Transcript Author: School. Most kids say they don't like school. They say their subjects are boring, or there's too much homework. In fact, school is one of the best times of a person's life. Think about it. The hours are short, usually just six hours a day, you have the opportunity to learn lots of really useful stuff. You get to do science experiments, learn a musical instrument and play sports. On top of that, you get loads of holidays. Oh, I nearly forgot. You also get to see and play with your friends five days a week. What is there not to like? Okay, school lunches are not the best in the world, but you can bring your own lunch. And yes, exams are stressful, but if you study you will do well in them. I'd love to go back to school. If I had another chance, I'd try my best in every subject.  

” If your friend has a problem, you probably try to help him or her. However, do you know that animals also help each other? In a film about animals, a zoologist explained that scientists were learning a lot about the ways that animals behave. For example, he said that when he studied a group of dolphins, he saw something unusual. Dolphins need air to survive, but one of the dolphins in the group was too weak to swim to the top of the water. So, several dolphins quickly swam under him and pushed him to the top of the water where he could get air. Then, they held him there until he was strong enough to swim alone. A scientist in Africa told another example of animals helping each other. The scientist was watching a local elephant eating some leaves from a tree. Suddenly, another elephant arrived. Animals often attack other animals that enter their territory and eat their food, so what happened next surprised the scientist. The second elephant was hurt and could not get its own food, so the first elephant pulled a small tree from the ground and put it into the weak elephant’s mouth. For that reason, there are some questions to answer. When animals help one another, does it also improve their chances of survival or are they just being nice? These are just some of the questions that scientists are still trying to answer.  

Card 2. Discuss with your partner the topic ‘Helping and Heroes’. The following questions will help you to organize your talk: 1) Who is a hero? 2) Do you believe in superheroes? Why (not)? 3) Do people need superheroes? Why (not)? 4) Do you think sports stars are bigger heroes than movie stars? Why (not)? 5) Do you think soldiers and police officers are heroes? Why (not)?