Page 4 - Book II Unit 2

2 Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Why did the writer visit Tibet?
2 What happened to the Tibetan antelope in the 1980s and 1990s?

3 What did people do to help protect the Tibetan antelope?
4 What does “national protection” mean? Can you list more examples?

5 How does the writer feel about modern life? How do you know?

3 Read the sentences below, and decide if each idea is the literal meaning (L)
of the text or only implied (I) by the text.

EXAMPLE
Identify literal and implied
I The Tibetan antelope lives high above sea level. meaning

( This is implied by “The air is thin”.) Literal meaning is the usual,
When they first saw the antelopes, they were very far away. basic meaning of the words,
i.e. exactly what the words say.
We should not buy goods made from endangered animals. Implied meaning is suggested
but not directly expressed, i.e.
Human activities are threatening animals and plants. you guess the meaning based
on what you know.
The Tibetan antelope is not an endangered species now.

4 Learn about elephants by reading and completing the passage with the
correct forms of the words.

hunter illegally reserve attack
exist plain harmony threat

Herds of elephants used to live on the of Africa
and in the forests of Asia. But today, they face a serious
from . These large animals
are being killed for their body parts that are
considered valuable. In order to save them, some countries have
created where they can live in peace and safety.
However, the on them will continue as long as
interest in buying elephant products . To achieve
between humans and animals, the world must
protect these beautiful creatures.

5 Discuss the questions below in pairs.

The writer says that we must change our way of life and learn to live in harmony with nature in
order to save our planet. Do you agree? What do you think we should do or change?

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