What do you know about crocodiles?

«CROCODILES»

Crocodiles look like monsters from the past. They are the grandchildren of the dinosaur family. Crocodiles are amphibious. That means they live on the land and in the water most crocodiles live in rivers and lakes. A few crocodiles live in the sea. (43 w.)

There are crocodiles in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. The most crocodiles in Europe live in zoos crocodiles can swim fast and they can run fast. Their long tails help them swim. Crocodiles can bathe very well. During the day they lie in the sun, half – asleep. At night they eat. Look at the crocodile’s eye. It has got a long thin pupil, like a cat’s. This eye can see well at night. (115 w.)

Crocodiles often lie under the water for hours. You can only see their eyes and their noses above the water. The mother crocodile lays between 30 and 60 eggs. She sits and watches them for weeks. When she is watching them, she does not eat. At last the babies are ready to leave their eggs. The mother hears a ‘Croak! Croak!’ The eggs break, and the babies come out. They are only about 20 centimeters long, but they grow quickly. Their mother takes them to the water. Baby crocodiles eat small fish. (206 w.)

Crocodiles have got sharp, pointed teeth. They eat birds, fish and small animals. Sometimes they eat bigger animals, too, like pigs and cows. (229 w.)

You often see little birds called sic sacs near crocodiles. When the crocodile is lying in the sun, it leaves its mouth opens. The sic-sac bird runs inside the crocodile’s mouth and eats the little pieces of food on the crocodile’s teeth. Crocodiles do not usually eat people. They look very frightening though. (281 w.)

N E W W O R D S

Monsters, amphibious, dinosaur, tails, to bathe, to lie, half – asleep, for hours, to lay eggs, to break, to come out, to grow quickly, sharp teeth, pointed teeth, sic sacs, inside, to eat, frightening though

«CROCODILES»

Crocodiles-1-like monsters from the past. They are the grandchildren -2- the dinosaur family. Crocodiles are amphibious. That -3- they live on the land and in the water. -4- crocodiles -5- in rivers and lakes. A few crocodiles live -6- the sea.

There are crocodiles in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. The -7- crocodiles in Europe live in -8- . crocodiles -9- swim -10- and they can run fast. Their long -11- help them -12-. Crocodiles can -13- very -14-. During the day they lie -15- the sun, half – asleep. At night they eat. Look at the crocodile’s eye. It has got a long thin pupil, like a cat’s. this -16- can see -17- at night.

Crocodiles often lie -18- the water for -19-. You can -20- see their eyes and their noses above the water. The mother crocodile -21- between 30 and 60 -22-. She sits and watches -23- for weeks. When she is watching them, she does not eat. At last the babies are ready to -24- their eggs. The mother -25- a ‘Croak! Croak!’ The eggs break, and the babies come out. They are only about 20 centimeters long, but they grow -26-. Their mother -27- them to the water. Baby crocodiles -28- small -29- .

Crocodiles have got -30-, pointed -31-. They eat birds, fish and small animals. Sometimes they eat -32- animals, too , like pigs and cows.

You -33- see little birds -34- sic sacs near crocodiles. When the crocodile is lying in the -35-, it-36- its mouth opens. The sic-sac bird runs -37- the crocodile’s -38- and eats the little pieces of food on the crocodile’s teeth. Crocodiles do not -39- eat people. They -40- very frightening though.

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