General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 02 Topic 04.doc READING 02 Preserve our forests – task 1. Read the questions. 2. For question 1, read the introduction about Melinda Watson. 3. For questions 2-8, read the article "Preserve our forests". 4. Choose the correct answers. 1. When did Melinda begin to fight for the environment? a) when she was growing up on a dairy farm b) when she first saw clear felling in a forest c) when she first went bushwalking 2. What is this article about? a) the benefits of forests and why we should protect them b) the practices of the timber industry and how they have changed c) how the tourist industry uses forests 3. What reasons does the article give to show that forests are important? a) economic benefits, places to relax, food for thousands of people b) beauty, good quality timber, fire wood c) plant and animal habitats, clean air and water, tourism dollars 4. What does the article say is happening to forests around the world? a) more and more are being destroyed b) more and more are being saved c) more and more are being used profitably 5. In what way has the timber industry changed how it uses the forests? a) It used to cut down whole forests but now it only takes out individual trees. b) It has become more destructive. c) It has become more profitable. 6. Why are forests better homes for animals than plantations? a) Forests provide a diversity of habitats, but plantations don’t. b) There are more trees in forests than in plantations. c) Plantations are logged more often than forests. 7. The article says, "… people are paying for the destruction of their own forests." What reason does it give? a) People don’t have clean air to breathe and the water is polluted. b) Timber is very expensive. c) Many governments support logging companies. 8. What does the article say is a better economic use of forests? a) choosing individual trees and making quality timber products b) creating a tourist industry from forests c) wood chipping forests and making paper 71 QUESTLANGUAGE
