There are many mysteries in the natural world

There are many mysteries in the natural world… Learn about sea creatures Listen to the story and answer the questions Read the text Make up stories about sea creatures Sing a song

A coral reef Corals are tiny animals that live in warm seas. Each coral animal makes a little cup and lives inside it. Some look like trees; others look like flowers. When many corals grow in the same place they make a coral reef.

Lots of sea animals live on a coral reef. Sea anemones Beautiful starfish Shells Crabs And there are fish - hundreds and hundreds of fish.

The Great Barrier Reef is in the north east of Australia

. 2, 000 kilometres long it is the biggest coral reef in the world. More than 350 kinds of coral grow there. More than 1, 000 kinds of fish live there.

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most beautiful . places in the world EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS GO THERE THE VISITORS SWIM AND DIVE IN THE CLEAR BLUE WATER.

They enjoy looking at the coral, the beautiful fish and all the other animals that live on the reef.

Answer these questions: 1. Where do the corals live? 2. What do they look like? 3. What animals live on a coral reef? 4. Where is the Great Barrier Reef? 5. Is it big? 6. How many kinds of corals grow there? 7. Why do visitors go there? 8. What do they do there?

Complete these sentences: Corals are tiny … Some corals look like … , others look like … When many corals grow in the same place they … Lots of animals … There are crabs, shells … The Great barrier Reef is one of … Every year thousands of … They enjoy swimming, diving and looking at …