Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TEST 3 - PASSAGE 2 - Palm Oil
TEST 3 - PASSAGE 2 - Palm Oil
A. Palm oil is an edible oil derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree, and is
currently the most consumed vegetable oil in the world. It's almost certainly in the soap
we wash with in the morning, the sandwich we have for lunch, and the biscuits we snack
on during the day. Why is palm oil so attractive for manufacturers? Primarily because its
unique properties - such as remaining solid at room temperature - make it an ideal
ingredient for long-term preservation, allowing many packaged foods on supermarket
shelves to have 'best before dates of months, even years, into the future.
B. Many farmers have seized the opportunity to maximise the planting of oil palm trees.
Between 1990 and 2012, the global land area devoted to growing oil palm trees grew
from 6 to 17 million hectares, now accounting for around ten percent of total cropland in
the entire world. From a mere two million tonnes of palm oil being produced annually
globally 50 years ago, there are now around 60 million tonnes produced every single
year, a figure looking likely to double or even triple by the middle of the century.
C. However, there are multiple reasons why conservationists cite the rapid spread of oil
palm plantations as a major concern. There are countless news stories of deforestation,
habitat destruction and dwindling species populations, all as a direct result of land
clearing to establish oil palm tree monoculture on an industrial scale, particularly in
Malaysia and Indonesia. Endangered species - most famously the Sumatran orangutan,
but also rhinos, elephants, tigers, and numerous other fauna - have suffered from the
unstoppable spread of oil palm plantations.
D. 'Palm oil is surely one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity,' declares Dr
Farnon Ellwood of the University of the West of England, Bristol. 'Palm oil is replacing
rainforest, and rainforest is where all the species are. That's a problem. This has led to
some radical questions among environmentalists, such as whether consumers should try
to boycott palm oil entirely. Meanwhile Bhavani Shankar, Professor at London's School
of Oriental and African Studies, argues, 'It's easy to say that palm oil is the enemy and we
should be against it. It makes for a more dramatic story, and it's very intuitive. But given
the complexity of the argument, I think a much more nuanced story is closer to the truth.'
E. One response to the boycott movement has been the argument for the vital role palm
oil plays in lifting many millions of people in the developing world out of poverty. Is it
desirable to have palm oil boycotted, replaced, eliminated from the global supply chain,
given how many low-income people in developing countries depend on it for their
livelihoods? How best to strike a utilitarian balance between these competing factors has
become a serious bone of contention.
G. The industry is now regulated by a group called the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm
Oil (RSPO), consisting of palm growers, retailers, product manufacturers, and other
interested parties. Over the past decade or so, an agreement has gradually been reached
regarding standards that producers of palm oil have to meet in order for their product to
be regarded as officially 'sustainable'. The RSPO insists upon no virgin forest clearing,
transparency and regular assessment of carbon stocks, among other criteria. Only once
these requirements are fully satisfied is the oil allowed to be sold as certified sustainable
palm oil (CSPO). Recent figures show that the RSPO now certifies around 12 million
tonnes of palm oil annually, equivalent to roughly 21 percent of the world's total palm oil
production.
H. There is even hope that oil palm plantations might not need to be such sterile
monocultures, or 'green deserts', as Ellwood describes them. New research at Ellwood's
lab hints at one plant which might make all the difference. The bird's nest fern
(Asplenium nidus) grows on trees in an epiphytic fashion (meaning it's dependent on the
tree only for support, not for nutrients), and is native to many tropical regions, where as a
keystone species it performs a vital ecological role. Ellwood believes that reintroducing
the bird's nest fern into oil palm plantations could potentially allow these areas to recover
their biodiversity, providing a home for all manner of species, from fungi and bacteria, to
invertebrates such as insects, amphibians, reptiles and even mammals.
Questions 14-20
Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs, A-H.
Which section contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 14-20 on your answer sheet.
Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Write the correct letters in boxes 21 and 22 on your answer sheet.
Which TWO statements are made about the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
(RSPO)?
A Its membership has grown steadily over the course of the last decade.
B It demands that certified producers be open and honest about their practices.
C It took several years to establish its set of criteria for sustainable palm oil
certification.
D Its regulations regarding sustainability are stricter than those governing other
industries.
E It was formed at the request of environmentalists concerned about the loss of virgin
forests.
Questions 23-26
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 23-26 on your answer sheet.
23 One advantage of palm oil for manufacturers is that it stays ………………………
even when not refrigerated.
