Karen of the Karoo - Oxford Discover 4 Workbook PDF
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International Business School Kelajak Ilmi
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This workbook section contains engaging questions about the Karoo Basin in South Africa, highlighting paleontology and the search for fossils. It features an interactive learning component, potentially a reading comprehension section or discussion starter, with a focus on the topic of dinosaur discovery.
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# Karen of the Karoo ## Read **A**. Why is the Karoo a famous place? **B**. Read again. As you read, make predictions. Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils. Karen's father was a paleontologist, and Karen enjoyed lookin...
# Karen of the Karoo ## Read **A**. Why is the Karoo a famous place? **B**. Read again. As you read, make predictions. Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils. Karen's father was a paleontologist, and Karen enjoyed looking at all the dinosaur bones in his office. She hoped to discover her own dinosaur bone someday. Every summer, Karen's father invited paleontologists from around the world to the Karoo. As they hiked through the dry land, he would show them fossil samples within the layers of sedimentary rock and ash. **Think** Do you think that Karen will find a dinosaur bone? Why or why not? This summer, Karen asked her father if she could go along on the hike. He agreed, but he asked her to stay close by. As they drove to the trail, Karen's heart beat quickly with excitement. There were so many places to explore! The hike was interesting, but Karen was too curious to stay on the trail. Without asking, she ran down into a nearby ravine and looked among the rocks. Then, she heard her father's voice calling to her. She ran up the side of the ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny. "Dad!" she shouted excitedly. Karen's father stood at the top of the ravine with the other people. They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object. All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull of a dinosaur, a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen's hand. Her father smiled. "Karen," he said. "You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!" **Think** What do you think the shiny white object will be? A map of South Africa is shown with the Karoo Basin highlighted. There is also a drawing of Karen and a paleontologist looking for fossils.
