The United Nations have agreed on the High Seas Treaty.
Assignment 1
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a List 5 or more words related to the sea.
| The High Seas United Nations member countries have signed a High Seas Treaty. Find out more about the High Seas Treaty and why it is needed. |
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. a treaty | a. all the land, forests, energy sources and minerals that exist naturally in a place and that can be used by people |
| 2. government | b. damaging, dangerous |
| 3. species | c. digging up things such as coal, gold, diamonds, etc. from the earth |
| 4. mining | d. extremely important |
| 5. colossal | e. the group of people who control and make decisions for a country |
| 6. harmful | f. a group of similar animals or plants that belong together |
| 7. a decade | g. the unit used to measure distance at sea |
| 8. a pledge | h. the lines separating one country or state from another |
| 9. crucial | i. an official agreement that is made between two or more countries or groups |
| 10. borders | j. a serious promise or agreement |
| 11. coast | k. ten years |
| 12. a nautical mile | l. the land along or near a sea or ocean |
| 13. natural resources | m. very large, huge |
Assignment 3
a What is the UN?
1 A group of 30 countries that have agreed to protect 30% of the oceans.
2 All countries and states that are divided by border.
3 An international organisation with 193 countries as members.
4 The countries that have control over what goes on inside their borders.
b What are the high seas?
1 The seas and oceans that are most dangerous.
2 The seas and oceans that belong to everyone.
3 The seas and oceans where most animals and plants live.
4 The seas and the oceans with the highest waves.
c Why is the High Seas Treaty important?
1 It will create colossal animals and plants in the seas and oceans.
2 It will draw borders to divide all the world’s seas and oceans.
3 It will help protect all animals and plants in the world’s oceans.
4 It will protect all oceans up to 12 nautical miles out to sea.
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