Replace the words in bold type with their synonyms given before the text

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Dolphins
Task 1. Replace the words in bold type with their synonyms given before the text.
amount
anxiety
inspired
jumps
sensitive
capacity
caught
cheaper
kinds
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seen
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Dolphins are fast-swimming animals related to whales. There are at
least 32 (1) species of dolphins. Typical examples are the bottle-nosed
dolphin, a popular performer in sea aquarium, and the common dolphin,
which (2) gave rise to many Mediterranean folk legends.

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Both often appear in open waters, making their characteristic
arched (3) leaps, frequently before the bow waves of ships. Several
freshwater species inhabit river estuaries in Asia and South America.
The small, graceful tucuxi dolphin has been (4) sighted more than
2,000 km up the Amazon River.
Dolphins once were hunted commercially, especially for the small
(5) quantity of valuable oil extracted from parts of the head and used
to lubricate (6) delicate watch mechanisms. (7) Less expensive oils
have now been found from other sources, and dolphins are no longer
hunted for this reason. Many dolphins, however, become accidentally
(8) trapped and drowned in tuna nets; between 1959 and 1972 an
estimated 4.8 million dolphins died in this way.

3.

Under pressure from animal rights activists and United States consumers,
both domestic and international tuna canners have refused to accept shipments
from fishing fleets that do not (9) protect dolphins. (10) Concern has also been
expressed about the treatment of dolphins.
On display in public aquariums and in ‘swim with the dolphins’ programs.
The marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, amended in 1988 and 1992, was
passed to (11) prevent exploitation of dolphins and related aquatic animals.
Such (12) ability of dolphins as to learn and perform complex tasks in
captivity put the animal on the an intelligence level (13) close to that of primates.

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Phrasal Verb
Study the diagram
after
in
(resemble)
(make
clothes a
smaller size)
out
(invite
someone out
and pay for
them)
take
up
over
(gain control
of sth)
off
(remove
clothes)
(begin a
hobby,
activity,
career)

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Task 2. Fill in: after, in, off, over, out, up.
1. The dress needs to be taken _____ .
2. Your daughter does not take _____ you in any
way.
3. Take _____ your hat when you enter the room.
4. When Mr Black retired, his son took _____ his
business.
5. At the age of 16 he took _____ photography.
6. I am going to take you _____ on your
birthday.

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Task 3. Match each word or phrase in the first column with the words or
phrase in the second column that produces a common saying or idiom.
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A bird in the hand
Birds of feather
BirdStool
Bird’s eye
To kill two birds
Silly
Which came first
He eats
What’s sauce for the goose
Wise owl
Bury one’s head in the sand
Crane
Dove of
The early bird
a. goose
b. peace
c. the chicken or the egg
d. is worth two in the bush
e.owl
f. one’s neck
g. catches the worm
h. pigeon
i. with one stone
j. brain
k. like an ostrich
l. like a bird
m. is sauce for the gander
n. view
o. flock together