Reading comprenhension: The rainforests

Did you know that

some rainforests are older than dinosaurs!
some trees in the rainforest are 45 metres tall!

The Amazon rainforest is in Brazil. Its the biggest rainforest in the world.
Thirty percent of the worlds animals and plants live there. There are more
than two million insect species in the rainforests. But, every day, about 35
species become extinct and disappear.
Why? Because people dont protect the rainforests. Every year, they cut
down a lot of trees. Last year, they cut down an area as big as Galicia.
Small farmers and big companies cut down the trees for different reasons.
Farmers sometimes want to have space to cultivate food. Companies cut
down trees to make paper and cardboard.
If people destroy the rainforests, the consequences will be serious for
everybody. Thats because the rainforests produce most of the earths
oxygen. If they dont produce oxygen, there will be more carbon dioxide in
the air. If there is more carbon dioxide in the air, the worlds temperature
will increase. This problem is called global warming.
We must protect the rainforests. We need them now and people will need
them in the future.

1-Write true (T) or false (F).

1 The worlds biggest rainforest is in Latin America. _____

2 Some rainforests existed before dinosaurs. _____
3 Two million species disappear from the rainforests every day. _____
4 People didnt cut down any trees last year. _____
5 The rainforests produce carbon dioxide. _____

2-Read the text again. Then answer the questions.

1 How tall are some trees in the rainforests?
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2 How many insect species are there in the rainforest?
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3 Why do companies cut down trees in the rainforest?
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4 What will happen if there is more carbon dioxide in the air?
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5 Why must we protect the rainforests?
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