MANGROVE A mangrove is a tropical marine tree.

Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots which enable them to thrive in brackish water. Brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees are commonly planted and found in coastal areas. Mangroves can serve as walls of protection for natural disaster in coastal area like tsunami. According to BBC News, healthy mangrove forests had helped save lives in the Asia disaster tsunami and people tended to respect these natural barriers even more, especially after the tsunami. There are several species of mangrove tree found all over the world. Some prefer more salinity, while others like to be very-close to a large fresh water source such as river. Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species have their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Other species grow on dry land but are still part of the ecosystem.The Times of India reported that rare species of mangrove had been found and was also known as the looking-glass tree, probably because the leaves are silver-coated. Mangroves need to keep their trunk and leave above the surface of the water. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves. Any part of root that appears above the water flows oxygen to the plant under water surface. as the soil begin to build up, these roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil. http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2010/01/example-of-report-text-aboutmangrove.html Answer the following questions based on the text 1. What is the main idea of the passage? 2. they also need to be firmlythe word they, in the last paragraph, refers to 3. these roots procedure additional rootsthe word these in the last paragraph refers to. 4. Identify the generic structure of the passage? 5. Identify the language features stated in the passage? 6. Find new vocabulary in the passage? Find the definition of it! 7. See chapter 6! Take note of each paragraph of the passage? 8. What are the benefits of mangroves? 9. What are the characteristics of mangrove? 10. What is the conclusion of the passage?

KOMODO DRAGON Do you know what the largest lizard is? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands. Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg) Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic. The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that lives in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to carry on. This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss. http://understandingtext.blogspot.com/2009/10/contohexample-of-report-text-inkomodo.html Answer the following questions based on the passage! 1. What is the main idea of the passage? 2. When it feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The word it, in te last paragraph, refers to. 3. Identify the generic structure of the passage? 4. Identify the language feature of the passage? 5. What are the characteristics of lizard? 6. What is the effect of the bacteria on the Komodo teeth? 7. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands. The word it in the first paragraph refers to. 8. locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. The word decaying in the third paragraph means. 9. What are the synonyms of the word Komodo that are stated in the passage? 10. Summarize the passage by using your own words!