1024 deforestation 3

DEFORESTATION READING AND INTERPRETING :(15pts) Read the text carefully then the activities The Amazon forest covers five million square kilometers, an area as big as the whole Europe excluding Russia It contains one third of the world’s trees However, the trees are disappearing By 1974, a quarter of the forest had already been cut down In the following year, 1975, four per cent of the remaining trees went If the destruction of the forest continues at the same rate, there will be nothing left in a few years Scientists say that the disappearance of trees is already causing changes in the climate In Peru, there is less snow than before on the high peaks of the Andes mountains In Bolivia there is very little rain What will happen if more of the Amazon forest is cut down? According to climatologists if the Amazon forest disappears, there will be less oxygen and it will be difficult for us to breathe, the temperature will rise, the ice-caps at the North and the South poles will melt Even the sea level will rise Therefore, seaside cities will be flooded Scientists not agree about the calculations which can be done in different ways with different results But all the scientists agree that if we destroy the Amazon forest, it will be an environmental suicide Life on earth will become difficult, and it may become impossible 1-Give a title to the text (0,5pt) 2-Say whether the following statements are true or false: (2pts) a-The Amazon forest is bigger than Europe b-It contains most of the world’s trees c-Deforestation leads to climate change d-If the Amazon forest is destroyed, the coastal towns will be under water 3-Answer the following according to the text:(3pts ) a- How big is the Amazon forest? b- Why is the Amazon forest so important? c- What will happen if it ever disappears? 4-Match words with their synonyms:(1pt ) 1-whole a- go up 2-climate b-result 3-rise c-complete 4-consequence d-weather 5-Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to: (1pt) -including §1 -low §2 -drop §3 -easy §4 6-Write the correct form of the verbs in ( ): ( 2pts) a- If humans respected the environment, they ( stop) polluting it b-At the current rate, the Amazon forest (disappear) by 2030 c-If trees absorb CO2, there (be ) less air pollution d-if we (not stop) cutting trees, the Amazon forest will become a desert 7- Join these pairs of sentences with: (2pts) -therefore -though -because -so ……that a- Paper is indispensable in our live We must take care of how to use it b- We have to recycle wasted paper Our earth has limited natural resources c- A lot of trees have been cut down Millions of species have lost their habitat d- Deforestation is harmful to the earth We continue to cut down trees 8- Form adjectives from these words: (1pt) -reduce - renew -radioactivity 9- Give opposites keeping the same root: (1pt) -drinkable -sufficient -pure - danger -responsible 10- Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘s’: (1,5pt) -changes -trees -continues -peaks -rises -results /S/ /Z/ /IZ/ WRITTEN EXPRESSION: (5pts) Choose ONE of the following topics: Topic 1: Trees are essential for humans, animals and nature Explain -Provide oxygen provide wood and fruit -Absorb CO2 –stop the desert … Topic 2: Forests are very important What must we to protect them? BEST WISHES