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    There are deserts all over the world, found in places like Africa, China, South America, and North America. Some deserts are growing, which is a serious problem as deserts can destroy farmland and ruin land for animals. Deserts are expanding due to factors like lack of rain, pollution, overuse of land, and cutting down too many trees.

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    There are deserts all over the world, found in places like Africa, China, South America, and North America. Some deserts are growing, which is a serious problem as deserts can destroy farmland and ruin land for animals. Deserts are expanding due to factors like lack of rain, pollution, overuse of land, and cutting down too many trees.

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    13.

    Growing Deserts
    Pre-Reading
    Think about the following questions.
    1. Do you know where deserts exist in the world?
    2. Are there any deserts in your country?
    In neighboring countries?
    3. How can we prevent deserts from growing?

    Vocabulary Preview

    Write the letter of the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined word.
    a. Hurt d. helpful
    b. become wider e. make something unusable
    c. important; big f. care for

    1. _____ Deserts are not useful for growing food.


    2. _____ Deserts can ruin farmland. Then no one can use it anymore.
    3. _____ 1f you damage the land, you won't be able to grow as much food.
    4. _____ People should treat the land well.
    5. _____ If there is no rain for a long time, deserts can start to spread.
    6. _____ Deserts getting bigger is a serious problem.

    Growing Deserts

    There are deserts all over the world. They can be found in Africa, China, South America, and
    North America. In some places, deserts are growing. This is a serious problem because deserts
    destroy farmland and ruin land where animals live. When people cannot grow food or find
    animals to eat, they have to leave their homes.
    Sometimes, nature can cause deserts to spread. Wind can move sand away from deserts and onto
    useful land. When there is no rain for a long time, plants die and deserts grow. However, humans
    can also cause deserts to grow. This is called desertification, and it happens in many ways. One
    way is when people cause too much air pollution, which can make an area hotter. Hotter weather
    can reduce the amount of rain as well. Too many people in one area can also damage the land. In
    addition, having many animals can harm the land. When large animals like cows walk on soil
    too much, they turn it into dust. The wind easily blows this dust away. Trees help hold water in
    the ground. When people cut down too many trees, less water stays in the ground, and the soil is
    ruined.
    All of these things can speed up desertification. To stop deserts from growing, people must think
    of ways to treat the land better

    Reading Time ______ minutes _____ seconds _____ 233 words

    Sand : the rock powder on a beach or in desert harm : to hurt


    Pollution : something harmful to nature soil : the earth; the dirt
    Reduce : make smaller dust : the powder from hard soil
    Easily: with no problem
    Reading Comprehension

    Choose the best answer.

    1. What is the main idea of the reading?


    a. Where the world's deserts are
    b. How people live in deserts
    c. Why some deserts are growing
    d. How cows can stop deserts from growing

    2. Where are deserts found?


    a. Africa and South America b. The United States and China
    c. On useful land d. All around the world

    3. Which is NOT a cause of desert growth?


    a. No wind b. Using land too much
    c. No rain d. Many animals

    4. How do humans cause desert growth?


    a. By causing pollution b. By eating only vegetables
    c. By planting trees d. By moving sand

    5. How can humans stop desert growth?


    a. By using bicycles less b. By raising more cows
    c. By cutting down trees d. By having fewer children

    Idiomatic Expressions

    Find these idioms in the reading.

    all over [ everywhere; covering the surface ]


    There is milk all over the floor

    as well (as) [ also ]


    I am scared of snakes as well as spiders.

    Speed up [ to make faster ]


    You should speed up your work it you want to finish early.

    Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary.
    1. This program will ____________ your computer
    2. 1 love chocolate cake ____________ ice cream.
    3. The baby has food ____________ her face.
    Summary

    Fill in the blanks with the correct words

    damage serious spread


    treat ruin

    there are desert all around the world. Deserts are getting bigger in Some places. This is a
    ____________ problem, since deserts can ____________ farmland. Not only nature, but also
    people can cause deserts to ____________. People can cause too much air pollution, which
    makes weather hotter. Large numbers of people can ____________ land. Also, cutting down to
    many trees can make the soil lose water. People must ____________ the land better if they want
    to stop desert growth.

    Listening

    The Wall of Trees

    Listen to the dialog and choose the best answer.

    1. What country are they discussing


    a. Korea b. The United States
    c. China d. Kenya

    2. what is the name or the wall of trees?


    a. The Yellow Wall b. The tree wall
    c. The green wall d. The Great wall

    3. Why is the government building the wall?


    a. So it will be the longest wall b. to protect the desert
    c. To prevent the desert from spreading d. So it will spread to other countries

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