Listening (Aral Sea)

Where is the Aral Sea?

• Central Asia

• Kazakhstan

• Uzbekistan

What is the problem in the Aral Sea?

• It’s full of oil.

• It’s getting bigger.

• It’s getting smaller.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

According to audio, which sentence is true?

• Kazakh fishermen are good at sport.

• Kazakhstan is next to the North Aral Sea.

• The fishermen met every Sunday.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

Why did the fishermen meet?

• because it was Sunday

• to go fishing

• to have a party

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which word describes the fishermen in 2009?

• pleased

• rich

• sad

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

According to paragraph 2, which sentence is true?

• The Amu Darya and Syr Darya are the biggest rivers in the world.

• The Aral Sea is one of the biggest lakes in the world.

• The biggest lake in the world is bigger than 67,300 square kilometers.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

According to paragraph 3, which sentence is true?

• Nobody knows why the Aral Sea got smaller.

• There are two reasons why the Aral Sea got smaller.

• There’s one reason why the Aral Sea got smaller.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What happened because of the dam?

• The water in the Aral Sea disappeared

• There was more water in the North Aral Sea.

• There was more water in the South Aral Sea.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

How did Yusup Kamalov and the reporter travel to the Aral Sea?

• by boat

• by car

• on foot

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why were there no fish in the sea?

• because of the oil rigs

• because of the sand

• Because of the salt

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10