1 Fill in the blanks.

According to the video,

a what have humans done to the soil?
- treat the soil like 1__________.
- the soil is broken, 2__________, 3__________, 4__________.
- 5_______________ of the soil has disappeared in the last 100 years.

b why do humans need to protect the soil?

- the soil contains full of 6__________ that 7__________ our food.
- the soil is turning into 8__________.

2 Underline these words (1-7) in the passage. Then decide what type of word each is and match them
with their definiIons (a-g).

1 decay a an aircra: without a pilot, controlled from the ground

2 fer=le b (of land or soil) that plants grow well in
3 uncul=vated c to be destroyed gradually by natural processes
4 classify d a standard when comparing other things
5 drone e almost in a bad situa=on
6 on the brink f to divide things into groups according to their type
7 benchmark g (of land) not used for growing crops

3 Read the passage “Saving The Soil” quickly.

1 In what ways does the soil play an important role in human life?
2 How do chemical fer=lizers damage soil quality?