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Blobfish are the ugliest animals (17th September, 2013)

Most people do not know what a blobfish is. It is the world's ugliest animal. It is also the new mascot of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society (UAPS). The UAPS asked 11 celebrities and comedians to make a short video on what they thought was the ugliest creature on Earth. Thousands of people voted to decide the winner. UAPS president Simon Watt said he didn't want to use a cute animal as the society's mascot. He wanted people to know that not-so-cute animals are also in danger. Mr Watt said: "We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time…For too long the cute and fluffy animals have taken the limelight." He thinks the blobfish will make people remember the uglier animals.

Blobfish live in the seas and oceans near Australia and New Zealand. They stay largely on the seabed or ocean floor between 600 to 1,200 metres deep. They can grow up to 30 centimetres long. They have very large heads, small bodies and thin tails. Their name comes from the fact that they look like a large blob of jelly. This is because they have no muscles. They float in the water and swallow things that swim past them, like small crabs and shellfish. Even though humans do not eat blobfish (they are inedible), fishermen accidentally kill thousands each year. They are caught in the nets of fishing boats. Scientists are worried that this will put the blobfish on the list of endangered animals.

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1309/130917-blobfish.html#ixzz2fOWrJ3GZ

                                     A C T I V I T I E S

1. TRUE / FALSE:Read the headline. Guess if  a-h  below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	The blobfish is the mascot of a group that helps animals.	T / F
b.	Eleven scientists made a video about blobfish.	T / F
c.	Millions of people voted to decide which animal was ugliest.	T / F
d.	A president said the blobfish will help people to not forget ugly animals.	T / F
e.	Blobfish usually swim near the surface of seas and oceans.	T / F
f.	The biggest blobfish ever found was 3 centimetres long.	T / F
g.	Blobfish have big heads and thin tails.	T / F
h.	Scientists are worried that the blobfish is in danger.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH:Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	preservation	a.	uneatable
2	celebrities	b.	soft
3.	creature	c.	famous people
4.	cute	d.	at risk
5.	fluffy	e.	protection
6.	largely	f.	eat
7.	swallow	g.	adorable
8.	inedible	h.	trapped
9.	caught	i.	animal
10.	endangered	j.	mainly

Read more:http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1309/130917-blobfish.html#ixzz2fOZDTH9J

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F I R S T    A, B, C World's largest building opens in China (July, 2013)

China has many of the biggest things in the world. Now it has a new one - the world's largest building. It is called the New Century Global Center. It opened this week in Chengdu. It is 500 meters long, 400 meters wide and 100 meters high. It is very, very, very big. Twenty Sydney Opera Houses can go inside it. It is almost three times bigger than the Pentagon. Thousands of workers built it in three years. It will make Chengdu a 21st-century city. The inside of the center is like a small city. There are 400,000 square meters of shopping space, a 15 screen movie theater and an ice rink. There are also offices, hotels, a Mediterranean village and a water park. The owners want to bring business and tourists from across the world to Chengdu. It will make Chengdu famous. Fourteen million people live in the city. It is an important place for business. Chengdu is also home to many giant pandas.

Read more:
  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130703-largest_building-1.html#ixzz2ekDspJEQ

A C T I V I T Y:



        PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	China has many of the biggest	a.	bigger than the Pentagon
2	Now it has a	b.	long
3.	It opened this	c.	a 21st-century city
4.	It is 500 meters	d.	can go inside it
5.	Twenty Sydney Opera Houses	e.	things in the world
6.	It is almost three times	f.	week in Chengdu
7.	Thousands of workers built it	g.	new one
8.	It will make Chengdu	h.	in three years

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The inside of the center	a.	rink
2	There are 400,000 square meters of	b.	park
3.	a 15-screen	c.	is like a small city
4.	an ice	d.	from across the world
5.	a water	e.	shopping space
6.	bring business and tourists	f.	to many giant pandas
7.	It is an important place	g.	movie theater
8.	Chengdu is also home	h.	for business

Read more: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130703-largest_building-1.html#ixzz2ekEzJ3cv

REFERENCE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Qz3lwXEGWIM

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