English 11-unit 10 (speaking)

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Look at the pictures and find out some reasons
why nature is threatened.
Reasons
killing endangered
animals for skin and food
scattering rubbish
on the street
cutting down trees for
wood
burning forests
Task 1. Work in pairs: Below are some reasons why nature is threatened. Put
them in the order of importance.
1. killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food
2. keeping animals as pets
3. hunting or capturing animals for recreation
or entertainment
4. burning forests
5. cutting down trees for wood
6. using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation
7. discharging chemical pollutants into the environment



New words:
+ Capture ( v) :
Yesterday, a tiger escaped from the zoo, but it was captured 3 hours later .
+ Cultivation ( n) : - (synonym of farming )
+ Discharge (v) :
Task 1. Work in pairs: Below are some reasons why nature is threatened. Put
them in the order of importance.
1. killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food
2. keeping animals as pets
3. hunting or capturing animals for recreation
or entertainment
4. burning forests
5. cutting down trees for wood
6. using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation
7. discharging chemical pollutants into the environment



Task 2. Work in pairs. Match the reasons in Task 1
with possible measures for protecting the environment
in the box below.
a. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should be banned.
b. Planting trees should be encouraged.
c. Keeping animals as pets should be discouraged.
d. Zoos and national parks should be established to save animals and plants.
e. Animals should not be captured for recreation or entertainment.
f. All kinds of animals and plants should be protected.
g. Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment should be prohibited.
h. Decreasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides for farming should be encouraged.





Reasons why nature is threatened
Possible measures for protecting
the environment
1. killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food.
a. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food should be banned.
2. keeping animals as pets
c. Keeping animals as pets should be
discouraged.
3. hunting or capturing animals for
recreation or entertainment.
e. Animals should not be captured for
recreation or entertainment.
4. burning forests
5. cutting down trees for wood

6. using fertilizers and pesticides
for cultivation
7. discharging chemical pollutants
into the environment
b. Planting trees should be encouraged
d. Zoos and national parks should be
established to save animals and plants.
f. All kinds of animals and plants
should be protected.
h. Decreasing the use of fertilizers and
pesticides for farming should be encouraged
g. Discharging chemical pollutants into
the environment should be prohibited.
1-a, 2-c, 3-e, 4& 5-b-d-f, 6-h, 7-g
Reasons why nature is threatened
Possible measures for protecting
the environment
1. killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food.
a. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food should be banned.
2. keeping animals as pets
c. Keeping animals as pets should be
discouraged.
3. hunting or capturing animals for
recreation or entertainment.
e. Animals should not be captured for
recreation or entertainment.
4. burning forests
5. cutting down trees for wood

6. using fertilizers and pesticides
for cultivation
7. discharging chemical pollutants
into the environment
b. Planting trees should be encouraged
d. Zoos and national parks should be
established to save animals and plants.
f. All kinds of animals and plants
should be protected.
h. Decreasing the use of fertilizers and
pesticides for farming should be encouraged
g. Discharging chemical pollutants into
the environment should be prohibited.
Note:

SHOULD is used to suggest measures.


Reasons why nature is threatened
Possible measures for protecting
the environment
1. killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food.
a. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin
and food should be banned.
2. keeping animals as pets
c. Keeping animals as pets should be
discouraged.
3. hunting or capturing animals for
recreation or entertainment.
e. Animals should not be captured for
recreation or entertainment.
4. burning forests
5. cutting down trees for wood

6. using fertilizers and pesticides
for cultivation
7. discharging chemical pollutants
into the environment
b. Planting trees should be encouraged
d. Zoos and national parks should be
established to save animals and plants.
f. All kinds of animals and plants
should be protected.
h. Decreasing the use of fertilizers and
pesticides for farming should be encouraged
g. Discharging chemical pollutants into
the environment should be prohibited.
Note:

SHOULD is used to suggest measures.
Three ways of pronouncing suffix “ed”: banned, established, protected.


Task 3. Work in pairs. State the negative impacts
made by people on the environment and suggest
measures to protect it.
Example 1 :
A: People are killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food.
B: Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food
should be banned.

Example 2 :
A: People are burning forests and cutting down trees for wood.
B: That`s why the forests are destroyed.
A: What should we do to protect forests?
B: In my opinion, burning forests and cutting down trees for
wood should be banned and planting trees should be
encouraged.
What can you see ?
2. Why were people taken to hospital?
3. Can you suggest measures for the problems shown?
Nature is threatened. You are students.
What should you do to protect your surrounding
environment?
Homework:

- Write 5 reasons why nature is threatened and suggest measures.

- Prepare for Listening period.