English Ecosystem
READING ACTIVITY #2
INSTRUCTION
A. Here is the book review of The Year of The Turtle.
Read the question and then skim the review for the answers. Work as quickly as you can.
1. Is this a good book to give as a birthday present to a six-year-old boy? Why or why not?
2. Would you like to read this book? Why or why not?
The Year
of The Turtle
The Year of The Turtle is a work of an artist of a great talent. It is also a product of great love for nature in general and turtles
in particular.
David Caroll’s enthusiasm for turtles began early. When he was only a boy, he started catching them in the lake near his home. Since then, his life has been filled with turtles: he has spent 40 years studying them and fighting for their protection. He knows turtles as no one else does and he brings us his knowledge in admirable, clear language.
The book follows a turtle through the four seasons of the year.
In a gentle, but vivid tone, he brings us into the life of the pond and the river. Not only the turtle, but also the other animals of these wetlands part in his story. The frogs, fish, beetles, and beavers all are described with great care and great skill.
Caroll also draws a very clear picture of the present situation for the turtle. In facts, many kinds of turtles are disappearing from the United States and other parts of the world. This is happening because their homes in the wetlands are being destroyed. All too often, wetlands are filled in so that houses and factories can be built. This means the loss of turtles and of their whole world.
Source: More Reading Power - Beatrice S, Mikulecky/Linda Jeffries
Instruction:
B. Connect with the topic! Do you think these statements
about The Year of The Turtle are true or false?
Check (√) your ideas.
1. The Year of The Turtle talks about affection for nature in general and turtles in particular (TRUE/FALSE)
2. David Caroll is enthusiast for nature. (TRUE/FALSE)
3. He started loving turtles when he was a teenager. (TRUE/FALSE)
4. The Year of Turtle discusses the turtles through the four season of the year. (TRUE/FALSE)
5. Many turtles now live in the United States. (TRUE/FALSE)