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IELTS READING Unit 2 Plants Vocabulary Tensile strength (n) cường độ chịu kéo Habitat (n) môi trường sống Commodity (n) hàng hoá Evergreen (n,a) cây xanh quanh năm, xanh quanh năm Endosperm (n) nội nh.
IELTS READING Unit 2: Plants Vocabulary: • • • • • • • • • • Tensile strength (n): cường độ chịu kéo Habitat (n): môi trường sống Commodity (n): hàng hoá Evergreen (n,a): xanh quanh năm, xanh quanh năm Endosperm (n): nội nhũ Derivative (n): bắt nguồn Foliage (n): tán Palm tree (n): cọ Seed (n): hạt giống Cosmetic (n): mỹ phẩm Practice: Passage 1: Bamboo is a type of grass It comes in a wide variety of forms, ranging in height from 30 centimeters to more than 40 meters It is also the world’s fastest-growing woody plant; some species can grow more than a meter in a day Bamboo’s ecological role extends beyond providing food and habitat for animals Bamboo tends to grow in stands made up of groups of individuals plants that grow from root systems knows as rhizomes Its extensive rhizome systems, which tie in the top layers of the soil, are crucial in preventing soil erosion However, bamboo’s not most immediate significance lies in its economic Modern processing techniques mean that it can be used in a variety of ways, for example, as flooring and laminates One of the fastest growing bamboo products is paper -25 percent of paper produced in India is made from bamboo fiber, and in Brazil, 100,000 hectares of bamboo are grown for its production Of course, bamboo’s main function has always been in domestic application, and as a locally traded commodity it’s worth about $4.5 billion annually Because of its versatility, flexibility and strength (its tensile strength compares to that of some steel), it has traditionally been used in construction Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in bamboo houses Questions – Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer Two benefits that bamboo brings to animals are …………… and ……………… The unique root system of bamboo prevents ……………… …………… , which is a bamboo product, is experiencing market expansion Bamboo has a traditional function in ……………… Passage 2: Coconut palms produce as many as seventy fruits per year, weighing more than a kilogram each The wall of the fruit has three layers: a waterproof outer player, a fibrous middle layer and a hard, inner layer The thick fibrous middle layer produces coconut fibre, ‘coir’, which has numeroud uses and is particularly important in manufacturing ropes The woody innermost layer, the shell, with its three prominent ‘eyes’, surround the seed An important product obtained from the shell is charcoal, which is widely used in variois industries as well as in the home as a cooking fuel When broken in half, the shells are also used as bowls in many parts of Asia Inside the shell are the nutrients (endosperm) needed by the developing seed Initially, the endosperm is a sweetish liquid, coconut water, which is enjoyed as a drink, but also provides the hormones which encourage other plants to grow more rapidly and produce higher yields As the fruit matures, the coconut water gradually solidifies to form the brilliant white, fat-rich, edible flesh or meat Dried coconut flesh, ‘copra’, is made into coconut oil and coconut milk, which are widely used in cookung in different parts of the world, as well as in cosmetics A derivative of coconut fat, glycerine, acquired strategic importance in a quite different sphere, as Aflred Nobel introduced the world to his nitroglycerinebased invention: dynamite Questions – Complete the table below Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer THE COCONUT FRUITS Description Outer layer Middle layer (coir fibres) Inner layer (shell) Coconut water Coconut flesh Answers: Passage 1: Food, habitat Soil erosion Paper Construction Passage 2: Ropes Charcoal Bowls Hormones Cosmetics Dynamite ... providing food and habitat for animals Bamboo tends to grow in stands made up of groups of individuals plants that grow from root systems knows as rhizomes Its extensive rhizome systems, which tie in... ways, for example, as flooring and laminates One of the fastest growing bamboo products is paper -25 percent of paper produced in India is made from bamboo fiber, and in Brazil, 100,000 hectares... bamboo product, is experiencing market expansion Bamboo has a traditional function in ……………… Passage 2: Coconut palms produce as many as seventy fruits per year, weighing more than a kilogram each