tailieunhanh - Reading upper intermediate part 5

Task-based — rather than engaging in closed exercise activities, to use tasks with pay-offs for the learners. Problem-solving focused - so as to engage students in cognitive effort and thus provoke meaningful interaction; | Unit5 33 Task 6 Before you begin this task check your notes with the passage. Make sure that you have understood each point correctly have not missed any of the important points have not misinterpreted information or included any unimportant points. Use your notes to write one of the following a letter to the government of each of the four African countries a letter to the editors of popular newspapers in the four African countries a leaflet informing the public in the four African countries about the dangers of the campaign against the tsetse fly. Task 7 Find the following expressions in the passage and without using a dictionary explain their meanings. 1 a multi-million-pound shot in the arm 2 the ravages of over-grazing 3 severe degradation of pastures and woodlands . . 4 emergency fodder 5 an unquestioned axiom of aid donors 6 something of a step into the unknown 7 ailing economies Task 8 Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as 1 get rid of entirely 2 totally dry area where nothing can be grown 3 person who researches weather 4 not affected by 5 complete destruction 6 live together 7 supporters 8 a creature which lives on another creature Task 9 Study the following statements and decide whether each one is an accurate summary of one of the main points of the passage. Write down the number of each statement and then write yes if it is an accurate summary of one of the main points of the passage x if the statement does not accurately represent what was said in the passage no if the statement is accurate but it does not represent one of the main points of the passage 34 Unit 5 1 The campaign to eradicate the tsetse fly in Africa and open up huge areas to cattle ranching could turn a lot of Africa into desert. 2 The insecticide to be used in spraying the tsetse belts of Zimbabwe Zambia Malawi and Mozambique is a safe chemical. 3 Hie End of Eden is a film about land exploitation financed by an international bank. 4 The UN Food and Agriculture .