Pre- Reading

Deforestation and soil erosion affect most ofour communities. Discuss possible ways of reducing this problem. 

 

2.5.2. Reading

Read the text

Erosion is a process by which soil and rock are removed from the earth's surface by natural processes such as window or water flow and then transported and deposited in other locations. This is a natural process although some human activities have hastened it. Like any other process, it has serious consequences to human beings: desertification, loss of productive soil, leading to poor crop production.

 

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY

hastened- aceleraram

desertification- desertificacao

 

2.5.3. Vocabulary

Find a word or words that mean the same as the ones below. An example has been given to you.

e.g. big: huge, large, gigantic

1. consequences: __________, ________

2. prevent: ___________, ___________

3. process: ___________, __________

 

2.5.4. Comprehension

Answer the questions about the text

1. Define soil erosion.

2. What are the causes of soil erosion?

 

2.5.5. Grammar

Remember

Third conditional

We form the third conditional by using if+ past perfect tense+ past participle

*IfIhad taken my chair, I would have sat on it.

*If the tourists had listened to me, they would have arrived well.