What Next?

Task 2: Reasons for deforestation and possible consequences

• Pair work: Partner A thinks of reasons why people are still cutting down the rainforests, partner B predicts what will happen to our world if people continue to cut down our rainforests. After five minutes inform your partner about your findings.
  
  
• Now have a look at the following websites and make notes
  a) on the consequences of further deforestation
  b) on the reasons why rainforests are cut down.
  Write down your results and compare them with the ideas you and your partner had.
  
  http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/kids/
  hands-on-projects/index.html
  
  http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/s-The Destruction of Rainforests