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Chimps and orangutans may experience midlife crises

Level 1 Elementary

Warmer 1

Answer the following questions.

a. When is someone middle aged?

b. What happens when someone has a ‘midlife crisis’?

Key words2

a. Write the key words from the article next to the denitions below. Then nd the words in the article to

read them in context. The paragraph numbers will help you.

b. Mark the stressed syllable in each word, e.g. radical .

1. new, different and extreme _________________ (para 2)

2. the type of life that you have, for example the type of job or house you have or the type of activity you like

doing _________________ (para 2)

3. facts or physical signs that help to prove something _________________ (para 3)

4. a large monkey _________________ (para 3)

5. something that has the same value, importance, or meaning as something else _________________ (para 3)

6. the feeling people have when are feel happy, healthy, and safe _________________ (para 5)

7. a list of questions that a lot of people are asked so that you can gett information about what people think or do

generally _________________ (para 7)

8. the way that someone is feeling, for example whether they are happy, sad, or angry _________________

(para 8)

9. pleasure and happiness that you get from something _________________ (para 8)

10. special areas where animals live in a natural way and where they are protected from people _________________ (para 9)

11. a situation in which wild animals are kept in a place such as a park or zoo _________________ (para 10)

12. having doubts about something that other people think is true or right _________________ (para 12)

equivalent lifestyle evidence ape radical well-being

captivity questionnaires enjoyment mood sanctuaries sceptical


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Level 1 Elementary

Comparisons4

Discussion5

Complete these sentences from the article by choosing the correct form of the word in brackets.

(* = you need the comparative form; ** = you need the superlative form)

1. the days seem ____________________ (*dark)

2. death is ____________________ (*certain)

3. chimpanzees and orangutans are ____________________ in their middle years (*happy [negative])

4. The [orangutans] felt the ____________________, on average, … at 35.4 years old. (**unhappy)

5. the study could give us a ____________________ understanding (*deep)

Complete both these sentences with your own thoughts, ideas and opinions. Then talk about them in class.

a. Studies like this are important and a good use of money because ...

b. Studies like this are a waste of time and money because ...

Comprehension check3

Decide whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the article. Correct any that are false.

1. The study wanted to nd out whether great apes suffer from a midlife crisis.

2. They did the study in Scotland.

3. The study’s authors interviewed zookeepers and others about the apes’ behaviour.

4. The study showed that apes, like humans, have a crisis when they are middle aged.

5. There were gorillas, chimpanzees and oranguntans in the study group.

6. The authors of the study chose great apes because they are very similar to us.

7. Two professors of psychology in Switzerland and in the UK are very excited about the results of the study.

8. The authors hope that the study will help us understand what happens to us when we reach middle age,

and why.


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Level 1 Elementary

KEY

2 Key words

a. & b.

1. radical

2. lifestyle

3. evidence

4. ape

5. equivalent

6. well-being

7. questionnaires

8. mood

9. enjoyment

10. sanctuaries

11. captivity

12. sceptical

3 Comprehension check

1. T2. F – They did the study in the US, Australia, Japan,

Canada and Singapore.

3. F – The study’s authors asked the zookeepers to

complete a questionnaire.

4. T

5. F – There were chimpanzees and oranguntans in

the study group (not gorillas).

6. T

7. F – Two professors of psychology in Switzerland

and in the UK are very sceptical about the results

of the study.

8. T

4 Comparisons

1. darker

2. more certain

3. less happy

4. most unhappy

5. deeper

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