Question

Reading Section, Level B2: Чтение и лексико-грамматическая работа с текстом: The biggest reason ___ 1 deforestation is to ___ 2 space for food manufacturing. Deforestation is the term ____ 3 for the destruction ___ 4 the rainforests. This is ___ 5 done by burning ___ 6, chopping down the trees, or ___ 7 some cases, flooding ___ 8 areas. 28,000 species ___ 9 animals are expected to become extinct ___ 10 to deforestation. 1. Дополнить пропущенные слова. 2. Выписать любые 2 слова на выбор, дать к ним по 2-3 однокоренных слова, любые части речи. 3. В последнем предложении заменить предлог (10 ____ to) на синоним.

Answer 1

1

1 for 2 find / get 3 used 4 of 5 usually / always 6 them 7 in 8 the 9 of 10 due

2

Deforestation - forest, forester

Expect - expectation, expectating

3

due to = thanks to, because of ( в этом контексте)

Answer 2

Nr 1

1 for 2 clear 3 used 4 of 5 being 6 them 7 in 8 the 9 of 10 due

Nr 2

* Manufacturing - manufacture, manufacturer

* Reason - reasonable, reasonably, unreasonable

Nr 3

Due to... - because of...

Answer 3

1. The biggest reason for deforestation is to clear space for food manufacturing.

2. Deforestation is the term used for the destruction of the rainforests.

3. This is often done by burning, chopping down the trees, or, in some cases, flooding the areas.

4. 28,000 species of animals are expected to become extinct due to deforestation.

5. Words and their related forms:

   • reason (noun): rationale, justification, cause
   • deforestation (noun): deforest, deforested, deforesting
   • destruction (noun): demolish, destructive, destructor
   • manufacturing (noun): manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing
   • burning (verb): burn, burnt, burner
   • chopping (verb): chop, chopped, chopper
   • flooding (verb): flood, flooded, flooder

6. In the last sentence, replace "due to" with "because of." 28,000 species of animals are expected to become extinct because of deforestation.