2nd semester 2nd test 1ere l2a

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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 thatlive 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 harvesttimber 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 arenot 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

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Reading Comprehension

I-Answer the questions

1-who suffers from the destruction of the rainforest?

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2-How are the rainforests assaulted?

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3-How are rainforests important to people?

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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.

1-Rainforests disappearance goes together with fauna and flora disappearance

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2-The lack of rainforest does not affect the quality of the air.

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3-Preserving the rainforests should be a worldwide concern now, for the coming generation.

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III-Findthe synonyms of the following words in the indicated paragraphs.

Linguistic and Communicative Competence

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

II-Complete this little paragraph using CanMayMust 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.

Purify Paragraph 1 -------------

Surfaces Paragraph 2 -------------

Careful Paragraph 3 -------------

DISAPPEARENCE OF RAINFOREST

1-plants and animals are destroyed

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1- Clear cut should not be allowed

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III-Look at this picture and write a paragraph where take into consideration the causes, the consequences, the

solutions and suggest some concreteactions

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