24 The ……………………… is the best known of the animals suffering habitat loss as
a result of the spread of oil palm plantations.
25 As one of its criteria for the certification of sustainable palm oil, the RSPO insists
that growers check ……………………… on a routine basis.
26 Ellwood and his researchers are looking into whether the bird’s nest fern could
restore ……………………… in areas where oil palm trees are grown.
GIẢI THÍCH
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
● Enviromental advantages --> Nghĩ về những lợi ích về môi trường từ dầu cọ
(lower emission, global warming...)
Oil palm
produces
so sánh hơn
four and up to ten times more oil than soybean, rapeseed, sunflower or other oil .
--> Oil palm sản xuất nhiều oil hơn những loại khác.
--> Khẳng định việc sản xuất ra nhiều oil hơn là benefit.
PARAPHRASE
enviromental advantages =
ecological benefit
Oil palm plantations produce at least four and potentially up to ten times more oil per
hectare than soybean, rapeseed, sunflower or other competing oils.That immensely high
yield - which is predominantly what makes it so profitable - is potentially also an
ecological benefit
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
● an organisation: cái này dễ, vì trong bài chỉ nhắc đến 1 organisation đó là RSPO.
● controls the enviromental impact: nghĩ đến những hành động cụ thể để kiểm
soát ảnh hưởng đến môi trường; VD: limit emission, avoid waste...
S
The RSPO
insists upon
N1
no forest clearing ,
N2
transparency
N3
N4
● Không biết insists on là gì, nhưng nếu đọc câu ngay ở dưới "Once these
requirements are fully satisfied" ==> Insists on khả năng cao là require.
● No forest clearing là không được phá rừng, do đó assessment of carbon stock
cũng sẽ liên quan đến từ được liệt kê chung--> tất cả đều dùng để control
enviromental impact.
Chọn đoạn F
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
PARAPHRASE
tổ chức
organisation =
tổ chức RSPO
RSPO
khăng khăng trong việc không phá rừng nguyên sinh, dánh giá trữ lượng carbon minh
bạch và 1 cách thường xuyên
insists upon no virgin forest clearing, transparency and regular assessment of carbon
stocks =
The RSPO insists upon no virgin forest clearing, transparency and regular assessment of
carbon stocks, among other criteria.
● widespread global use of palm oil: nghĩ về những cách khác nhau mà người ta
có thễ sử dụng palm oil: for cooking, for exfoliating..
Palm oil
V1
V2
S-V
It's
N1
the sandwhich ,
N3
the biscuits.
--> Đưa ra những ví dụ minh họa cho sự phổ biến của palm oil
Chọn đoạn A
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
PARAPHRASE
trong xà phòng chúng ta dùng vào buổi sáng, bánh sandwhich chúng ta ăn buổi trưa và
bánh biscuit cho buổi nhẹ trong ngày
in the soap we wash in the morning, the sandwhich we have for lunch, and the biscuits
we snack on during the day.
CÂU ĐƯỢC ĐỊNH VỊ
Palm oil is an edible oil derived from the fruit of the African oil palm tree, and is
currently the most consumed vegetable oil in the world.It's almost certainly in the soap
we wash with in the morning, the sandwich we have for lunch, and the biscuits we snack
on during the day
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
● particular species: tìm tên 1 loài thực vật hay động vật nào đó
● benefit the ecosystem of palm plantations: imagine những lợi ích đến ecosystem;
VD: inhale CO2, exhale oxygen....
Ellwood
believes that
reintroducing the bird's nest fern into plantations could allow these areas to recover
biodiversity ,
bổ nghĩa cho recover biodiversity
--> Việc đưa loài bird's nest fern vào palm plantation có thể khôi phục sự đa dạng
sinh học cho khu vực.
Chọn đoạn H
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
PARAPHRASE
Question: reference to a particular species which could benefit the ecosystem of oil palm
plantations
could benefit the ecosystem of oil palm plantations = recover their biodiversity
Ellwood believes that reintroducing the bird's nest fern into oil palm plantations could
potentially allow these areas to recover their biodiversity, providing a home for all
manner of species, from fungi and bacteria, to invertebrates such as insects, amphibians,
reptiles and even mammals.
