Question

Ex6

The 12th of August is World Elephant Day, which is an international annual event (1) ............... to the preservation and protection of the world’s elephants. Why is there a day for elephants? The answer can be found in the fact that this species’ population is rapidly (2) ................., and they need help.

In 1930, there were about 10 million African elephants in the wild. In 1989, when they were added to the international list of the most (3) ................... species, there were about 600,000 remaining. Elephant numbers have dropped by 62% over the last decade, and they could be mostly extinct by the end of the next decade. An estimated one hundred African elephants are killed each day by poachers (4) .................. ivory, meat, and body parts, leaving only 400,000 alive today.

Asian elephants have never been as (5) ...................... as African ones, and today they are even more endangered. At the turn of the century, there were an estimated 200,000 Asian elephants. Today there are probably no more than 40,000 in the (6).................... .

Ex7

Elephants are a keystone species, and they play an important role in maintaining biodiversity. Below are some examples.

While looking for food, elephants pull down trees and break up thorny bushes, which helps to create grasslands for other animals to inhabit. In addition, they use their feet to dig up salt licks that are rich in nutrients for themselves and for other animals. Their footprints also create deep holes that water can collect in. Other species rely on this water source in the dry season.

Most importantly, elephant droppings are vital to the environment. Animals such as baboons and birds pick up undigested seeds and nuts from these droppings for their food. This type of waste also works as a kind of manure, which helps humans to have fertile soil to plant their crops. Elephant droppings are also a vehicle for dispersing seeds and making them grow. Some types of seeds will not germinate unless they have passed through an elephant's digestive system. So, if elephants become extinct, those seeds would not grow into trees, leading to an increase in soil erosion and flooding.

What would happen if there were no more elephants on Earth? Elephants maintain the ecosystems in which they live, and make it possible for a lot of other plant and animal species to survive in those environments as well. In a nutshell, if elephants become extinct, many other species will disappear.

1.

How can elephants create grasslands for other animals to live in?

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2.

Where do many species get water in the dry season?

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3.

Where do baboons and birds get their food?

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4.

In what way can humans benefit from elephants?

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5.

How can elephant droppings affect the growth of some kinds of seeds?

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6.

What happens if elephants become extinct?

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7.

Where are the two parts of the text above most likely to be found: in a brochure for wildlife protection, or a scientific report about the importance of elephants?

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Ex8

a. about 2,750 in the wild
b. prefer wetlands, rivers, swamps, and rice paddies for feeding
c. endangered (IUCN Red List)
d. non-migratory cranes: on Hokkaido Island, Japan
e. weight: 7-10 kilos; height: 150 cm

Varieties and breeding grounds	• mostly found in north-east Asia  • migratory cranes: migrate from Russia, north-eastern China and Mongolia to Korea and coastal China (in autumn), and back to their old ‘homes’ in spring • (1)
Physical features	• both land and water birds, with a red patch of bare skin on the top of the head  • (2)
Habitat and diet	• (3)  • eat insects, fish, crabs, etc., in the breeding season  • eat vegetation (grass, nuts, rice, etc.) in winter
Population	• population trend: decreasing  • (4)
Conservation status	• (5)  • facing threats from human activities: poaching, agricultural and economic development (use of pesticides, dam construction which lowers the water level in lowland areas)  • promoting breeding programmes with captive birds to increase their population

Ex9

How to protect red-crowned cranes. 
• restore wetlands and breeding grounds for the birds by stopping building dams 
• boost breeding programmes with captive birds to increase their population 
• limit the use of pesticides in farming to avoid polluting the rivers, meadows and rice fields
• set up artificial feeding sites to attract the birds

 

How to protect African elephants. 
• ban the transportation of, and trading in, ivory products 
• launch anti-poaching campaigns
• help governments to make plans that contribute to elephant conservation while benefiting local people to reduce human-elephant conflict 
• educate people about the importance of elephants

A. Introduction - Good morning/afternoon, everyone. - Today, I’d like to talk about how to protect (red-crowned cranes/elephants), an endangered species.	B3. My next point is …  .......................... .......................... ..........................
B. How to protect (species) B1. To begin with, I’d like to suggest …  ............................. ............................. .............................	B4. One final way to protect (species) is …  ........................... ........................... ...........................
B2. Let’s now turn to another solution …    .............................. .............................. ..............................	C. Conclusion - To sum up, let’s look at the main points again … - Thanks for listening.

Ex10

1. (of number) calculated approximately, but not exactly............................
2. existing in large quantities; numerous.........................
3. the most important part (of a plan, idea, etc.) that other parts depend........................
4. a place to which animals go to take in salt deposits............................
5. spreading widely.............................
6. dung; solid waste matter of animals...........................
7. in a few words; briefly............................

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