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BEFORE YOU READA.Read the paragraph below. Match each word in bold with its definition.The %u201cJurassic Coast%u201d in south England has been described as a walk through time. Over millions of years, it has been a desert, a warm sea, and a thick forest. The changes can be seen in rock layers in cliffs along the beach. The coastline here is especially famous for its fossils of extinct animals%u2014remains of creatures that died out long ago. Many are now kept in museums. Some have just a few bones, while others show a complete skeleton.1. (adj) no longer living; died out2. (n) animals (not human beings)3. (n) a sandy area along the edge of the sea4. (n) the set of bones inside an animal%u2019s body5. (n) buildings with many cultural or scientific objectsB.Read the first sentence of each paragraph of Reading A. Why do you think Mary Anning is remembered today? Discuss with a partner and check your ideas as you read.DEFINITIONSSKIMMING /PREDICTINGThe cliffs and beach of Lulworth Cove form part of England%u2019s Jurassic Coast. 68Unit 5A