Report Text (English Program 9.1)

There is a very popular place among couples. It is Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef of the Whitsundays, Australia. Heart Reef is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally formed into shape of a heart.

Locatedin Hardy Reef, heart Reef is best experienced from the air by helicopter or seaplane, as visitors are unable to snorkel or dive there due its protected status. Many tour companies will combine a scenic flight over Heart Reef with other breathtaking spots in the Whitsundays, including Whitehaven Beach and Hili Inlet.

Heart Reef was discovered in 1970 by one Air Whitsunday’s pilot and is now an internationally recognised attraction of the Whitsundays and features on many postcards and brochures promoting the Whitsunday region and the Great Barrier Reef. It has been the site of many proposals and declarations of love over the years.

What is the story about?

• A furious magical apple tree.

• Two brothers who lived harmoniously.

• A magical apple tree and two different brothers.

• A greedy elder brother and kind younger brother.

There is a very popular place among couples. It is Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef of the Whitsundays, Australia. Heart Reef is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally formed into shape of a heart.

Locatedin Hardy Reef, heart Reef is best experienced from the air by helicopter or seaplane, as visitors are unable to snorkel or dive there due its protected status. Many tour companies will combine a scenic flight over Heart Reef with other breathtaking spots in the Whitsundays, including Whitehaven Beach and Hili Inlet.

Heart Reef was discovered in 1970 by one Air Whitsunday’s pilot and is now an internationally recognised attraction of the Whitsundays and features on many postcards and brochures promoting the Whitsunday region and the Great Barrier Reef. It has been the site of many proposals and declarations of love over the years.

The elder brother earned for his living by ….

• cultivating his land

• growing and selling apples

• cutting down trees in a forest

• collecting branches and selling them

There is a very popular place among couples. It is Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef of the Whitsundays, Australia. Heart Reef is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally formed into shape of a heart.

Locatedin Hardy Reef, heart Reef is best experienced from the air by helicopter or seaplane, as visitors are unable to snorkel or dive there due its protected status. Many tour companies will combine a scenic flight over Heart Reef with other breathtaking spots in the Whitsundays, including Whitehaven Beach and Hili Inlet.

Heart Reef was discovered in 1970 by one Air Whitsunday’s pilot and is now an internationally recognised attraction of the Whitsundays and features on many postcards and brochures promoting the Whitsunday region and the Great Barrier Reef. It has been the site of many proposals and declarations of love over the years.

The conflict of the story is when ….

• the elder brother tended to cut down the apple tree

• the apple tree gave the elder brother golden apples

• the elder brother dissatisfied with the apples he received

• the apple tree was furious due to the elder brother’s greediness

There is a very popular place among couples. It is Heart Reef, in the Great Barrier Reef of the Whitsundays, Australia. Heart Reef is a stunning composition of coral that has naturally formed into shape of a heart.

Locatedin Hardy Reef, heart Reef is best experienced from the air by helicopter or seaplane, as visitors are unable to snorkel or dive there due its protected status. Many tour companies will combine a scenic flight over Heart Reef with other breathtaking spots in the Whitsundays, including Whitehaven Beach and Hili Inlet.

Heart Reef was discovered in 1970 by one Air Whitsunday’s pilot and is now an internationally recognised attraction of the Whitsundays and features on many postcards and brochures promoting the Whitsunday region and the Great Barrier Reef. It has been the site of many proposals and declarations of love over the years.

“After he finished, the elder brother apologized for treating him badly …”

What does the bolded word refer to?

• The younger brother

• The elder brother

• The magical apple tree

• The magical spirit

Paddlefish is the common name for the ray-finned fish. It is characterized by an elongated, paddle-like snout with minute barbells, a large mouth with minute teeth and along gill rankers.

There are only two modern species of these fish, i.e. the plankton-feeding American paddlefish (Polyodon spatula) and the piscovorous Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius).

Paddlefish are not closely related to sharks. However, they have several body parts that resemble those of sharks such as their skeletons and deeply forked heterocercal tail fins.

Paddlefish provide important economic, ecological and aesthetic values. During the last century, paddlefish and sturgeon have been commercially exploited for their eggs (roe) called caviar. Paddlefish and sturgeon are two of the most important fish for freshwater caviar. Their unique shapes and large sizes also add to the joy of nature for humans, including sport fishing. However, exploitation and habitat changes, among other factors, have significantly reduced the population of paddlefish.

After reading the text, it is expected that the readers…..

• consume paddlefish

• sell and buy paddlefish

• breed paddlefish in aquariums

• preserve paddlefish from extinction

Paddlefish is the common name for the ray-finned fish. It is characterized by an elongated, paddle-like snout with minute barbells, a large mouth with minute teeth and along gill rankers.

There are only two modern species of these fish, i.e. the plankton-feeding American paddlefish (Polyodon spatula) and the piscovorous Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius).

Paddlefish are not closely related to sharks. However, they have several body parts that resemble those of sharks such as their skeletons and deeply forked heterocercal tail fins.

Paddlefish provide important economic, ecological and aesthetic values. During the last century, paddlefish and sturgeon have been commercially exploited for their eggs (roe) called caviar. Paddlefish and sturgeon are two of the most important fish for freshwater caviar. Their unique shapes and large sizes also add to the joy of nature for humans, including sport fishing. However, exploitation and habitat changes, among other factors, have significantly reduced the population of paddlefish.

From the text we know that paddlefish ….

