AQUICULTURE ENGINEERING

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

I_. Look at the pictures guess the type of venomous fishes .

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II_. Read the following paragraphand put in order to get a coherent text .

VENOMOUS FISHES
( ) (2)They live in almost all habitats ,These range from mountain streams to
the depths of all oceans, but the vast majority of the most venomous fishes are in
the tropics .
( ) Apart from the many fishes with sharp fin-spines, serrated gill-covers and
wicked teeth that regularly inflict painful punctures or cuts, many fishes
discourage predators by injecting venom as a form of defence. A few tropical
fishes, such as the sabre-toothed blennies, even have venom glands at the base
of their fang-like jaw teeth, which appear similar to the fangs of venomous snakes

( )Venomous fish are fish that produce venom. There are at least 1200 species of
venomous fish, and (1)they include the Stonefish, Lionfish, Scorpion Fish,
rabbit fish , and firefish

( ) stonefish are found in the coastal regions of Indo-Pacific oceans , The

Stonefish has highly developed venom glands at the base of stout dorsal spines.
The poison comes from the 13 spines on it's dorsal area which release the venom
from two sacs attached to each spine.

( ) Although the sting from most species can be extremely painful, only a few
species, such as the tropical Stonefish (Synanceia) has venom , that is
considered to be life threatening to humans (3) it is the most venomous fish in

III._ According to the text decide if the sentences are True ( T ) or False (F)

1_. Scorpion fish is the most venomous fish in the world ( )

2_. The venomous fishes are only in the depth all oceans ( )

3_. The venom of the stonefishes cause shock , paralysis etc ( )

4_. The venomous fishes include trout, lionfish and eels ( )

IV_. Answer the questions according to the text .

1_. What is the most venomous fish in the world ?

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2_ How many species of venomous fishes are there ?

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3_. Which is venomous fishes’ Habitat ?

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4_. What is the venomous part of stonefish ?

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VI_. Read again the text and find sentences in present simple .

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HOMEWORK: WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF A VENOMOUS FISH

USING THE PRESENT SIMPLE .