Reading Comprehension No. 1 - Bird Control Methods

Exercise No. 1

Birds prefer to settle on areas which will provide them basic needs such as home, water, plenty of food and security. They will search for places that will give them what they need to survive. Crop fields and farms are good sources for this but farmers will not be grateful for this. They will do anything to get rid of pesky birds which they considered nuisance and pests.

Farmers and crop owners feel they are being victimized so they need to stop these birds from feasting on their crops and plants. They need bird control products and devices to do such task. Tools like bird spikes and dummies such as scarecrows are used to prevent pest birds from landing, roosting, and settling on a specific location. Bird deterrents help farmers get rid of these wildlife creatures.

There are lots of bird deterrent available in the market. Farmers can choose from a variety of products. Bird control products are a big help in terms of getting rid of pest birds on farms and crop fields.

1. Which animals prefer to settle on areas that will provide them what they need?
a. pests
b. birds
c. monkeys
d. lions

2. Why do farmers need bird control products?
a. to get rid of birds
b. to plow their farms
c. to secure their houses
d. to play with them

3. Who are usually the victims of pest birds?
a. fishermen
b. farmers
c. crop owners
d. firemen

4. What are the two examples of bird control product?
a. pen and paper
b. water and food
c. trees and crops
d. none of the above

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Almost Perfect

VISIONS AND VOICES

November 2009, Article No. 8

Submitted by: Annaliza Capati

Have you met a person who’s like an angel for being good and nice? A person who’s willing to help those people who are in need, a person who can understand and appreciates you, a person who always thinks the sake of others?

Well, the man I’m talking about was born on November 12, 1994. He is Lorenzo O. Lorzano, Jr. I first met him when we were in Grade II because we were classmates. But we were not that close, we didn’t have even a single talk until in Grades III and V. We were still classmates then, that’s the time we got the chance to know each other and started became friends.

My first impression for him is that, he is a quiet and shy-type person. But I’m wrong, absolutely wrong. Instead he is a very cheerful and a joker man. He is some kind of a comedian. We were still classmates up to now. But this time we’re not just classmates, we’re also seatmates.

He is usually known as “Dong-A” because he always uses a ball pen with a brand named like that. He is a very talented man, he knows how to dance, sing, and draw. He is a choir member for almost six years. He usually joins contest related to drawings like poster making. He is also a helpful man, in a way that he will do anything just to help others with all his efforts. He is a person who can understand and appreciates the values of others with pleasure.

A “Good Friend” you can always count on. A “Cheerful Boy” who will make you smile in the middle of grieves. A “Loving Brother” and an “Ideal Son”. That’s how I described him—Lorenzo O. Lorzano Jr., ALMOST PERFECT!!!

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The Love as Part of Our Lives

VISIONS AND VOICES

November 2009, Article No. 7

Submitted by: Fernan Bautista, Jr.
Love: it is a simple and a very plain word. But if you’ll look beyond this word, what a complex word it will turn into. Just like loving not because of reasons. You do not love someone because of looks, nor for wealth. But you love beyond reasons.

They say, to fall in love is so easy, yet so true. Just like what happened to me. I fell in love with a girl who is continuously killing my heart due to pain. My heart is clustered with wounds. I stayed in love. And this is a challenge for me. I badly have to keep this love silently without letting anybody know how i feel. Yes, I remained silent. More pain hurts my heart.

How could I let her go, if in my self I know, I don’t know why I love her. This is just what I want to say to her, “I can’t say what I feel and I don’t know if my heart would heal. Coz I know right from the start, I never owned your heart. So leave me now before I start to cry. The pain is too much to say goodbye. But remember that for each tear I shed is an I love you left unsaid.” Oh even these lines, I cannot say to her. Letting go is the hardest part for me.

So I let her go. She’s gone. She was never mine nor anybody else’s because she hasn’t yet fallen in love. Would she experience the same pain I felt on loving her? Of course, I wouldn’t hope she would. I still want the best for her after I’ve let go. The best life, even if it includes me or not. That’s the reality of being in love.

Moving on; this is a suicide for me. Just like being a 50:50 comatose patient in a hospital. This is how it feels. I’m comfortably lying but unconsciously bleeding. I’m softly sleeping but silently hurting. I’m continuously breathing yet I’m slowly dying. Ouch, how awful and how sad. How painful and how bad. How lonely and how mad. How helpless and how sad.

I fell in love step by step. They say love is blind. But for me, even the worst in this world can be the best person in your own belief. That’s the pathetic part of being in love. It sees, but it does not mind.

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Get Ready for Typhoons

VISIONS AND VOICES

November 2009, Article No. 6

Submitted by: Shiredil Lois Rabanes
Weather forecast has been given, now we are all aware if there are upcoming typhoons that can cause devastation in our lands. The question is, are we ready?

Photo Credit: Philippines Typhoon.org

Every individual has his own responsibility, so being a good citizen, we should be always ready. First, check your home’s condition if there are holes that can cause leakages and your roofs if it can manage the upcoming typhoon containing a large mass of wind. Next, secure your basic necessities like food, clothing and first aid kits. Have an adequate supply of ready-to-eat foods like canned goods etc. and especially water. That supply should be enough to sustain you and your family for at least three days. Always have your own flashlight and a pack of batteries to have source of light in case of brown-outs at night time. Then elevate your appliances especially those electrically powered in case of floods to enter to your house. Finally, always contact your community officers because you cannot secure your belongings if your community itself is not in order. They may do check-ups like checking the drainages if fully operational.

Now, you are ready. Just like they say “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure” so do what you can do to prevent and Lord God will do the rest.

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