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An informational report has the following parts:
1. What is being reported (title).
2. Definition and general information of what is being reported.
3. Description or specific information. It usually consists of:
a. How it looks (size, weight, etc.)
b. Where you can find it (origin)
c. What it consumes (diet)
d. When and how it reproduces (reproduction)
e. Prices (for things such as electronic devices, utilities, cars, motors,
etc.)


Read the report about the blue whale and then discuss the
meanings of the vocabulary based on its context. Then, answer the
questions.

                               The Blue Whale

      The Blue Whale is largest whale and the largest living creature
on Earth. Blue whales were hunted a lot for oil, baleen, meat, and
other products from the 1930s to the 1960s. This hunting almost
caused the extinction of the species. They are now protected and
may gradually be returning in several areas.
Blue whales are mainly found in very cold waters, like the Arctic
and Antarctic waters. They migrate to the tropics in the winter and
to the Arctic and Antarctic in summer.
      Blue whales can reach over 24 m (80 ft) long; mature females are
usually a bit longer than mature males. They weigh between 87,500-
142,500 kg. The skin has a light grey and white spotty pattern.
      Blue whales feed by opening its mouth into dense groups of
small sea creatures like plankton, krill or fish.
      Blue whales are mammals. They give birth once every two or
three years. Mating occurs during the summer season, and they give
birth after about 11 months. The calf nurse for seven or eight months
and gain weight about 90 kg (200 lb) per day.

Questions
1. What is the text about?
2. What is a blue whale?
3. Why are blue whales endangered?
4. Where do they live?
5. What do they eat?
6. How do they look like?
7. What do they eat?
8. When do they usually mate?
9. When do they reproduce?
10. How long does the calf nurse?