GRAMMAR: Making guesses

Making guesses

Consider these examples from the listening activity on the previous page.

Perhaps the elephant has the best memory
I'm not sure... the best athlete could be the lion.
Who has the best sense of direction? It must be the monarch butterfly
Who is faster? It's definitely the vespa
Who sleeps the most? It can't be the bear because it does not hibernate all the year

Complete the table below with the words in bold type from the box.

It's certain

It's possible

It's not possible

Perhaps

Choose the right option.

1. What is the world's fastest land animal?

Cloze (1): the cheetah because it can run at 110kmph

2. Which animal can live the longest?

Cloze (2): the turtle, some of them can live to 120 years old.

3. What's the world largest bird?

Cloze (3): the pigeon; they are quite small.

4. What is the slowest animal?

I'm not sure. Cloze (4): the turtle, it walks very slowly

5. Which animal has the biggest brain?

Cloze (5): the elephant because they are big and intelligent

6. Which animal is the most playful?

Cloze (6): the dolphin, they are so adorable!

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