Unit 1
Lessons 4-5
Student’s Book pages 15-16
Before reading
Look at the picture
What new information do you think might be included in the text?
The importance of rainforests, the kinds of species that live in them, their coverage, the reason of being in danger and how to save them.
The key words
|
The word |
The meaning |
The part of speech |
|
species |
animals that belong to the same group |
Noun |
|
extinct |
related to a group of animals that don’t exist anymore |
Adjective |
While reading
Rainforests cover six per cent of Earth’s surface. The biggest forests are in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia. About seventy-five per cent of all the species of animals we know live in rainforests, including some beautiful birds, insects and reptiles. Many of them live in the trees, over thirty metres above the ground. There are also thousands of different plants. It is hot in the rainforest and the ground is wet. The rainforests are very important for us because they make the oxygen that we breathe. They also help to control the weather. In many rainforests, loggers have already cut down trees because farmers want the land. Some of the animals that lived in the forest have become extinct. Logging is a big problem today in much of the world. We must save the rainforests. They haven’t disappeared yet, but they are in danger!
The text talks about:
- We must do much more to save the rainforests.
- Some animals have already become instinct.
- we must educate people about the importance of the rainforests.
After reading
Where are the biggest forests?
The biggest forests are in South America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
How much do rainforests cover of Earth's surface?
Rainforests cover six per cent of Earth’s surface.
Write down the percentage of animals that live in rainforests.
About seventy-five per cent of all the species of animals we know live in rainforests, including some beautiful birds, insects and reptiles.
Where do many of these animals live?
Many of them live in the trees, over thirty metres above the ground.
Why are the rainforests very important for us?
Because they make the oxygen that we breathe. They also help to control the weather.
Why have some of the animals that lived in the forest become extinct?
Because in many rainforests, loggers have already cut down trees.
Why have loggers cut down trees?
Because farmers want the land.
| The number |
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1- thousands 2- 30 metres 3- 75 % 4- 6 % |
| The piece of information |
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a-rainforests coverage of Earth’s surface b-different plants c-the trees that many animals live in d-all the species of animals we know live in rainforests |
Answers
1-b
2-c
3-d
4-a