1re L2a

PRESERVING THE RAINFORESTS

The world rainforests are currently disappearing at a rate of 6000 acres every hour (this is
about 4000 football fields per hour). When these forests are cut down, the plants and the animals that
live in the forest are destroyed, and some species are at risk of being made extinct. Further as the
large-scale harvesting of lumber from the rainforests continues, the balance of the earth's ecosystem
is disrupted. We need the rainforests to produce oxygen and clean the atmosphere to help us
breathe. We also know that the earth's climate can be affected, as well as the water cycle.
Rainforests also provide us with many valuable medicinal plants, and be a source of a cure from
some deadly diseases.
Many forests can be managed effectively without endangering rare species of plants and
animals and without risking global environmental damage. Companies that harvest timber should not
be allowed to "clear cut" large areas of forest and should be required to plant new trees after they cut
old trees down. Governments should create large parks and reserves where hunting and logging are
not allowed. As a world community, we must be careful not to destroy the resources that people will
need in the future. Many animals from the rainforests are brought to our country illegally. Parrots
and iguanas, for example, are often imported illegally. We should not buy these animals, since that
encourages other people to bring in more animals.
Most of the products that we use in our country come from rainforests, such as rubber, coffee
and rainforest lumber. Rainforests are cut down to harvest the timber and also to make room for
farms to grow coffee and spices. Each of us needs to be thoughtful about the way we consume these
products, and support companies and programs that make a commitment to safe environmental
practices. Recycle and reuse whenever possible, and help keep the earth green and healthy.
2001- 2011 savetherainforest.org

Reading Comprehension
I-Answer the questions
2,5pts
1-who suffers from the destruction of the rainforest?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-How are the rainforests assaulted?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-How are rainforests important to people?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------II-Read the text in pairs and say if the following sentences are true or false and justify by quoting a
relevant passage from the text. 3pts
1-Rainforests disappearance goes together with fauna and flora disappearance
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-The lack of rainforest does not affect the quality of the air.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-Preserving the rainforests should be a worldwide concern now, for the coming generation.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------III-Find the synonyms of the following words in the indicated paragraphs.
2,5pts
Purify

Paragraph 1

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Surfaces

Paragraph 2

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Careful

Paragraph 3

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Linguistic and Communicative Competence

I-Fill in the chart below according to your understanding of the text

4pts

DISAPPEARENCE OF RAINFOREST

1-plants and animals are destroyed

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1- Clear cut should not be allowed

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2pts
II-Complete this little paragraph using Can May Must and Should
Forest keepers (1) should sensitize woodcutters about the dangers of their actions. This will probably lead
them rethink about the future generations. As an alternative to making charcoal for the cooking, they (2) ------be given some subsidies in order to replace this dirty job. Doctors also (3) -----------------let them know that
some medicines (4) -----------------be taken from trees and thats why they (5) ------------------behave as the first
who protect the forest.

III-Look at this picture and write a paragraph where take into consideration the causes, the consequences, the
solutions and suggest some concrete actions 6pts
Causes
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