Q1 Performance Task 1 EAPP 11
1. Evaluating details to make judgment. critical reading
2. Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural
environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an
increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness,
suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a
national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first
Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to
demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and
universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. The first Earth
Day led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon
and Congress worked together to established the EPA in response to the growing public
demand for cleaner water, air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national
government was not structured to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which
harm human health and degrade the environment. The EPA was assigned the
daunting task of repairing the damage already done to the natural environment. What is the
author’s purpose in paragraph 2? to describe how the government became more involved
in cleaning the environment
3. Academic English deals with understanding of lexical knowledge and the phonological features
of English True
4. A narrative text tells a story and usually follows a familiar structure. It can be in the form of
reporting of factual events, or the retelling of a tale from oral tradition. It is often written in
informal, everyday English. True
5. Marking key words and summarizing. critical reading
6. Until the 1960s, people in the United States did not particularly pay attention to the natural
environment. Rather, Americans were more focused on the economy. However, with an
increase in oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, and the loss of wilderness,
suddenly people realizes they shared common values. They called for a
national organization to protect the environment. Accordingly, on April 22, 1970, the first
Earth DAY, 20 MILLION Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate
for a healthy, sustainable environment. Thousands of colleges and universities organized
protests against the deterioration of the environment The first Earth Day led to the creation of
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the passage of the Clean Air,
Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. President Richard Nixon and Congress worked
together to established the EPA in response to the growing public demand for cleaner water,
air and land. Prior to the establishment of the EPA, the national government was not structured
to make coordinated attack on the pollutants, which harm human health and degrade the
environment. The EPA was assigned the daunting task of repairing the damage already
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done to the natural environment. Why does the author mention the first Earth Day in
paragraph 2? to illustrate how this event resulted in an important organization
Dear Tall, Dark and Handsome — This is your lucky day! The girl of your dreams is just a phone
call away. I am 5’ 10’’, slim, pretty, and only 23. I love pop music, good books, exotic foods, and
foreign travel. Give me a ring any day after 6 P.M. You won’t be sorry. Your gal, Jackie. How did
the speaker express her message? by integrating humor with some interesting facts in her
message
Bat is a Latin word meaning 'fight'. 'To fight with' is the meaning of Combat
Looking for items in Google search. Scanning
Formal English is used in Academic language TRue