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1 Study the reading strategy, then read the
article about gorilla communication. Visualize
the things described, then choose the correct
answers below
Reading strategy
Visualizing
tener
How do we communicate?
What's the one thing that you shouldn't do to
a gorilla?
a shout
shug
laugh
c stare
2 What else do gorillas do when they hit their
chest?
Ogive a loud scream
claugh loudly
make a low cry
give a long shout
2 Complete the article with the sentences
below. There is one extra sentence you don't
need.
A
Some gorilla sounds are similar to those
made by humans
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This is a strong warming to the younger gorilla
to go away
C Gesture and sound aren't the only ways that
gorillas communicate
D So look out for them in the enclosure
E Gorillas can often live up to the age of 40
F Like humans, gorillas use facial expressions to
show their emotions.
Unit 3 How do we communicate?
GORILLA INFORMATION SHEET:
COMMUNICATION
Gorillas share an amazing 98% of our DNA. Over the years
scientists have studied the similarities between human and
2 How many gonillas usually livet gorilla behavior, and in particular the ways they communicate
3 Answer the questions
1 Why do you think gorilla behavior
particularly interesting to scienti
3 How does a gorilla show that it is
4Why do gonillas often need to commu
by sound?
Why do gorillas hit their chests?
wild gorilles chan live ing
much bigger Gen
che que
Don't stare at the gorillas!
A gorills shows farby
eyes nervously from side to side and opening its mouth Anger
a long stare with the mouth shut and lps tightly pushed toget
The consequence of this is that gorillas don't like
by other
5 What is the advantage of a silverbad ping
using smell to warn of danger?
If you were a researcher at the zoo, what thing
would you like to study about gorillas? why
Why will the researchers observe the pri Gorla ally live in thick rainforests, so communication by sound s
Do gorillas talk to each other?
from one side?
important because they often can't always see each other Gorillas have
move, they often make sounds
embers of the group at a distance Researchers have
fed between 20 and 25 different gori sounds and their meanings
include barks, grunts shots, and scream and are sometimes
4 Answer the questions. Write your ideas be used together with gestures. For example, when the male sherback beats
male, he
a very loud screaming
his chest to war off
nose at the same time
When young gorillas play with each other they make a noise that sounds like
human laugh
How can gorillas warn of danger?
When gorillas travel through
Some researchers have lived next to gorias
he rainforest, they always need to look out for predators and other dange
the wild and closely observed them. Would ya silverback gorilla identifies a threat they can give off a strong scent and
like to do this? Why/ why not?
secretly warn other gorillas without making a noise
Our study here at the zoo
This year, the research department at our zoo will do a detailed study into
how gorillas communicate with each other particularly at feeding time
But don't worry, they won't
be staring at the gorillas, they'll be quietly observing them from one side!
Unit 3 How do we communicate?
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