B2 LEVEL

Seagrass

B2 Worksheet

Vocabulary

  1. Discarded
    Thrown away, no longer useful.

  2. Meadow
    A field of grass, often used to describe a natural habitat for plants and animals.

  3. Ecosystem
    A community of plants, animals, and microorganisms interacting with their environment.

  4. Restoration
    The act of returning something to its original condition.

  5. Invertebrates
    Animals without a backbone, like insects or marine species.

  6. Sediment
    Material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, often carried by water or wind.

  7. Marine
    Related to the sea or ocean.

  8. Delicate
    Easily damaged or fragile.

  9. Sustainable
    Able to continue over a long period without harming the environment.

  10. Nurture
    To care for and encourage the growth or development of something.

Grammar Points

  1. Present Continuous Tense
    Used to describe actions happening now or around the current time (e.g., "Volunteers are working to restore a habitat.").

  2. Present Perfect Tense
    Used to describe past actions that are relevant to the present (e.g., "Seagrass has the potential to transform the ecosystem.").

  3. Passive Voice
    Used to focus on the action rather than who is performing it (e.g., "A meadow is being planted in this riverbed.").

  4. Relative Clauses
    Used to give additional information about a noun (e.g., "A meadow of seagrass can provide habitat for species of small fish.").

  5. Modals (can, may, might)
    Used to express possibility, ability, or permission (e.g., "It can actually work towards improving water quality.").

  6. Future Simple Tense
    Used to express predictions or future actions (e.g., "It will take at least a decade before a self-sustaining meadow forms.").

Activities

Activity 1
Sentence Reordering

Instructions
Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.

  1. riverbed / planted / being / in / is / seagrass / the / the

  2. provide / can / for / habitat / fish / seagrass / small

  3. grown / being / seeds / are / onshore / riverbed / in / planted / before / the

Activity 2
True or False

Instructions
Write True or False for each statement. If the statement is false, correct it.

  1. The project aims to restore a river habitat by planting seagrass.

  2. Oysters can filter up to 2000 litres of water per day.

  3. Seagrass helps lock carbon into the air.

Activity 3
Fill-in-the-Blank

Instructions
Choose the correct word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

Word Bank:
ecosystem, delicate, restore, marine, sediment, species

  1. The seagrass project aims to ______ the habitat that was damaged decades ago.

  2. A meadow of seagrass provides a home for many ______ of fish and invertebrates.

  3. Seagrass is very ______ and needs careful attention to survive.

  4. This project helps to improve the health of the local ______.

  5. Seagrass helps lock carbon into the ______, preventing it from being released.

  6. Oysters play a vital role in cleaning the water in ______ environments.

Questions

  1. Why is it important to restore the seagrass habitat?

  2. What is the purpose of the seagrass nursery?

  3. How do oysters contribute to the restoration project?