TOPICAL VIDEOS
I LOVE ENGLISH JUNIOR 120, NOV-DEC 2021
by Cynthia Donson
Video: Do trees talk to each other?
1. Before you watch the video and do the next activity, read the sentences and choose the best answer.
1) A is a place where there are lots of trees.
2) The of a tree grow underground.
3) A is a type of fungus common in forests.
4) is a sticky liquid that transports water and nutrients around a tree.
5) Another word for an insect is a .
6) A baby tree is called a .
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Watch the video:

Do trees talk to each other?
2. Read the questions and choose the correct answer.
1) What fascinating discovery have scientists and forest rangers made about trees?
2) What forms a network under the forest floor which connects trees to each other?
3) How fast does information pass through these organic ‘wires’?
4) What does this ‘underground internet’ allow trees to do?
5) How do oaks protect themselves from insect attacks?
6) According to scientists, trees live together in what?
7) How do trees survive droughts?
8) What do we now know about trees?
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3. Complete the sentences using words from the list below. Click on the word from the box and then click again on the right blank space. The video and the above activities will help you.

1) There was a security on my computer after I clicked on the link.

2) Does the library have access?

3) Be careful you don’t trip! There are lots of on the floor.

4) I don’t like my mobile phone , it’s too expensive.

5) My laptop has a , it’s going really slow.

6) Can I have the password to to the Wifi?

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SPEAKING

1) In small groups, read the facts about trees:

- There are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.

- There were no trees for the first 90% of Earth’s history.

- Trees help combat climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide.

- Earth has lost more than half its trees since humans first picked up axes.

2) As a group, decide which fact is the most interesting. Give reasons for your answer.

3) Present your decision to the class.

4) Hold a class vote to decide which fact is the most interesting.