1a What do you think is meant by nature conservation?
conserving whole habitats the places where these plants and animals live is the real conservation.
2 1b A zoo or a botanical garden is not a suitable place for many species to survive. Which are these species? Say why it is difficult for them to survive.
Polar bears, hedgehogs, primroses; It is difficult to survive for these species because inside zoos and botanical gardens they become exposed to pollution, chemicals, etc. that affect them adversely.
4 1c Name some species that survive most successfully in artificial habitats. How do they survive?
species that survive successfully in artificial habitats are: starlings, wild flowers, etc. They survive because they get food and conducive environment to grow and thrive.
3 1d Find out the words that mean the following:
3 i the plants’ or animals’ natural environment in which it normally lives.
habitat
ii bushes and plants growing together under the trees in forests.
Undergrowth
4 iii an area of land that is kept separate or private in order to protect the animals or birds or people living there.
reserve
1e Give a suitable title to the passage.
Real Conservation
1 1f Make sentences of your own with the following words/phrases from the passage:
4 i share the planet
Human beings share planet earth with millions of other species of animals and plants.
ii conserve
We must conserve all the species of animals and plants.
iii survive
Human beings can only survive if other species of flora and fauna are conserved.
iv roam across
Beautiful animals roam freely in woods.
1g Give opposites of the following words from the text:
3. i conserve
hunt
ii danger
safe
iii naturally
artificially
2a Make passives of the following sentences:
2 i Renu spoke sharply to the Manager.
The manager was spoken to sharply by Renu.
ii Australia lost the cricket match by an inning.
The cricket match was lost by Australia by an inning.
2b Fill in the blanks with appropriate gerunds:
2 i Collecting clothes and shoes is her hobby.
ii Writing letters is a lost art now.
2c Rewrite the sentences using a polite structure
2 i Close the door when you leave.
Might you close the door?
ii Do not park your car here.
You are requested not to park your car here.
2d Complete the sentences with the correct similes:
2 (as cunning as a fox, as fresh as a lily)
i Her radiant face looked as fresh as a lilly even after long hours of work.
ii The detective could solve the case although the culprit was as cunning as fox.
2e Pick out the Main and Subordinate clause in the following sentences
2 i Had she been honest, she wouldn't have faced this humiliation.
she wouldn't have faced this humiliation. (Main Clause)
Had she been honest (subordinate clause)
ii The teacher, who motivates students, is always remembered.
The teacher is always remembered. (Main Clause)
, who motivates students, (subordinate clause)
