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19 Sept 2026
Driving Across Madagascar to Protect the World's Last Lemurs
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A long road trip across an island
b) A fast train going through mountains
c) A boat journey in the cold ocean
Ask:
(1) Have you ever seen a photo of a lemur?
(2) Why is it important to protect wild animals?
VOCABULARY
island (/ˈaɪlənd/, noun)
Meaning: A piece of land with water all around it.
Example: Madagascar is a huge island in the ocean.
lemur (/ˈliːmər/, noun)
Meaning: A small animal with a long tail that lives in trees.
Example: The striped lemur sits in the tall tree.
forest (/ˈfɒrɪst/, noun)
Meaning: A large area of land covered with many trees.
Example: Many wild animals live inside the green forest.
drive (/draɪv/, verb)
Meaning: To control a car or truck and move forward.
Example: We drive down the long road every day.
guide (/ɡaɪd/, noun)
Meaning: A person who shows the way to visitors.
Example: The friendly guide helps us find the hidden animals.
protect (/prəˈtekt/, verb)
Meaning: To keep someone or something safe from danger.
Example: Local people work hard to protect the animals.
Madagascar is a very large island in the ocean. It has green forests and rare animals. Drivers take a big car on a very long road trip across the country. They drive two thousand five hundred kilometres. The roads are rough and full of mud.
The travellers want to see wild lemurs in the trees. Lemurs only live on this special island. Some lemurs have long striped tails. Other lemurs jump high between the branches. A local guide helps the travellers in the national park. The guide knows where the small animals sleep.
Today, many lemurs need help because the trees are disappearing. People cut down forests for wood. Now, local rangers protect the trees and build safe parks. Visitors learn how to care for nature. The trip shows that everyone must help save these special animals.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) Where is Madagascar located?
(2) How do travellers move across the long island?
(3) Which animal only lives on this special island?
(4) Why are the forests disappearing today?
(5) How can local guides help visitors in the park?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: drive, forest, guide, protect
Madagascar is a big island with a green _______(1). Travellers _______(2) a car on a long muddy road. A helpful _______(3) shows them where the animals live. Local people work hard to _______(4) the rare lemurs from danger.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this story?
a) Learning how to drive a fast car on smooth roads.
b) Travelling across Madagascar to see and protect lemurs.
c) Building new houses near big cities in Africa.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) Madagascar is a small city with no trees. T/F
(2) Travellers drive two thousand five hundred kilometres on their trip. T/F
(3) Lemurs live in many different countries around the world. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order from 1 to 3:
( ) A guide shows the travellers where the lemurs sleep.
( ) Travellers start a long road trip across Madagascar.
( ) Rangers work to protect the remaining forest trees.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) island
(2) lemur
(3) forest
(4) drive
(5) protect
a) To keep something safe from harm
b) Land surrounded by water
c) To control a vehicle moving on a road
d) An animal with a long tail that lives in trees
e) A large place full of trees and plants
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) The travellers _______ across the island to find wild animals.
a) drove
b) driving
(2) Local guides _______ visitors how to keep the forest safe.
a) shows
b) show
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble: A) lemurs / B) in / C) live / D) tall / E) trees
(2) Unscramble: A) We / B) must / C) protect / D) wild / E) animals
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Answer: a) A long road trip across an island
Section 1: (1) forest, (2) drive, (3) guide, (4) protect
Section 2: b) Travelling across Madagascar to see and protect lemurs.
Section 3: (1) False, (2) True, (3) False
Section 4: 2, 1, 3
Section 5: (1)-b, (2)-d, (3)-e, (4)-c, (5)-a
Section 6: (1) a, (2) b
Section 7: (1) A-C-B-D-E (Lemurs live in tall trees.), (2) A-B-C-D-E (We must protect wild animals.)
Section 8: Open student answers exploring location, transport, wildlife, deforestation, and conservation role.
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