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
==> có thể tìm info nhanh hơn
● figures illustrating the rapid expansion of the palm oil industry: imagine những số
liệu thể hiện sự phát triễn của palm oil industry
Between 1990 and 2012, the global land area devoted to growing oil palm trees grew
from 6 to 17 million hectares, now accounting for around ten percent of total cropland in
the entire world
--> Từ năm 1990 đến 2012, đất dai dùng để trồng oil palm trees tăng từ 6 đến 17
triệu hectares. 1
From a mere two million tonnes of palm oil being produced annually globally 50 years
ago, there are now around 60 million tonnes produced every single year, a figure looking
likely to double or even triple by the middle of the century.
--> 50 năm trước, chỉ có 2 millions tons palm oil được sản xuất, còn con số của hiện
tại đã tăng đến 60 million tons. 2
==> Cả 1 và 2 đều có những số liệu thể hiện sự tăng trưởng của oil palm industry.
Chọn đoạn B
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
PARAPHRASE
Question: figures illustrating the rapid expansion of the palm oil industry
diện tích đất trung bình dùng để trồng cọ dầu tăng từ 6-17 triệu héc ta
global land area devoted to growing oil palm trees grew from 6 to 17 million hectares =
từ chỉ 2 triệu tấn dầu cọ được sản xuất trên toàn cầu 50 trước, hiện tại có gần 60 triệu tấn
được sản xuất mỗi năm
from a mere two million tonnes of palm oil being produced annually globally 50 years
ago, there are now around 60 million tonnes produced every single year
Between 1990 and 2012, the global land area devoted to growing oil palm trees grew
from 6 to 17 million hectares, now accounting for around ten percent of total cropland in
the entire world.From a mere two million tonnes of palm oil being produced annually
globally 50 years ago, there are now around 60 million tonnes produced every single
year, a figure looking likely to double or even triple by the middle of the century.
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
● economic justification for not opposing the palm oil industry:phải tìm ra những lợi
ích về kinh tế của palm oil
S-V
Is it desirable to have palm oil boycotted, replaced, eliminated from the global
supply chain, given
given A
--> Có thực sự nên loại bỏ palm oil khi nhiều người low-income đang phụ thuộc vào nó?
● Không biết boycotted là gì nhìn vì được liệt kê chung với replaced và eliminated
--> nghĩa sẽ tương đương.
--> Economic justification cho việc not opposing the palm oil industry là vì low-
income people depend on it for their livelihood.
Chọn đoạn E
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
Nếu chỉ có vocab mà không hiểu về sentence structure (chú thích ở trên) sẽ không
làm được câu này.
PARAPHRASE
Question: an economic justification for not opposing the palm oil industry
economic justification =
bao nhiêu người có thu nhập thấp ở các quốc gia đang phát triển phụ thuộc vào nó
Is it desirable to have palm oil boycotted, replaced, eliminated from the global supply
chain, given how many low-income people in developing countries depend on it for their
livelihoods?
Tip: Đối với dạng bài Matching Information, nên làm cuối cùng sau khi đã hoàn
thành các dạng câu hỏi khác, vì lúc này bạn đã phần nào nắm được nội dung bài đọc:
● creatures badly affected by the establishment of oil palm plantations: imagine tên
của những loài vật bị ảnh hưởng bởi oil palm plantations
Endangered species –
ví dụ của endangered species
the Sumatran orangutan, rhinos, elephants, tigers, and numerous other fauna –
--> Đưa ra những ví dụ của các loài vật chịu ảnh hưởng của oil palm plantations.
Skim/Scam các keywords chắc chắn sẽ không ra được câu trả lời cho dạng bài này.
PARAPHRASE
creatures =
species =
Sumatran organutan =
tê giác, voi, hổ và nhiều loài động vật khác
sự xuất hiện
the establishmen =
sự loan rộng
badly affected =
suffered from
Endangered species - most famously the Sumatran orangutan, but also rhinos, elephants,
tigers, and numerous other fauna - have suffered from the unstoppable spread of oil palm
plantations.
Locate information: Nhắc đến RSPO cho nên thông tin của cả 2 câu 8 và 9 chắc chắn sẽ
nằm trong đoạn G:
The RSPO insists upon no virgin forest clearing, transparency and regular assessment of
carbon stocks, among other criteria
● Không biết insists on là gì, nhưng nếu đọc câu ngay ở dưới "Once these
requirements are fully satisfied" ==> Insists on khả năng cao là require.
Ứng với đáp án B. It demands that certified producers be open and honest about
their practices.
PARAPHRASE
Question: Which TWO statements are made about the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm
Oil (RSPO)?
