THE WORD “LUMBER” MEANS “WOOD”.B. CHOOSE THE FOLLOWING SUITABLE WO...

06. The word “lumber” means “wood”.

B. Choose the following suitable word(s) to fill in the gap(s)

to - oil - fire - earth - destroys - save - for - campfire - water - kills - rescued - soil

Have you ever seen a forest destroyed by (07) ...? A great forest fire is an awful thing to see.

Once a fire has started, it spreads quickly. Foresters say that late summer is the season when fire is the

greatest danger (08) ... woods and forests. They are very dry then. Sometimes when the danger of

fire is very great, foresters will not allow anyone to go into the forests,

If people leave a (09) ………... burning near a heap of leaves, this often causes forest fire.

Campers must always remember to put out their campfires and cover the place with ( 10) ………... .

It is the duty of every camper to take the greatest care not to start a forest fire.

Anyone careless enough to start a forest fire has done something, which makes life more difficult for all

of us. Every fire (11) ………... valuable wood, wildlife, and good soil. Everyone of us must know

how important it is to care for our great forests and (12) ………….……... them from fire.

II. Language focus and writing

A. Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option to complete each of the following

sentences.

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.