Unit 1
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Activity 1b: Sammy is spending his holidays in Kenya. Read the text below carefully.
Safari in Kenya
Sammy is in Kenya. Today he is going on a safari where he will see many wild animals. He
sets off in a jeep along with his parents and other tourists. The sun is blazing and it is very hot,
but many animals, such as tigers, lions, giraffes, rhinos and zebras are walking about. A herd
of buffaloes is grazing peacefully. A ock of birds is ying high up in the blue sky.
The guide drives the jeep along the golden grasslands to where a mother elephant is standing
with her child. He stops the vehicle at a distance. Sammy catches his breath as the mother
elephant suddenly charges at them. When she arrives within ve feet of the jeep, she suddenly
stops, turns and goes away. The guide reassures the passengers. “She is just playing around,”
he laughs. He switches on the engine and they drive on. After a
while, they see a lion dragging the body of an antelope which
it has just hunted. Sammy feels so sorry for the antelope.
At the end of the trip, they reach a river where different animals
are drinking the cool water. Everyone in the jeep sits quietly,
admiring the peaceful scene in front of them.