2a Read and choose the correct words. (4x2=8) e.g. 1) did not fly
the dodo, relative, did not fly, could eat them, because of humans
The dedo was a bird that (1) Like many other island birds, dodos only lived on the island of Mauritius. There were no other
animals which (2)... and they lost the power to fly. The dodo was about 1 metre tall and could have weight of 106-175 kg. It was
brownish-grey with yellow feet. The first people landed on Mauritius in 1598. Less than 65 years later, (3) ... disappeared Perhaps
you've heard the popular saying "as dead as a dodo". The dodo is one of the first birds which have died (4) since the late 17th
century. The nearest dodo's (5) ... is the Nicobar Pigeon