• have a common shape

• have a small and long mouth

• have similar skeletons as sharks

• are mostly exploited for its meat

Paddlefish is the common name for the ray-finned fish. It is characterized by an elongated, paddle-like snout with minute barbells, a large mouth with minute teeth and along gill rankers.

There are only two modern species of these fish, i.e. the plankton-feeding American paddlefish (Polyodon Spatula) and the piscovorous Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius).

Paddlefish are not closely related to sharks. However, they have several body parts that resemble those of sharks such as their skeletons and deeply forked heterocercal tail fins.

Paddlefish provide important economic, ecological and aesthetic values. During the last century, paddlefish and sturgeon have been commercially exploited for their eggs (roe) called caviar. Paddlefish and sturgeon are two of the most important fish for freshwater caviar. Their unique shapes and large sizes also add to the joy of nature for humans, including sport fishing. However, exploitation and habitat changes, among other factors, have significantly reduced the population of paddlefish.

Why does the population of paddlefish decrease?

• They are predators.

• They are difficult to bread.

• People destroy their habitats.

• People commercially exploit them.

Purple passion fruit is a small, oval to round shaped fruit, approximately two to three inches in diameter at maturity. The fruit’s skin is smooth, yet dimpled and at peak maturity can be heavily wrinkled. The skin’s colour varies with hues of dark purple and red. Below the skin is a cottony white peel. The interior seed cavity of purple passion fruit is filled with edible yellow to green jelly and medium sized black seeds. Its pulp is highly aromatic and it also has a tropical sweet tart flavor with nuances of pineapple, papaya, mango, and guava.

Purple passion fruit are prized for the jelly-like pulp they contain, which can be used rawer cooked in a number of dessert and beverage preparations. Slice in half and use a spoon to remove the gelatinous contents. Both the pulp and seeds are edible and ready to eat. For a less tart flavor, add a little sugar and cream to it before serving. Serve purple passion fruit through cheese cloth. The seed free pulp of the purple passion fruit can be cooked down to make syrup for use in beverages, sauces, soups, preserves, sherbets, pie fillings, frosting, marshmallows and cakes.

Purple passion fruit is a subtropical fruit native to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern, northern Argentina. Purple passion fruit thrives in warm to hot climates that experience moderate rainfalls and rare frost. Commercial production today comes out of India, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Australia, Peru, Africa, Israel and in the United States from Florida and California.

What is the main idea of paragraph two?

• The taste of the purple passion fruit

• The origin of the purple passion fruit

• The way to consume the purple passion fruit

• The description of the purple passion fruit.

Purple passion fruit is a small, oval to round shaped fruit, approximately two to three inches in diameter at maturity. The fruit’s skin is smooth, yet dimpled and at peak maturity can be heavily wrinkled. The skin’s colour varies with hues of dark purple and red. Below the skin is a cottony white peel. The interior seed cavity of purple passion fruit is filled with edible yellow to green jelly and medium sized black seeds. Its pulp is highly aromatic and it also has a tropical sweet tart flavor with nuances of pineapple, papaya, mango, and guava.

Purple passion fruit are prized for the jelly-like pulp they contain, which can be used rawer cooked in a number of dessert and beverage preparations. Slice in half and use a spoon to remove the gelatinous contents. Both the pulp and seeds are edible and ready to eat. For a less tart flavor, add a little sugar and cream to it before serving. Serve purple passion fruit through cheese cloth. The seed free pulp of the purple passion fruit can be cooked down to make syrup for use in beverages, sauces, soups, preserves, sherbets, pie fillings, frosting, marshmallows and cakes.

Purple passion fruit is a subtropical fruit native to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern, northern Argentina. Purple passion fruit thrives in warm to hot climates that experience moderate rainfalls and rare frost. Commercial production today comes out of India, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Australia, Peru, Africa, Israel and in the United States from Florida and California.

The skin of the purple passion fruit starts wrinkled when they are ….

• raw

• dry

• ripe

• rotten

Purple passion fruit is a small, oval to round shaped fruit, approximately two to three inches in diameter at maturity. The fruit’s skin is smooth, yet dimpled and at peak maturity can be heavily wrinkled. The skin’s colour varies with hues of dark purple and red. Below the skin is a cottony white peel. The interior seed cavity of purple passion fruit is filled with edible yellow to green jelly and medium sized black seeds. Its pulp is highly aromatic and it also has a tropical sweet tart flavor with nuances of pineapple, papaya, mango, and guava.

Purple passion fruit are prized for the jelly-like pulp they contain, which can be used rawer cooked in a number of dessert and beverage preparations. Slice in half and use a spoon to remove the gelatinous contents. Both the pulp and seeds are edible and ready to eat. For a less tart flavor, add a little sugar and cream to it before serving. Serve purple passion fruit through cheese cloth. The seed free pulp of the purple passion fruit can be cooked down to make syrup for use in beverages, sauces, soups, preserves, sherbets, pie fillings, frosting, marshmallows and cakes.

Purple passion fruit is a subtropical fruit native to southern Brazil, Paraguay and northern, northern Argentina. Purple passion fruit thrives in warm to hot climates that experience moderate rainfalls and rare frost. Commercial production today comes out of India, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Australia, Peru, Africa, Israel and in the United States from Florida and California.

“…. it also has a tropical sweet tart flavour …” ( Paragraph 1 )

The word “it” refers to …..

• the jelly

• the pulp

• the black seed

• the purple passion fruit