A. Text-based tasks
25 pts
| 1. Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong. | 3 pts | |||
| a) | The number of animals coming into cities has increased. | |||
| b) | Car traffic is the only danger for baboons. | |||
| c) | Releasing baboons in the countryside has only been partly successful. | |||
| d) | The dogs in Moscow always live in groups. | |||
| e) | The dogs in Moscow have got used to living in the city. | |||
| f) | City councils
have not yet found a solution for keeping dangerous wild animals out of cities. | |||
| 2. Finish the senteces using the information from the text. | 8 pts | |||
| a) | Looking for food … | |||
| b) | Electric cables … | |||
| c) | To cross a street safely the dogs in Moscow … | |||
| d) | Passengers on the metro in Moscow often do not ... | |||
| 3. Answer the questions in complete sentences. | 8 pts | |||
| a) | What can happen if baboons manage to get into people´s houses? (2 items) | |||
| b) | Why do the Baboon Monitors release
the baboons in the countryside after catching them? | |||
| c) | Where do the dogs living on the streets in Moscow come from (2 items) | |||
| d) | What helps the
dogs to recognise their destinations on the metro according to what scientists believe? (2 items) | |||
| 4. Ask questions. | 6 pts | |||
| You have the
chance to talk to Tanita Khan from Mumbai. Ask them four questions about the leopards that come to the city. Use four different question forms. | ||||