The Amazon Rainforest – Teacher Answers

Teacher answer key

1. Warm-up: answers will vary.
2. Vocabulary: biodiversity = the variety of living things in an area; deforestation = the clearing of forests; fragment = to break into smaller separated pieces; livelihood = the way a person earns a living; conservation = the protection of nature
3. Reading comprehension: 1) In South America. 2) Regional rainfall and carbon. 3) No, for thousands of years. 4) Any two: deforestation, fires, mining, roads, agricultural expansion. 5) Moisture recycling and regional rainfall systems.
4. Grammar: 1) must / should; 2) may / might; 3) must / should; 4) may / might
5. Listening script: “Researchers use satellites to monitor changes in forest cover. Satellite images can reveal where trees have been removed or where fires are burning. However, local knowledge is also important because communities can explain what is happening on the ground.”
   Answers: 1) Changes in forest cover. 2) Tree removal and fires. 3) It adds information that satellites may not show. 4) What is happening on the ground.
6. Speaking: answers will vary.
7. Something fun: answers will vary.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Encourage students to use details from the lesson and accurate target language.

Puzzle/Game: answers will vary. Encourage students to use lesson vocabulary and explain their choices.

Success criteria: this is a student self-check. No single answer is required.

For open-ended tasks, accept different answers when students can explain or support them clearly.