Red list animals: The orca 1 The animals in this photo are orcas or 'killer whales'. In fact, an orca is not a whale, but a type of dolphin. Here they're swimming in a group near the shore. Maybe they're hunting for seals. 2 Orcas live in all of the world's oceans. They hunt and play in groups. They are aggressive and they usually eat fish, squid, seals and turtles. Females have one baby, called a calf, every two or three years. 3 Orcas are on the 'red list' because they are in danger of becoming extinct. Some orcas are in danger because there is pollution in the sea. They also die in fishing nets. I think that it is important to protect these animals. 4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing to WRITING GUIDE A TASK Look at the photo below and write areartide about polar bears. B THINK AND PLAN Read the notes below about polar bears and match a-e in exercise 3 with paragraph titles 1-3. Paragraph 1: Introduction: Paragraph 2: Life and habitat: Paragraph 3: Problems: C WRITE Write your article and follow your paragraph plan. Use the model text and the key phrases. D CHECK the use of because Notes: The polar bear a females: two babies/cubs/ every four or five years bred list: climate/change ice / melt; pollution; hunting fur c habitat: the Arctic / an ice d food: seals and fish e this photo: polar bears / on ice; hunt/seals f photo: a female with two cubs g behaviour: aggressive, hunt seals; can swim