Forests

10/10/2020 5:32:00 PM

Do you know?

Forests are home to about 80% of the planet’s terrestrial animals and plants.
Forests are the supply of nutritious foods, such as nuts, fruits, seeds and even insects which are rich in protein.

Let's go to the forests!

Forests cover one-third of the world’s land area. Image: euractiv.com

Listen and choose the correct answer.

According to the audio, forests are ____.
What made the earth rich with nutrients?

According to the audio, forests are ____.

home for animals
only found in the tropics
boring to visit

What makes the earth rich with nutrients?

The wind in the air
The sunshine
The bodies of dead animals

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Forests

Forests can be found all around the world. There are many different plants and animals that use the forest as their home.

In the forest, small animals eat the fruits, 3.1, mushrooms, and insects. They 3.2 around from tree to tree and jump from branch to branch. Larger animals eat smaller animals. Other animals eat seeds and 3.3. Even though most animals are 3.4 of humans, they are never far away. An ant, bat, robin, snake, deer, or turkey may be hiding among the leaves. They may be sitting in the trees. They might be running on the ground.

Many different types of trees live in the forest. Trees drop their leaves during the fall to save water on the floor of the forest. The soil is made up of fallen leaves, dirt, and animals that have died. After the animals and plants die, their bodies break down. This makes the earth rich with 3.5.

Forests are fun places to visit. A person who wants to see and hear the real sounds of the forest must sit quietly and listen with his or her eyes and ears.

Read the text and answer the questions.

A forest is an area of land with an ecological system dominated by trees. Image: unep.org

Forests can be found all around the world. There are many different plants and animals that use the forest as their home.

In the forest, small animals eat the fruits, nuts, mushrooms, and insects. They race around from tree to tree and jump from branch to branch. Larger animals eat smaller animals. Other animals eat seeds and shrubs. Even though most animals are scared of humans, they are never far away. An ant, bat, robin, snake, deer, or turkey may be hiding among the leaves. They may be sitting in the trees. They might be running on the ground.

Forests are fun places to visit. A person who wants to see and hear the real sounds of the forest must sit quietly and listen with his or her eyes and ears.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 3

A good synonym for the word "shrub" could be _____.

dog
bush
bird
sand

According to the passage, which is NOT true about forests?

They are where animals live.
They are places to bury dead bodies.
They are fun places for human to visit.
They are places for animals to find food.

Why do trees drop their leaves during the fall?

To help the sunshine reach the ground
To make the forest look more beautiful
To cover the bodies of dead animals
To save water on the forest floor

The purpose of this passage is _____.

to entertain the reader with forest crafts he or she can make
to inform the reader of interesting facts about a forest
to persuade the reader to travel to a forest on vacation
to encourage the reader to create his or her own forest

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

In the forest, small animals eat the fruits, 8.1, mushrooms, and insects.
They 8.2 around from tree to tree and jump from branch to branch.
Other animals eat seeds and 8.3.
Even though most animals are 8.4 of humans, they are never far away.
This makes the earth rich with 8.5.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

She is allergic to 9.1.
Her two dogs 9.2 each other.
Tender 9.3 don't grow well here.
Some victims are too 9.4 to speak out.
Plants draw minerals and other 9.5 from the soil.