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How to use this lesson

For the teacher:

Read the passage together for 3 minutes, then let students answer 8 questions.

Check the answers using the evidence sentences under each question.

For the learner:

First, read the short ocean text carefully.

Next, choose or write your answers from question 1 to 8.

🌊 The Ocean

A1 Reading • 8 Mins

A friendly, bright cartoon illustration of the deep blue ocean with sun rays shining through calm sea water, soft coral

Did you know our planet has so much water? The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth. About 97 percent of Earth's water is in the ocean. Sea water is salty. Most of the salt comes from rocks on land and from holes in the sea floor. The ocean is also very deep. On average, it is 3,682 metres deep.

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Words to know

Earth Our planet where we live.

Salt The white stuff in food and sea water that makes it salty.

Rocks Hard, heavy stones from the ground.

Sea floor The ground at the very bottom of the sea.

Deep Going down a long way from the top.

Average A normal or usual number.

Question 1 True or False

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of Earth.

____ True ____ False

Question 2 True or False

Most of Earth's water is in rivers and lakes, not in the ocean.

____ True ____ False

Question 3 True or False

The ocean is shallow and not deep.

____ True ____ False

Question 4 Choose the correct answer

How much of Earth does the ocean cover?

____ a. Less than 50 percent ____ b. Exactly 60 percent ____ c. More than 70 percent

Question 5 Choose the correct answer

About how much of Earth's water is in the ocean?

____ a. 70 percent ____ b. 97 percent ____ c. 100 percent

Question 6 Choose the correct answer

Where does most of the salt in sea water come from?

____ a. From rain and clouds ____ b. From fish and sea plants ____ c. From rocks on land and holes in the sea floor

Question 7 Fill in the blank

Fill in the missing word from the text:

Most of the salt comes from ____ on land and from holes in the sea floor.

Question 8 Fill in the blank

Write the number from the text:

On average, the ocean is ____ metres deep.

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🌊 The Ocean

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