BEFORE YOU READ 

Look at the pictures, and then answer the questions.

(Nhìn vào các hình, và sau đó trả lời các câu hỏi.)

1. Have you ever visited a zoo or a forest?

(Bạn đã bao giờ đến thăm một vườn thú hay một khu rừng chưa?)

2. What animals are you interested in? Why?

(Bạn thích động vật gì? Tại sao?)

3. Do you need to protect animals forests?

(Bạn có cần bảo vệ rừng động vật không?)

WHILE YOU READ 

Read the paragraphs, and then do the tasks that follows.

(Đọc các đoạn văn, và sau đó làm bài tập theo sau.)

A. The loss of forest is destroying the earth’s plant and animal variety. Scientists say about 5,000 species of plants and animals arc eliminated each year. This is especially worrying as many of those plants and animals could be used as medicines against cancer, AIDS, heart disease and many other sicknesses. We may never know the true cost of this destruction.

B. Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live. Farmers need water for their crops. Hydroelectric dams hold back needed water and provide power for homes and industries. Frees, grasses, and other plant life play an important part in the natural circulation of water, and thus help conserve it. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil. Rapid run-off would cause frequent floods and leave little water during dry seasons.

C. These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad. What can each of us do? We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the disappearance of plants and animals. But we can stop worsening the problem while scientists search for answers, and laws are passed in nature's defence.

Task 1: Match the word in A with a suitable definition in B.

(Ghép từ ở A với định nghĩa phù hợp ở B.)

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

(Quyết định những câu sau đúng(T) hay sai (F).)

Task 3: Choose the most suitable main idea for each paragraph.

(Chọn ý chính phù hợp nhất cho mỗi đoạn văn.)

1. We cannot live without water.

(Chúng ta không thể sống thiếu nước.)

2. Let’s do something to save the earth.

(Hãy làm một cái gì đó để cứu Trái Đất.)

3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.

(Rừng cho chúng ta rất nhiều thứ quý giá.)

4. Vegetation can help conserve water.

(Thảm thực vật có thể giúp bảo tồn nước.)

AFTER YOU READ  

Answer the following questions.

(Trả lời các câu hỏi sau.)

1. What is the consequence of losing forest?

(Hậu quả của việc mất rừng là gì?)

2. How important is water in our life?

(Nước trong cuộc sống của chúng ta quan trọng như thế nào?)

3. What should we do for the future of our planet?

(Chúng ta nên làm gì cho tương lai của hành tinh chúng ta?)