ReadingA STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFEIt is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over GombeNational Park in East Africa. Following Jane’s way of studying chimps, ourgroup are all going to visit them in the forest. Jane has studied thesefamilies of chimps for many years and helped people understand how much 5 theybehave like humans. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activityof the day. This means going back to the place where we left the familysleeping in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits in the shade ofthe trees while the family begins to wake up and move off. Then we follow asthey wander into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean eachother as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that our group isgoing to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. However,the evening makes it all worthwhile. We watch the mother chimp and her babiesplay in the tree. Then we see them go to sleep together in their nest for thenight. We realize that the bond between members of a chimp family is as strongas in a human family. Nobody before Jane fully understood chimp behaviour. Shespent years observing and recording their daily activities. Since her childhoodshe had wanted to work with animals in their own environment. However, this wasnot easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a womanto live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first fewmonths was she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way peoplethink about chimps. For example, one important thing she discovered was thatchimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruitand nuts. She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and theneating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other, and herstudy of their body language helped her work out their social system.For forty years Jane Goodall has beenoutspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect thelife of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in thewild and not used for entertainment or advertisements. She has helped to set upspecial places where they can live safely. She is leading a busy life but shesays:“Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and Iremember the chimps in laboratories. It's terrible. It affects me when I watchthe wild chimps. I say to myself, 'Aren’t they lucky? ’ Andthen I think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong.Once you have seen that you can never forget She has achieved everything shewanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor’sdegree and showing that women can live in the forest as men can. She inspiresthose who want to cheer the achievements of women.Choose thecorrect answers after reading the passage.2.What did the group do first in the morning? They______.A went into the forest slowly B left the chimp family sleeping in a tree C observed the family of chimps wake up D helped people understand the behaviour of the chimps 3.Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild?Because she wanted A to work with them in their own environment B to prove the way people think about chimps was wrong C to discover what chimps eat D to observe a chimp family4.Jane was permitted to begin her work after _____ A the chimp family woke up Bshe lived in the forestC her mother came to support her Dshe arrived at Gombe5.The purpose of her study was to _______ A watch the wild chimps in cagesB gain a doctor’s degree C understand and respect the lives of chimps D live in the forest as men can6.In pairsdiscuss the following questions. Make notes of your ideas and report to yourclass.1 Why do you think Jane is called a studentof African wildlife?2 What did Jane have to give up whenshe went to live in the forest?3 Do you think it is important to studychimps in the wild rather than in a zoo? Give reasons.4 Do you think you will go if you areasked to study animals in the wild? Why or why not? 7.Learning about Language1 Findthe word or phrase from the previous pages of this unit for each of thesemeanings.1 _______close connection that people havewith each other 2 _______home made in a tree usually for abird3 _______organization with a special purpose,especially for research or teaching4 _______ (of thoughts, questions, etc) tofill one’s mind5 _______the period of time when someone is achild6 _______giving opinions openly and honestly7 _______to move away from a place; to leave8 _______happiness and health of people;money paid by the government 9 _______task that requires a lot of time andeffort8.Fill inthis chart with the proper verb or noun form. Pay attention to the connectionbetween them. Verb Noun achieve behavior observation specialize advertisement Verb Noun connect organize inspiration argument permit Some nouns and verbs remain the same. Here isone example: to shade (someone from something)-, the shade (of a tree). Can youfind at least two more in this unit?9.Replace thewords underlined with a word of opposite meaning. Use the words from the textto help you.1 She saw my friend and ignored him ashe danced happily.She saw my friend and ______ him as he danced happily.2 He knew what he was doing andit was not worth it.He knew what he was doing but it was______.3 It is usual for people to agreeabout the price of a new car.It is usual for people to______about the price of a newcar.4 Many people look down upon poorpeople.Many people_______________ poor people.