The document is a reading passage about the narwhal whale. Some key points:
- Narwhals live in the Arctic Ocean and can dive up to 1,500 meters deep to find fish to eat.
- They have a distinctive long tusk that can grow over 2 meters.
- Indigenous Inuit people have historically hunted narwhals for food and use their tusks. Now they use motorboats and guns.
- The narwhal's tusk is very valuable.
The document is a reading passage about the narwhal whale. Some key points:
- Narwhals live in the Arctic Ocean and can dive up to 1,500 meters deep to find fish to eat.
- They have a distinctive long tusk that can grow over 2 meters.
- Indigenous Inuit people have historically hunted narwhals for food and use their tusks. Now they use motorboats and guns.
- The narwhal's tusk is very valuable.
The document is a reading passage about the narwhal whale. Some key points:
- Narwhals live in the Arctic Ocean and can dive up to 1,500 meters deep to find fish to eat.
- They have a distinctive long tusk that can grow over 2 meters.
- Indigenous Inuit people have historically hunted narwhals for food and use their tusks. Now they use motorboats and guns.
- The narwhal's tusk is very valuable.
The document is a reading passage about the narwhal whale. Some key points:
- Narwhals live in the Arctic Ocean and can dive up to 1,500 meters deep to find fish to eat.
- They have a distinctive long tusk that can grow over 2 meters.
- Indigenous Inuit people have historically hunted narwhals for food and use their tusks. Now they use motorboats and guns.
- The narwhal's tusk is very valuable.
*** Part 1. Questions 1-6 are about the following article. Circle the correct answer.
Narwhals are a kind of whale that not many people have ever seen. That’s because they live in the coldest waters on Earth, the Artic Ocean. This sea water is so cold that much of it has turned into ice. Narwhals eat fish that live on the ocean floor and can dive 1,500 metres to find their prey. It’s very cold down there, but the narwhal’s body is built to withstand extremely cold temperatures. Narwhals are smaller than other whales but they are still large. They can weigh up to 1,600 kilograms and are 4 to 5 metres long. They are usually white and black. As they get older, their skin get lighter. Narwhals have something very special. Each narwhal has a tusk that grows straight out into a spear. These tusks can be over 2 metres long. These long, sharp tusks make the narwhal look much longer. Narwhals have been used as food by people for a long time. For native people in the Far North called Inuits, they are a good source of fat during the cold winters. Inuit people used to hunt them with spears from small boats. Now, they have a different way of hunting them. Many use modern motorboats to chase them and rifles to kill them. When a narwhal is caught, the entire whale including its tusk is used. The narwhal’s tusk is a very valuable possession. 1. What is the main topic of the reading? 5. What do narwhals NOT look like? A. Life in the Artic Ocean A. Whales with long spears B. Ancient Inuit’s’ hunting habits B. Animals with white and black skin C. Value of narwhal whales’ tusks C. Dolphins with tails like long swords D. The narwhal whale in the Artic Ocean D. Sea mammals with very heavy bodies 2. According to the reading,what do narwhal eat? 6. Why did the writer talk about Inuit people? A. Plants that grow near the ice A. To show who use narwhals as food. B. Animals living on polar ice caps B. To explain how they like to use the narwhal tusks C. Animals that are good at diving C. To give an example of people worship narwhals D. Animals that live on the bottom of the sea D. To say how Inuit people destroy the environment 3. The word it refers to 7. The words chase is closest in meaning to A. the cold A. call B. the polar area B. cheat C. the sea water C. follow D. the narwhal D. protect 4. The word native is closest in meaning to 8. What can be inferred about the narwhal’s tusk? A. local A. It is very heavy. B. expert B. It has special powers. C. foreign C. It is worth a lot of money. D. ancient D. People do not like to keep them. Part 2. Read the passage and complete the exercise below Target vocabulary: Match each word with the best meaning. 1. ____ publish a. room for living in a building or house 2. ____ translate b. become popular 3. ____ earn c. print or sell books, magazines, or newspapers 4. ____ afford d. some, several 5. ____ apartment e. to have enough money to be able to buy something 6. ____ successful f. change from one language to another 7. ____ a number of g. popular, or making a lot of money 8. ____ take off h. get money by working
Harry Potter The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was very poor. She could not afford heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers’ lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Rowling’s life had completely changed, in just three years. Harry Potter has now sold more than 30 million books around the world and has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned £70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over £150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
Comprehension: Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. This reading is about … a. Harry Potter’s life. c. the writer’s life. b. how the book became a movie. d. why Harry Potter is popular. 2. Which sentence is true about the first Harry Potter book? a. Four publishers bought it. c. It took the writer many years to finish it. b. It was first published in Portugal. d. Rowling got the idea from her daughter. 3. Rowling’s dream was … a. to be a magician. c. to make a movie. b. to have her books published. d. to be an English teacher. 4. How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into? a. more than 35 c. about 135 b. about 90 d. more than 150 5. Which sentence is true about Rowling? a. Many other writers have been much more successful than her. b. Not many writers are as successful as she is. c. She is more successful than all other writers. d. She became successful because of the movie.
Vocabulary check: Circle the letter of the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. Doctors ____ a lot more money than teachers. a. earn b. translate c. publish d. bite 2. We’re going to move to a bigger ____ next month. a. zoo b. apartment c. collar d. publisher 3. His first movie was not famous, but his second one really ____. a. went without b. took off c. told apart d. turned on 4. The book was short, but it was very difficult to ____ into other language. a. translate b. publish c. afford d. earn 5. I’d love to buy a new TV, but I just can’t ____ it. a. go without b. earn c. tell d. afford 6. She was unhappy because the magazine did not ____ her story. a. afford b. bite c. earn d. publish
Summary. Complete the passage with items from the box. One item is extra. apartment popular around the world afford translated earned Joanne Kathleen Rowling wrote the (1) ____________ Harry Potter books. People (2) ____________ like these books. Her books have been (3) ____________ into many languages. Before Harry Potter became famous, Rowling did not have money to pay for heat in her (4) ____________. But her books became big hits, and now she has (5) ____________ millions of dollars!