Answer: B It demands that certified producers be open and honest about their
practices.
sự minh bạch
transparency
It = the RSPO
The RSPO insists upon no virgin forest clearing, transparency and regular assessment of
carbon stocks, among other criteria
CÂU 22: GIẢI THÍCH CHI TIẾT
Locate information: Nhắc đến RSPO cho nên thông tin của cả 2 câu 8 và 9 chắc chắn sẽ
nằm trong đoạn G:
an agreement
--> Standards về "sustainable" được tạo ra trong vòng vài thập kỹ qua.
Chọn đáp án C
PARAPHRASE
Question: Which TWO statements are made about the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm
Oil (RSPO)?
Answer: C It took several years to establish its set of criteria for sustainable palm oil
certification.
bộ tiêu chí
set of criteria =
standards
Over the past decade or so, an agreement has gradually been reached regarding standards
that producers of palm oil have to meet in order for their product to be regarded as
officially 'sustainable'.
Tips: Đối với gap-fill, trước khi đọc cần xác định loại từ nhé.
Locate info: Dựa vào manufracturers và advantages, có thể locate thông tin ở đoạn 1:
--> Tại sao palm oil lại hấp dẫn những manufacturers? --> Câu sau sẽ là trả lời cho
câu hỏi này.
2 Primarily because its unique properties – such as remaining solid at room temperature .
--> Palm oil hấp dẫn manufracturers vì có thể remain solid at room temperature
● stay = remain
● not refrigerated = room temperature
● advantage = attractive
Đáp án là solid
PARAPHRASE
điểm cộng
advantage =
hấp dẫn
attractive
exact paraphrase
manufacturers
exact paraphrase
palm oil
ở nhiệt độ phòng
at room temperature =
giữ
stay =
giữ
remaining
Why is palm oil so attractive for manufacturers?Primarily because its unique properties -
such as remaining solid at room temperature
Tips: Đối với gap-fill, trước khi đọc cần xác định loại từ nhé.
Question: The ……………………… is the best known of the animals suffering habitat
loss as a result of the spread of oil palm plantations.
--> Thấy có The trước câu hỏi --> xác định ngay phải tìm 1 danh từ
Endangered species –
most famously the Sumatran orangutan but also rhinos, elephants, tigers, and
numerous other fauna –
PARAPHRASE
most famously
chịu hậu quả vì sự lan rộng của các đồn điền cọ dầu
bị ảnh hưởng bởi sự lan rộng không thể ngăn cản của các đồn điền cọ
Tips: Đối với gap-fill, trước khi đọc cần xác định loại từ nhé.
Question: As one of its criteria for the certification of sustainable palm oil, the RSPO
insists that growers check ……………………… on a routine basis.
Locate information: Nhờ vào RSPO và certified sustainable palm oil, có thể xác định
ngay thông tin nằm ở đoạn G:
The RSPO
insists upon
N1
no forest clearing ,
N2
transparency
N3
regular assessment of carbon stocks,
N4
--> RSPO yêu cầu không phá rừng, transparency, regular assessment of carbon
stock và những tiêu chí khác.
Chỉ khi
Only once
S-V
thì
is
S-V
Cấu trúc cần nhớ: Only once S1-V1 S2-V2 (đảo ngữ): Chỉ khi S1-V1 thì S2-V2.
--> không phá rừng, transparency, regular assessment of carbon stock là những yêu
cầu cho CSPO.
PARAPHRASE
Question: 25 As one of its criteria for the certification of sustainable palm oil, the
RSPO insists that growers check ……………………… on a routine basis.
tiêu chí
criteria =
yêu cầu
requirements
kiểm tra
check =
đánh giá
assessment
exact paraphrase
insist
thường xuyên
regular =
on a routine basis
The RSPO insists upon no virgin forest clearing, transparency and regular assessment of
carbon stocks, among other criteria.Only once these requirements are fully satisfied is the
oil allowed to be sold as certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO).
Question: Ellwood and his researchers are looking into whether the bird’s nest fern could
restore ……………………… in areas where oil palm trees are grown.
Locate information: sử dụng tên riêng (Ellwood) để xác định thông tin ở đoạn cuối.
S1
Ellwood
V1
believes that
S2
reintroducing the bird’s nest fern into oil palm plantations could potentially
V2
--> Việc đưa loài bird's nest fern vào palm plantation có thể khôi phục sự đa dạng
sinh học cho khu vực.
Chọn biodiversity
PARAPHRASE
Question: 26 Ellwood and his researchers are looking into whether the bird’s nest fern
could restore ……………………… in areas where oil palm trees are grown.
restore = recover