The Elephant


Hints: The elephant - largest land animal - general description: huge body, thick legs, large ears, small eyes, short tail, trunk - where found its food - strong and intelligent - used for carrying heavy loads or logs of wood, for riding and in processions useful even after death




The elephant is the largest land animal. It has a huge body covered with thick skin. I have thick legs and large ears. It has small eyes and a short tail. It is distinguished from other animals by its trunk. The trunk is used both as a hand and a nose. It picks up things and sucks up water with its trunk. Some elephants have tusks, Elephants are found in India, Burma, Thailand, and Africa. Some elephants are found in Nepal, too. The elephant eats grass, leaves, and shrubs. Elephants are very strong and intelligent. They can be trained to do many useful things. They are chiefly used for carrying heavy loads or logs or wood. They are also used for riding. Some rich people keep elephants for prestige. They are also used in hunting and processions. In olden times, they were used in battles. The elephant is useful even after death. Its bones, tusks, and skins are used for making different things. The elephant, the largest land animal in the world, has a high intelligence quotient. The elephant is useful even after death.

Key sentences

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  • The elephant is the largest land animal.
  • It has a huge body covered with thick skin.
  • I have thick legs and large ears.
  • It has small eyes and a short tail.
  • It is distinguished from other animals by its trunk.
  • The tn nk is used both as a hand and a nose.
  • It picks up things and sucks up water with its trunk.
  • Some elephants have tusks, Elephants are found in India, Burma, Thailand, and Africa.
  • Some elephants are found in Nepal, too.
  • The elephant eats grass, leaves, and shrubs.
  • Elephants are very strong and intelligent.
  • They can be trained to do many useful things.
  • They are also used for riding.
  • Some rich people keep elephants for prestige.
  • They are also used in hunting and processions.
  • In olden times, they were used in battles.
  • The elephant is useful even after death.
  • Its bones, tusks, and skins are used for making different things.
  • The elephant, the largest land animal in the world, has a high intelligence quotient.
  • The elephant is useful even after death.

    • Vocabulary:


    general- common

    description - account

    huge            large

    intelligent-      clever

    loads                 burdens

    logs            parts of tree-trunks

    processions                people, vehicles, etc., moving along in an orderly way

    covered with            hidden under

    thick                    having a great distance between opposite surfaces