Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement

1)Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
Answer)
The effects of dangerous chemical pesticides

2)
What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
Answer)
Silent Spring

3)
Rachel's book was written in a hurry and contained incorrect statements.
Answer)
false

4)
Rachel Carson's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
Answer)
true

5)
Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
Answer)
true

6) B

7) C

8) A

9) C

10) A

I'm not concern because there is many bad thing going on like the economy plus we have many problems going on like people losing their homes and their is also many people that don't have jobs because of the economy.

Vocabulary & sentences:


PUBLICATION: is when you put something in public

SPRINGTIME: is a season

PLANET: where people live

DIED: when people have no strength or force to live

CANCER: is a disease that people get or in other case it is also an horoscope


HARMFUL: to cause harm

BORN: to come to life

COMMITTEE: a group of persons or person that are elected to perform

FAIRS: something that is fair like a fair judge or fair decision

TROUBLEMAKER: to cause or make truble

CLAIM:to demand by or as by virtue of a right

BANNED: to curse

SPRAYED:water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown

PRESERVE: to keep alife or existence

RALLIES: to put into order again

NATURAL:existing in or formed by nature

CHEMICAL:altering drugs or substances.



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