Animals and nature

Activity 1
Pair work
Look at these pictures. Then discuss the questions below

Do you enjoy visiting zoos? Why or why not?
Have you ever visited a botanical garden or a nature park?
What was it like? Do you like plants or flowers?
Do you have any in your home?

“I love visiting zoos. It’s fun to see different wild animals”
Activity 2
A Pair work
How many different animals can you think of?
Write them in the chart.
B Join another pair
Compare your charts. Then discuss these questions.

Which of these animals have you seen? Where?
What are the animals like? Are they dangerous? cute? ugly?
Are any of these animals endangered?
Which animals can be pets?
What are your favorite animals? Why?

“I’ve never seen a gorilla, but I’ve seen
lots of monkeys at the zoo.”
C Communication task
Work in groups of four
Two of you should look at Task 13 on page 80, and the
other two at Task 33 on page 88. You’re going to talk
about pets.

Activity 3
A Pair work
What do you know about meerkats and pandas?
Read the questions below, and make guesses.
Do you know where
meerkats live?
I’m not sure where they live.
But I think they eat
B Listen
A zookeeper is talking about meerkat and pandas.
Answer the questions in part A. Did you guess correctly?
C Group work
Discuss these questions

Are you concerned about animals becoming extinct?
Why or why not?
What animals in your country are endangered?
How can we protect endangered species?

I am very concerned. Once an animal
becomes extinct, It’s gone forever
I am not that concerned. I think..
Activity 1
Pair work
Look at these pictures. Then discuss the questions below.
Do you have these environmental problems where you live?
What other environmental problems do you have?
Deforestation isn’t a big problem here
It’s not a problem in this city, but It’s a problem in..
Activity 2
Pair work
How concerned are you about the environment? Answer
the questions. Number each item from 0 to 4. Then interview
your partner, and mark the answers.
0 = never 1 = hardly ever 2 = sometimes
3 = often 4 = always
B Pair work
Add up your scores. Then go to page 93 to analyze your scores.
C Join another pair
Discuss these questions

Which things in the questionnaire help the environment the most? Why?
What other things can do to help the environment?
Are there laws to protect the environment where you live? What are they?

Activity 3
A Listen
A park ranger is describing past environmental problems
at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Hawaii. Check () the
reasons for each problem.
B Listen again
How did they solve the problems? Complete the sentences.
Problem 1 They passed a law against ­­­_______________
that also stopped people from taking away shells,
rocks, and coral as _____________ .
Problem 2 They passed a law against ____________
the fish and moved the _________ farther fro
the ocean.
Problem 3 They close the preserve every ____________
and don’t allow new visitors if the _____________
is full.
C Group work
Can you think of any environmental problems where you live?
What solutions can you suggest?
Self study
For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice,
go to pages 114 – 115.