–Sea life Sea life in dangerin danger

• Mrs. kamal :how much is the swordfish, please?assistant: twenty-three pounds a kilo.Mrs. kamal: that's more than the most expensive meat! your prices keep going up!assistant: I'm sorry, but we're paying more and more, so they have to go up, too.Mrs. kamal :but why is it happening?Sámi: it's because the sea is being over-fished , mum. we've been learning this at school.Mrs. kamal: tell me more.Sámi: well, all the adult fish are being caught. that means young ones aren't being produced. and that means fish populations everywhere are falling these days.

• Mrs. kamal: is anything being done about it?assistant: well, yes, fishermen are being stopped from catching too many fish. they're being stopped by the government. they aren't allowed to go out in their fast, modern boats as much as they used to.Mrs. Kamal :so will there be more fish again?assistant: we there will-in the end.Mrs. kamal: and will prices come down?assistant:we hope so.Mrs. kamal: well, I'm very sorry, but until then, we'll have to buy something cheaper. come on, Sami. let's go!

Read and answer these Read and answer these questionsquestions..

Say what these words and Say what these words and phrases mean in contextphrases mean in context..• A. line 5 so they have to go upA. line 5 so they have to go up

• B. line 6 but why`s it happeningB. line 6 but why`s it happening

• C. line 9 young ones aren’t producedC. line 9 young ones aren’t produced

• D. line 14 as much as they used toD. line 14 as much as they used to

• E. line 18 we hops soE. line 18 we hops so

• F. line 19 but until thenF. line 19 but until then

Will the oceans live or die?

Will the oceans liveor die?

• Fish and other sea creatures are Fish and other sea creatures are disappearing fast. In many places, there disappearing fast. In many places, there has been a change that is very easy and has been a change that is very easy and sad to see. . sad to see. .

• Near land , it is often caused by pollution Near land , it is often caused by pollution However, in the deep oceans, the cause is However, in the deep oceans, the cause is often over often over ––fishing.fishing.

• Fishing used to be difficult, Fishing used to be difficult, dangerous and often not very successful. dangerous and often not very successful. However, fishermen then began getting However, fishermen then began getting help from modern technology. They got help from modern technology. They got powerful boats that could sail anywhere. powerful boats that could sail anywhere. They got They got equipment equipment that could find fish that could find fish deep underwater. And to catch them, they deep underwater. And to catch them, they got nets up to three kilometers long. got nets up to three kilometers long. Fishing become less difficult, less Fishing become less difficult, less dangerous and much more successful.dangerous and much more successful.

• it has become too successful . the sea is it has become too successful . the sea is now begin badly over-fished, and we now begin badly over-fished, and we riskrisk causing the oceans to die.causing the oceans to die.

• The situation seemed to be even worse The situation seemed to be even worse for whales 30 years ago .they were for whales 30 years ago .they were hunted hunted everywhere too for their meat and oil, and everywhere too for their meat and oil, and several species were disappearing . there several species were disappearing . there was areal risk of losing these amazing , was areal risk of losing these amazing , intelligent mammals completely.intelligent mammals completely.

• Government Government avoided avoided doing anything for doing anything for years, but finally the world agreed to act.years, but finally the world agreed to act. In In fact, fact,

• In 1985, nearly every country stopped In 1985, nearly every country stopped catching whales. As a result of this catching whales. As a result of this success,success, whale population are not usually hunted whale population are not usually hunted

• Now and are slowly growing again. Now and are slowly growing again. • However, fish population are still being However, fish population are still being

badly damage. In Europe, fisherman are badly damage. In Europe, fisherman are not allowed to catch as many fish as thy not allowed to catch as many fish as thy did, but in most parts of the world they go did, but in most parts of the world they go on fishing as before on fishing as before ––though catching fewer though catching fewer fish. The world will almost certainly not fish. The world will almost certainly not agree to stop fishing in the way that it agree to stop fishing in the way that it agree to stop hunting whales.agree to stop hunting whales.

• Can we hope to save the oceans? Can we hope to save the oceans? Perhaps the only way is the one that Perhaps the only way is the one that people on land found long ago: farming. people on land found long ago: farming. there are already quite a lot of fish there are already quite a lot of fish farms, and perhaps in the future we will farms, and perhaps in the future we will see them all around the worlds coasts. see them all around the worlds coasts. People say the fish that these farms People say the fish that these farms produce do not taste as good as wild produce do not taste as good as wild fish. But that is still much better than fish. But that is still much better than losing all the fish in the world.losing all the fish in the world.

A. pollution and over-fishing are common causes of falling A. pollution and over-fishing are common causes of falling fish populations fish populations) ( ) (

B. before modern technology, there were more fish, and so it B. before modern technology, there were more fish, and so it was easier to catch themwas easier to catch them) ( ) (

C. modern technology has allowed fishermen to catch too C. modern technology has allowed fishermen to catch too many fish many fish) ( ) (

D. thirty years ago, whales learned to catch too many fishD. thirty years ago, whales learned to catch too many fish

) ( ) (

E. the writer thinks fish farms are a bad thingE. the writer thinks fish farms are a bad thing) ( ) (

F. the writer thinks that if fishing continues as it does nom, F. the writer thinks that if fishing continues as it does nom, the oceans will die the oceans will die) ( ) (

Read and mark the Read and mark the sentences true or false. sentences true or false. Correct the ones that are Correct the ones that are falsefalse..

Sea life in dangerSea life in danger

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11 . . Add the _ing form or the infinitive of the Add the _ing form or the infinitive of the verbs in bracketsverbs in brackets . .

aa. . Governments avoided ( ) anything for years,…Governments avoided ( ) anything for years,…(do)(do)

b. … but finally the world agreed ( ). (act)b. … but finally the world agreed ( ). (act)

C. In 1985, nearly every country stopped ( ) C. In 1985, nearly every country stopped ( ) whales. (catch)whales. (catch)

d. … fishermen are not allowed( )as many as d. … fishermen are not allowed( )as many as they did they did (catch) (catch)

22 . .Rewrite the sentences. Add the adverbs in Rewrite the sentences. Add the adverbs in brackets in correct position in the underlined brackets in correct position in the underlined verb unitverb unit..

a. The sea a. The sea is being over-fishedis being over-fished . .

b. The change b. The change is causedis caused by pollution .(often) by pollution .(often)

c. Whale populations c. Whale populations are huntedare hunted . (not usually) . (not usually)

d. Fish populations d. Fish populations are being damagedare being damaged . (still) . (still)

Order of adverbsOrder of adverbs