Question

[Diệu Linh Lê]

1. Read the text 

When you think of Hong Kong, you probably don’t think of wildlife, do you? But one of Hong Kong’s islands, Lamma Island, is also home to endangered green sea turtles. Between June and October, they come to the island’s Sham Wan beach to lay their eggs. Special nature police must keep people away from the turtles. At nesting time, you shouldn’t go near the beach. If the police see you, you have to pay a fine, which can be a lot of money. However, the police aren’t always there to protect the area. The biggest problem is human behaviour. Boat parties play loud music, and tourists go swimming and have picnics, which frightens the turtles away. Scientists and conservationist groups say we need a bigger restricted* area to help the turtles survive. Experts agree that green sea turtles in Hong Kong are in danger. The turtles are disappearing. One scientist said, ‘When a turtle is afraid of going onto the beach, it has to lay its eggs underwater, where they die.’ In 2006, there were 14 records of nesting turtles in Sham Wan beach but only two after that, and not a single turtle has been seen since 2012. Another expert said that the number of turtles should increase in the future because now people are working on creating a better relationship with the turtles.

2. Summarise the text. Tell someone about the Hong Kong green sea turtles. Write sentences about the problems, the results and a possible solution.

1. One problem for the turtles is that _______________________________. 2. Another problem for the turtles is________________________________. 3. A third problem for the turtles is _________________________________. 4. Conservationists think ________________________________________. 5. One solution is______________________________________________ .