Test Unit 18

TEST UNIT 18

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1.Complete the sentences. Tick the place, where the word is missing and write the word on the line Mr Holmes was famous his detective skills. ............ I was very scared the strange shadows .................... It started to rain and it put the fire ........................... Jenny was kind and polite everybody ..................... Chris thought a bit before he made his mind .......... Can you help me this drawing? .............................. 2.Complete the exercise Estonian

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Leht Hammas Haps Hani Naine Härg Kabi Päkapikk; kääbus Jalg Lammas Pahv(ak) Hunt Vasikas Lõik Hirv 3. Make up sentences using both and neither a) cow, sheep / farm animals ................................................................................................................. b) elk / lynx / pets ................................................................................................................................. c) jaguar / cheetah ................................................................................................................................ d) busker / clown ................................................................................................................................. e) car / ship .......................................................................................................................................... f) duck / goose .................................................................................................................................... g) English / German ............................................................................................................................ 4.Read the text and write a postcard to your friend about Your new job as a bison farmer! (60-80 w) AMERICAN BISON A bison has a shaggy, dark brown winter coat, and a lighter weight, lighter brown summer coat. Bison can reach up to 2meters tall, 3meters long, and weigh from 400kilograms to 1,000kilograms.

As typical in ungulates, the male bison is slightly larger. The biggest specimens on record have weighed as much as 1,133kilograms. The heads and forequarters are massive, and both sexes have short, curved horns, which they use in fighting for status within the herd and for defense. Bison are , grazing on the grasses and sedges of the North American prairies. They eat in the morning and evening, and rest during the day. Bison mate in August and September; gestation is 285 days. A single reddish-brown calf is born the following spring, and it nurses for a year. Bison are mature at three years of age, and have a life expectancy of approximately 15 years in the wild and up to 25 years in captivity. Juveniles are lighter in color than mature bison for the first three months of life. One very rare condition is the white buffalo, where the calf turns entirely white. White bison are considered sacred by many Native Americans.

Differences from European bison Although superficially similar, there are a number of physical and behavioural differences between the American and European bison. The American species has 15 ribs, while the European bison has 14. The American bison has four lumbar vertebrae, while the European has five. Adult American bison are not as rangy in build, and have shorter legs. American bison tend to graze more, and browse less than their European cousins, due to their necks being set differently. Compared to the American bison, the nose of the European species is set further forward than the forehead when the neck is in a neutral position. The body of the American bison is hairier, though its tail has less hair than that of the European bison. The horns of the European bison point forward through the plane of their faces, making them more adept at fighting through the interlocking of horns in the same manner as domestic cattle, unlike the American bison which favours charging. American bison are more easily tamed than their European cousins, and breed with domestic cattle more readily.