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Keep it clean
The Earth is our responsibility. It is important to take care of where we live. The
forests help the earth to breathe. The trees and plants renew the air, they use the
carbon dioxide we produce and make the oxygen we need. But we cut them down
and the Earth can’t breathe very well. The sea provides water which becomes rain
and the rain gives us our water to drink. But we pollute the sea and the water
becomes poisonous. In a few years we are not going to have much water to drink.
So, how can we help? - Stop cutting down the trees in the rainforests.
- Stop polluting the sea.
- Recycle as much as we can.
In many countries people cut down most of the forests. They burned the wood or used it
for building. One solution to this problem is planting new trees to replace the old ones.
Some people are trying to help the situation in different ways. Some shops are giving
new bags that people can re-use. Every time you go to the shop, you can take these
bags.
A. Match the words or expressions with the ones from the
text.
1. protect a. poisonous
2. destroy trees b. recycle
3. contaminate water and air c. take care of
4. that can kill you d. pollute
5. use again in a different way e. cut down trees
B. True or False. Find evidence from the text for your answers.
1. We don’t need to worry about the environment. ___________________________
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2. Trees help to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. __________________________
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3. In the future we will drink seawater. ________________________________________
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4. Some people find ways to try and help solving the problems. ________________
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5. There are many new forests in the world. ___________________________________
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C. Choose the correct answer to the questions about the text.
1. Why are plants and trees important?
a. Because there are no forests if they are destroyed
b. Because they help recycle the air we breathe.
Grammar
B. Fill in the gaps with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
Dear Diary,
This ________ (be) our best holiday. We _________ (arrive) at the airport in New Delhi
early in the morning, so we ___________ (have) time to go to the hotel, leave our
luggage and prepare for a walk in the city. But before that we __________ (meet) our
guide.
First of all, we ________ (visit) THE Taj Mahal. It _______ (be) magnificent. I _______
(feel) so peaceful and calm. At lunch we _______ (eat) vegetable curry and we
___________ (drink) tea. My husband _________ (find) the curry too spicy but I really
______________
(love) it. We also ___________ (try) Chapati. (A kind of bread).
In the afternoon our guide _________ (take) us to the local market. Later we
_________
( receive) an invitation to watch the traditional dances. We all _________ (sit) on the
floor.
3. Where ____________________ ? She went to London last Year for her holidays
a. did she go to London? b. did she go last year for her holidays?
4. How _______________________ ? They went by car; her friend’s father took them
a. did they meet? B. did they go?
5. How much _____________ for her new clothes? The jeans were 50$ and the shoes
75$
a. did you pay ? b. did you paid?
Writing
You are on holidays. Write a postcard to a friend. Tell him / her:
What you are doing; what you did yesterday; who did you go with; If you
are enjoying the holidays. Write about 70 to 80 words