Spider Webs

All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food.

Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs.
The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe.

Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown, grey or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy,. When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see.

Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped!.

Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That's because spiders feel the web move. And the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug.

As you can see. Webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide catch food. Whithout webs, spiders would not be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!.

Exercises:

1. Before reading:

Aplique las estrategias 1 y 4 antes de leer el texto “Spider Webs” y explique a continuación cuáles son las ideas generadas a partir de la lectura global.

• Todas las arañas tejen redes.
• Las telarañas ayudan a las arañas a esconderse.
• Las telarañas permiten mantener unidos los huevos de las arañas.
• Las telarañas permiten que las arañas atrapen comida más fácil.

2. While reading:

Aplique las estrategias 3 y deduzca la idea principal de cada párrafo antes de leer el texto por completo.

• Las telarañas son vitales para todas las arañas.
• Las telarañas permiten asegurar los huevos de las arañas.
• Las telarañas ayudan a que las arañas se oculten de depredadores.
• Las telarañas facilitan la alimentación de las arañas.
• Las arañas necesitan las telarañas para sobrevivir.

- After reading:

Comprehension Questions:

3) This passage is mostly about:

A. spider colors

B. spider webs

C. spider eggs

4) Spider webs help spiders

I. hold eggs - II. catch food - III. find water

A. I only

B. I and II only

C. I, II, and III

5) As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means:

A. stuck

B. hidden

C. eaten

6) How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?

A. They hear it.

B. They smell it.

C. They feel it.

7) As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay:

A. alive

B. hidden

C. caught

8) The passage lists three reasons why spiders spin webs (paragraph 1). Of these reasons, which do you think is the most important? Why?

• The most important reason why spiders spin webs is that webs help spiders catch food, so webs allow the survival of spiders.

9) Are the spider webs good? Do spiders need them? Why or why not?

• The webs are very good for spiders and they need them a lot, because due to them they can feed, hide and protect their eggs from other animals.