UNIT 6 - READING 2 "ANIMAL SENSES"

"ANIMAL SENSES" is a nonfiction text. It explains how three kinds of animals use their senses.





Key Words



1.  hive: a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.

2.  predators: An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.

3.  prey:an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.

4.  survive: to continue in existence

5.  vision: the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.



Academic Words
1.  smell: tto perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of:

2.  avoid: to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.

3.  vibrations:the act of vibrating.


4.  touch: to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it:

5.  nectar: the juice of a fruit, especially when not diluted, or a blend of fruit juices



Highlighted Words


  • adapt: change to fit a specific situation better
  • communicate: give or share information
  • vibrations: shaking movements
  • hunting: catching and killing animals for food
  • nectar: a sweet liquid found insisde flowers
  • wriggle: to move and shake the body
  • location: place




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