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New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.
However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.
Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleands, struck the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly into the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen flying out of the hotel windows. The loss was ‘tremendous’. Most of the major roads and bridges were destroyed and houses collapsed. Nearly 2,000 people were killed. After the storm, several natural grounds for the breeding and migrating of different species of animals and birds were permanently lost.
1. When did Hurricane Katrina strick the city ?
Early in the morning of August 29, 2005
2. What did people scramble to rooftops for ?
People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water
3. How many people were killed ?
Nearly 2,000 people were killed
Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and
revision of water resource policy at all levels. It has been suggested that water
pollution is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts
for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. An estimated 580 people in India
die of water pollution related illness every day. About 90 percent of the water in the
cities of China is polluted. As of 2007, half a billion Chinese had no access to safe
drinking water. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing
countries, developed countries also continue to struggle with pollution problems. For
example, in the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 44
percent of assessed stream miles, 64 percent of assessed lake acres, and 30
percent of assessed bays and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted.
The head of China’s national development agency said in 2007 that one quarter the
length of China’s seven main rivers were so poisoned the water harmed the skin.
Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic
contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, or
undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities,
such as fish. Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and
earthquakes also cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status of
water.
1. What is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases?
Water pollution is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases.
2. How many people die every day by water pollution?
More than 14,000 people die every day by water pollution.
3. How many percent of the water in the cities of China is polluted?
25% of the water in the cities of China is polluted.
5. What phenomena cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status
of water?
Volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes.
1.Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống với MỘT từ thích hợp.
The major cause of water pollution in Vietnam is the weakness in industrial wastewater management. Many factories (65)____use_______ fresh water to carry away waste (66)______from______ their plants into canals, rivers, and lakes. Most of them do not have (67)______any_____ wastewater treatment system. Industrial waste water is directly discharged into canals, lakes, ponds, and rivers, causing serious (68)___pollution_____ of surface water. For example, (69)____in_____ 2008. Vedan factory, a sodium glutamate plant, released their untreated industrial wastewater into the Thi Vai River and (70)____caused_______ tons of fish and ducks in the river to die.
Another cause of water pollution in Vietnam is the lack of awareness among citizens. Every day people generate a lot of (71)_____trash_____, and they throw it directly into canals, rivers, and ponds. They (72)____collect_____ water from these sources to do their laundry, wash dishes, and bathe, and then they throw the dirty water that contain detergent and shampoo directly into them.
People have always needed ways to get fresh water for drinking and washing. They have also needed ways to get rid of waste water. That is why the first plumbing systems were built thousand years old. Crete is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1600 B.C., a great palace stood on the Crete. The palace had fresh water, toilets, baths, drains, and sewers. It may also have had a hot – water system. The Cretans used well – fitted clay pipes to bring fresh water to the palace rooms from faraway springs. Stone drains carried away rainwater from the roof and open courts into deep sewers. These sewers were so large that a person could walk inside them. The palace even had stone toilets. They were flushed by rainwater that flowed through the pipes or by water poured in.
The Queen of Crete had her own apartment in the palace with her own bathroom. Her clay bathtub looked much like bathtubs do today. It was painted inside with pictures of tall water grasses. The tub was filled with water brought from a nearby room. The bath water was then emptied into a drain in the floor near the tub. Nowadays, visitors can see the ancient plumbing system that was not equaled until modern time.
Translate into Vietnamese:
Con người luôn cần những cách để có nước sạch để uống và giặt. Họ cũng cần những cách để thoát khỏi nước thải. Đó là lý do tại sao hệ thống ống nước đầu tiên được xây dựng từ ngàn năm tuổi. Crete là một hòn đảo ở Địa Trung Hải. Vào năm 1600 TCN, một cung điện lớn nằm trên Crete. Cung điện có nước sạch, nhà vệ sinh, bồn tắm, cống rãnh và cống rãnh. Nó cũng có thể đã có một hệ thống nước nóng. Cretans sử dụng ống đất sét được trang bị tốt để mang nước ngọt đến các phòng cung điện từ những nguồn nước xa xôi. Các cống đá dẫn nước mưa ra khỏi mái nhà và mở các tòa nhà vào cống sâu. Những cái cống này to đến nỗi một người có thể đi vào bên trong họ. Cung điện thậm chí còn có nhà vệ sinh bằng đá. Họ bị nước mưa tràn ngập qua các đường ống hoặc nước đổ vào.
