Reading Ta 3. Read the text carefully. Three sentences are missing in the text. Choose from the sentences A- D the one which fits each gap 1-3. There is one sentence that you do not need. Parts of the tree 1. The parts of a tree can be broken down into the roots, trunk, bark, branches, crown, leaves, and periodically flowers and/or fruit. 1 2. Root is the part of the tree that remains underground. Its main function is to hold the tree and absorb water and minerals from the soil. Most trees have one main root from which secondary roots emerge. 3. Trunk is the tree structure that separates the roots from the crown, where the branches and leaves are. 2 .Tree trunks contain a tissue called wood. The trunk of trees grows every year. This growth can be continuous, in tropical and subtropical zones, and only during the appropriate period (growing season) in trees belonging to temperature or cold zones. 4. Leaves are one of the most important parts of the trees since they are responsible for carrying out photosynthesis. Some trees hold their leaves on the tree throughout the year. This type of trees renovates leaves constantly without being apparently appreciated and the tree crown is always plenty of them. We call them evergreen trees. 3 They are called deciduous trees. A. The role of it is to separate the leaves from the roots and transport "food" from the ground to the leaves. B. Each part of a tree has a different function. C. We need flowers to get the fruit and we should remove branches without flowers D. Other trees drop all their leaves in a certain period of the year and the crown remains bare until new leaves are born. Total [3] Task 4. Find words in the text which have a similar meaning to these definitions. These roots are smaller than the main root (paragraph 2) The material we get form the trees (paragraph 3) 6. The trees that have leaves throughout the year (paragraph 4)​

Sentence missing: B. Each part of a tree has a different function.

Sentence missing: A. The role of it is to separate the leaves from the roots and transport "food" from the ground to the leaves.

Sentence missing: D. Other trees drop all their leaves in a certain period of the year and the crown remains bare until new leaves are born.

Word meanings:

Secondary roots

Wood

Evergreen trees