Download this free B2–C1 English worksheet PDF for adult learners and English teachers. This lesson is based on scientists studying unusual orca behaviour recorded in the Gulf of California in 2024 and 2025.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world science and wildlife topic about orcas, animal intelligence, social learning, play, feeding behaviour, wildlife tourism and ocean research. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, advanced conversation practice and homework before a discussion lesson.
The article explains that during two recorded incidents, one adult orca stabilised a dead sharp-tail sunfish while another charged towards it at speed. Students read that the fish broke apart into thousands of fragments, and that a juvenile then fed on the smaller pieces.
This worksheet encourages learners to discuss the boundary between feeding, teaching and entertainment in animal behaviour. Students consider whether animals play mainly for fun or to learn useful skills, whether some behaviours spread through social groups, and whether animals are sometimes unfairly described as dangerous or cruel.
The article also explores the role of wildlife-tour operators in scientific discovery. Students read that drones and underwater cameras can reveal scenes researchers might otherwise miss, but boats must stand back, avoid disturbing animals and follow local rules. The lesson asks how ordinary people can help scientists record unusual wildlife behaviour responsibly.
The PDF includes a B2–C1 reading article, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, a task where students use new language, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss animal culture, coordination, curiosity, prey-processing, wildlife filming, tourism ethics and how much remains hidden below the surface of the ocean.
Level: B2–C1
Date: 23 July 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, orcas, animal behaviour, wildlife tourism, intelligence and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B2–C1 reading text about unusual orca behaviour
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match vocabulary practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as caught on camera, teamed up, broke apart, carried out, make sense of, turn out to be, pass down, draw attention to, stand back and open up. It also practises vocabulary such as striking, incidents, charged, fragments, manoeuvre, coordination, enormous, boundary, disturbing and hidden.
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