spiders, snakes, jellyfish, crocodiles, and the platypus. The funnel-web spider and redback spider are two of the most venomous spiders in the world, with bites that can cause vomiting, sweating, and an itchy rash if untreated. The box jellyfish has highly venomous tentacles and can cause rapid death in humans. Saltwater crocodiles are large, powerful, and aggressive predators capable of attacking any animal in or near the water. The inland taipan and eastern brown snake are two of the world's most venomous snakes, with the taipan having the most toxic venom. The platypus has a

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Australia’s most dangerous animals

Pre – Watching

• Label the pictures. What do you know about these animals?


jellyfish spider snake platypus octopus crocodile

_______________ _______________ _______________

_______________ _______________ _______________


• Match the words to their definition
venom sharp thin pointed object
vomiting producing a salty liquid from the skin
sweating poison
spike throwing up, being sick
tentacle long thing body part of sea creatures
needle pointed object
stripe long narrow line

While – watching
• Multiple choice
1. Bitten by a spider, … can save your life.
a) poison b) anti-venin c) venom
2. Spiders are dangerous because of their …
a) tentacles b) needles c) teeth
3. The redback sometimes lives in …
a) backyards b) bushes c) closets
4. What does a spider bite NOT cause?
a) vomiting b) itchy rash c) sweating
5. Why does the box jellyfish so dangerous for swimmers?
a) It’s very long
b) It can swim very fast
c) It is almost invisible
6. Salt-water crocodiles attack everything that …
a) crawls b) climbs c) moves
7. The … taipan is the most poisonous snake in the world.
a) outland b) inland c) underland
8. The … brown snake is the second most dangerous in the world.
a) western b) southern c) eastern
9. The taipan and brown snake usually … people.
a) attack b) stay away from c) chase
10. The platypus lives in …
a) ocean b) sea c) river
11. … platypuses have spikes on their legs.
a) male b) female c) grown-up
12. Which colour is NOT mentioned in the video?
a) black b) red c) blue

After - Watching
• What do these numbers stand for? Match
Number Fact
a) 3 1) times the Taipan’s venom is stronger than an Indian Cobra’s
b) 10 2) needles in the tentacles of the jellyfish
c) 500,000 3) the world’s most poisonous snakes live in Australia
d) 240 4) the length of eastern brown snake
e) 50 5) the length of the salt-water crocodile
f) 1,8 6) victims of the platypus suffer from pain
g) 6 7) a distance the salt-water crocodile can go inland

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