WRITE IT OUT ( p.71)
Act.One (p.71)
A sentence is missing in the list of scrambled sentences. Give it to the students
before you start brainstorming the topic related to the sentences. The sentence runs as
follows : At least two great civilizations (establish) there.
a.Throughout the world, deserts arecreatedbecause pastures near arid lands
heavilyare grazedand trampled.
b.Around towns, adjacent forest belts aredenudedby people in their search
for firewood.
c.More productive plants areintroducedinto semi-arid lands. As a result,
indigenous plants necessary for the maintenance of the soil arenudgedout.
d. Many people think that desertification is caused only by a change in
climate, but the truth is that deserts areprovoked by human actions.
e.Because of intensive production of cash crops like cotton and groundnuts,
soil nutrients aredissipated and the topsoil iserodedby wind and water.
f. A long time ago, history was made in the deserts.
g.Today, about 140 million peopleare threatenedby the spread of the desert
caused through the interaction of climatic fluctuations and man’s abuse of his
environment.
h. Desertification mustbestoppednow, otherwise deserts will be transformed
into a curse for man soon.
i.These civilizations were builtin deserts because people knew how to live
in harmony with nature.
k.At least two great civilizations were established there.
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