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👉SKILLS
Reading
1. Read the article. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D.
Invasive species are the foreign plants or animals which come into a place and badly affect it. Invasive species can harm local living things and people's health.
In the 1970s, fish farmers brought silver carp into the United States with the hope to improve water quality in fish ponds. Many carp then escaped into the Mississippi River. They have gradually taken over the resources of paddlefish in the river. Their population have grown so rapidly that paddlefish don't have enough food and are dying out.
Water hyacinth, which is native to South America, came to Africa in the 1980s. At first, people planted it for its beautiful purple flowers. Since then, the plant has spread very quickly and covered Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. Water hyacinth blocks the flow of lake water and creates homes for mosquitoes and insects.
Since invasive species cause many types of problems, there should be stricter laws to stop people from taking plants and animals to a new place.
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. Definition of invasive species.
B. Some troubles caused by invasive species.
C. How local environments affect new species.
D. The impact of invasive animals on local people.
2. How do silver carp affect paddlefish in the Mississippi River?
A. They eat paddlefish.
B. They become food for the paddlefish.
C. They use up most of the paddlefish's food.
D. They make the river water dirty.
3. People in Africa first used water hyacinth as a type of
A. decorative plant
B. herb medicine
C. fish food
D. insect killer
4. Which of the following is true about water hyacinth in Lake Victoria?
A. It is poisonous to local people.
B. It feeds the paddlefish in the lake.
C. It helps clean up the lake water.
D. It allows mosquito populations to increase.
5. The text suggests preventing the spread of invasive species by.
A. introducing stricter laws
B. taking animals to a new place
C. raising people's awareness
D. growing new types of plants
Speaking
2. Work in groups. Imagine a job that may be popular in the future. Discuss the answers to the questions about the job and report them to the class.
1. What may be a popular job in the future?
2. What type(s) of training does it require?
3. What skill(s) do you need to do it?
4. What personal qualities are necessary to do the job well?
Listening
3. Listen to a conversation between Trang and Tom. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words. 🎧
1. Trang is reading about newly invented _____.
2. Trang wants to have a _____.
3. Trang wants the View-me window to show the _____ all day.
4. Tom says that with the blue hat, Trang doesn't need to carry along a _____.
5. Trang doesn't like the blue hat because it's not _____.
Writing
4. Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your friend telling him/her about an organisation which protects the ocean.
You can use the ideas below.
- Name of the organisation: Save the Oceans Importance of ocean habitats: produce half of the earth's oxygen; adjust the climate; create homes for plants and animals
- Current situation: habitat loss due to overfishing and pollution
- What the organisation does: promotes smart fishing; encourages people to use fewer plastic bags; organises campaigns to clean up the beach and the sea
Start and end the email as follows:
Dear _____,
It's nice to hear from you again. I've read an article about _____. Let me tell you about it.
____________________________________________________________________________________________.
Write to me soon.
Cheers,
