Reading
Conserving
the world natural resources
Read
the passage and do the task that follows
In
the decade of the 1700s, the United Nations organized several important
meetings on the human environment to study a very serious problem. We humans
being are destroying the world around us. We are using up all of our natural
resources. We must learn to conserve them, or life will be bad for our children
and our grandchildren.
There
are several major parts to this problem.
Distribution: Scientists
say there is enough water in the world for everyone but some countries have a
lot of water and some have only little. Some areas get all the rain during one
season. The rest of year is dry. There are huge forests in the Amazon area of Brazil. In
other parts of the world, there is only desert.
Petroleum: We
are using up the world's petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our
buildings in winter. Farmers are using petrochemicals to make their soil rich.
They use them to kill insects that eat plants. These chemicals go into the
rivers and lakes and kill fish there. Thousands of people also die from these
chemicals every year. Chemicals also go into the air and pollute it. Winds
carry this polluted air to other countries and other continents.
Poverty:
Poor farmers use the same land over and over. The land needs a rest so it will
be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people
cut down trees for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land
becomes desert. However, people need wood to cook their food. Poor people can
not save environment for the future.
We
now have information and the ability to solve the huge problems. However, this
is not the problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem
for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to
conserve the world's resources. No one controls the future, but we all help
make it.
Task:
Choose the correct answer
1. We
humans are destroying our _________.
A. Environment
B.
Farms
C.
Decade
D.
Desert
2. Good
distribution means _____.
A. having things in the right places
at the right time
B. cutting down forests and selling
them to other countries
C. building water system to carry
water to farms
D. conserving our natural resources
3. Petrochemicals
help make the _________rich.
A. insects
B. air
C. soil
D. water
4. Poor
farmers don’t give their land a rest because ________.
A. They don’t have petrochemicals to
kill insects.
B. They don’t have enough land to
let some of it rest each year.
C. They need more water
D. They need firewood
5. Which
one of these statements is NOT true?
A. People must work together to save
the environment.
B. We have the ability to solve
environmental problem.
C. We control the future.
D. We help make the future.
1. A. 2.
A. 3. C. 4. B. 5. C.
Writing
Today, we will help you to write a letter of invitation.
Pre-writing
Please do the task below:
Mai is 17 years old. She has a
pen-friend in England, Mary. Mai has just
received a letter from Mary saying that she is taking a student exchange course
in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Read Mai's reply below and answer the following questions.
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Dear Mary,
Thank you so much for the letter that arrived yesterday.
I'm very happy to hear that you're coming to Hanoi this summer. You said that your
student exchange course in Hanoi
will last for one month, so would you like to come and see us?
We have a spare room, so there's no problem about putting
you up, and you're welcome to stay for as long as you like. We are not going
away this summer, so there's no problem about arranging dates.
Please write soon and tell me if you can come. My best
wishes to your parents. My parents send their kindest regards.
Love,
Mai
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Answer the following question:
1. Is it formal or informal?
2. What is her main purpose when writing this letter? Which phrase introduces
that purpose?
3. What are the contents of each paragraph?
4. What is the ending of the letter?
Writing
Write a letter to your friend to ask her to come to your party. In the
letter, you should mention:
- Time of the party
- Place of the party
- And your wish that your friend will come
Ex:
Dear Van,
I am writing this letter to invite you to come to my
birthday party. The party will be held at 7 p.m this Sunday at my house. There
will be some of our friends in our class and some of my relatives there.
We will have a small party with many special food
prepared by my mother. I'm sure that you will like them. We also have some
small games with the gift for the winners. I hope that you will come and join
us.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Love,
Trung