© New Guinea Highland Wild dog foundation via: CNN
Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like animals?
- Do you have a pet?
Vocabulary:
- again /uh-GEN/
[adverb] — one more time
Mrs. Smith’s children went again to the shop for the second time today.
- until /uhn-TIL/
[conjunction] — up to (the time that)
Cassidy and her friends were outside until 11:30pm.
- about /uh-BOUT/
[adverb] — a little more or less than the stated number or amount
The rope is about 1 meter long.
- howl /houl/
[noun] — a long, loud, sad sound
The howls of the dogs scared the little children.
- almost /AWL-mohst/
[adverb] — nearly
It’s almost 2pm and the guests aren’t here yet.
A very rare kind of New Guinea’s “singing” dogs were found again in the mountains after 50 years until 2016, when researchers found 15 of them. There are only about 200 singing dogs that are under human care and none was seen in their natural home in the mountains for 50 years. This breed is famous for their howls that are almost the same as the sound made by humpback whales. Scientists are hoping that there would be more New Guinea wild singing dogs in the future.
True or False:
- New Guinea’s singing dogs were discovered again in the mountains after 50 years until 2016.
- The researchers found 16 singing dogs in the wild last 2016.
- There are around 200 singing dogs that are under human care.
- Their howls are similar to the sounds made by whale sharks.
- The researchers hope to have more wild singing dogs in the future.
Vocabulary Check:
[adverb] — one more time
Mrs. Smith’s children went again to the shop for the second time today.
[conjunction] — up to (the time that)
Cassidy and her friends were outside until 11:30pm.
[adverb] — a little more or less than the stated number or amount
The rope is about 1 meter long.
[noun] — a long, loud, sad sound
The howls of the dogs scared the little children.
[adverb] — nearly
It’s almost 2pm and the guests aren’t here yet.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| again | until | about | howl | almost |
- The shop is open from 8:00 a.m. _______ 8:00 p.m.
- It is _______ 10:00 p.m but Liz isn’t here yet.
- The wolf’s _______ can be heard from afar.
- The storm waves are _______ 2 meters high.
- I want to go to their concert _______!