Nữ hoàng Crete có căn hộ riêng của mình trong cung điện với phòng tắm riêng của mình. Bồn tắm đất sét của cô trông giống như bồn tắm ngày nay. Nó được sơn bên trong với hình ảnh của cỏ nước cao. Bồn tắm đã được đổ đầy nước lấy từ một căn phòng gần đó. Nước tắm sau đó được đổ vào một cái cống trong sàn gần bồn. Ngày nay, du khách có thể nhìn thấy hệ thống ống nước cổ xưa mà không bằng cho đến thời hiện đại.
People have always needed ways to get fresh water for drinking and washing. They have also needed ways to get rid of waste water. That is why the first plumbing systems were built thousand years old. Crete is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1600 B.C., a great palace stood on the Crete. The palace had fresh water, toilets, baths, drains, and sewers. It may also have had a hot – water system. The Cretans used well – fitted clay pipes to bring fresh water to the palace rooms from faraway springs. Stone drains carried away rainwater from the roof and open courts into deep sewers. These sewers were so large that a person could walk inside them. The palace even had stone toilets. They were flushed by rainwater that flowed through the pipes or by water poured in.
The Queen of Crete had her own apartment in the palace with her own bathroom. Her clay bathtub looked much like bathtubs do today. It was painted inside with pictures of tall water grasses. The tub was filled with water brought from a nearby room. The bath water was then emptied into a drain in the floor near the tub. Nowadays, visitors can see the ancient plumbing system that was not equaled until modern time.
Dịch
Con người luôn cần những cách để có nước sạch để uống và giặt. Họ cũng cần những cách để thoát khỏi nước thải. Đó là lý do tại sao hệ thống ống nước đầu tiên được xây dựng từ ngàn năm tuổi. Crete là một hòn đảo ở Địa Trung Hải. Vào năm 1600 TCN, một cung điện lớn nằm trên Crete. Cung điện có nước sạch, nhà vệ sinh, bồn tắm, cống rãnh và cống rãnh. Nó cũng có thể đã có một hệ thống nước nóng. Cretans sử dụng ống đất sét được trang bị tốt để mang nước ngọt đến các phòng cung điện từ những nguồn nước xa xôi. Các cống đá dẫn nước mưa ra khỏi mái nhà và mở các tòa nhà vào cống sâu. Những cái cống này to đến nỗi một người có thể đi vào bên trong họ. Cung điện thậm chí còn có nhà vệ sinh bằng đá. Họ bị nước mưa tràn ngập qua các đường ống hoặc nước đổ vào.
Nữ hoàng Crete có căn hộ riêng của mình trong cung điện với phòng tắm riêng của mình. Bồn tắm đất sét của cô trông giống như bồn tắm ngày nay. Nó được sơn bên trong với hình ảnh của cỏ nước cao. Bồn tắm đã được đổ đầy nước lấy từ một căn phòng gần đó. Nước tắm sau đó được đổ vào một cái cống trong sàn gần bồn. Ngày nay, du khách có thể nhìn thấy hệ thống ống nước cổ xưa mà không bằng cho đến thời hiện đại.
Ex1:tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại
1:With its strong claws and tooth -> teeth a tiger is an exelent huntẻ
2:She was waiting nervius -> nervously in thư waiting room for the interview
3: None of the money robbed in the banks last year have -> haven't been found yet
4:Listening to rock music at rock concerts cause -> causes hearing loss in some teenagers these days
5:Houses in the city are much mỏe -> more expensive than that in the countryside
6:Thanks for -> to technology we can now preserve out culture for future generations
Ex2:
Rivers are (1) one of the world's most important natural resources .Many cities are on large rivers and almost every country has(2) at least one river that(3) plays an important part in the lives of its people
Besides transportation rivers (4) provide food water for crops water to drnik and opportuniyies for recreation for people who live their(5) banks
1. New Orleans is famous for ______.
A. its modern architecture B. its cross-cultural heritage
C. its Mississippi River D. its location
2. Which statement is NOT correct about New Orleans?
A. It lies between the Mississippi River and lakes.
B. One of its attractions is its annual music festivals.
C. The city is surrounded by water.
D. Most of the city is below sea level.
3. Which one is NOT mentioned as being damaged by Hurricane Katrina?
A. Distinctive architecture B. The levee system C. Major roads D. Houses
4. The word ‘tremendous’ means ______.
A. puzzling B. huge C. unique D. legendary
5. The word ‘permanently’ is similar to ______.
A. temporarily B. partially C. forever D. rarely