Lesson 6

Reading

2. Read the text and check your answers to Exercise 1.

Because it absorbs alot of carbon dioxide and helps to stop dimate change.

3. Read the text again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1. Fish and turtles eat seagrass. T
2. Seagrass is a dangerous place for baby fish. F. It is a safe place for bady fish.
3. Seagrass absorbs carbon dioxide fromthe ocean. T
4. Rainforests absorb carbon dioxide more quickly than seagrass. F. Seagrass absorbs carbon dioxide 35 times faster than tropical rain forests.
5. There used to be a lot of seagrass along the UK coast. T
6. An environmental project is growing seagrass for the UK. T

4. Complete the table with the words and expressions in red from the text.