Unit 10. Conservation

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What is it?
It`s a monkey
What is it?
It`s an elephant
It is a monkey
It is an elephant
Where do they live?
They live in the zoos and forests
1. Have you ever visited a zoo or a forest ?
Yes, we have. (No, we haven’t)
2. What animals do you like most? Why?
I’m interested in wild animals such as tigers, lions or brown bears,… because they are at risk of being extinct.
3. Do we need to protect animals and forest?
Yes, I think we should protect animals and forests, because if we don’t, they will disappear in the future.


Vocabulary.
1. Destroy (v) Ph¸ huû, ph¸ ho¹i…
Destruction (n) Sù ph¸ huû, sù ph¸ ho¹i..
2. Eliminate (v) Lo¹i ra.
3. Constant (adj) NhÊt ®Þnh, kh«ng thay ®æi
4. Hydroelectric (adj) Thuû ®iÖn
Hydroelectric dams §Ëp n­íc thuû ®iÖn.
5. Conserve (v) G×n gi÷, b¶o tån.
6.Worsen (v) Trë nªn tåi tÖ h¬n.
7. Law in passed LuËt ®­îc th«ng qua
8. Defence (n) Sù che chë, sù b¶o vÖ
Task 1:
Match the word in A with a suitable definition in B
A B
1. Eliminate A. the movement of something
around a closed system.
2. Circulation B. concerning or producing electricity by
the power of falling water
3. Run - off C. remove or get rid off completely.
4. Hydroelectric D. liquid which flows off or from (something)
1. C
2. A
3 . D
4. B
Task 2: These statements true (T) or false ( F)
1. Each year about fifty hundred species of plants
and animals are eliminated.
2. Many kinds of plants could be used to treat
various dangerous diseases.
3. Water can be held on land by vegetation.
4. Man is constantly doing harm to the environment.
5. Plants may cause floods and erosion.

6. We can do nothing to save the earth.
T
T
T
T
F
Plants hold water back, so they prevent rapid run off which can cause floods and erosion
F
We can stop worsening the problem while scientists search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s defense.
Task 3: Choose the most suitable main idea for each paragraph.
1.We can not live without water.

2. Let’s do something to save the earth.

3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.

4. Vegetation can help conserve water.
A 3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.
(..many of those plants and animals can be used as medicine against cancer, AIDS…, heart diseases and many other sicknesses..)
B 4. Vegetation can help conserve water.
(.. Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live..)
C 2. Let’s do something to save the earth.
(..The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad..)


Task 3: Key
A 3. Forests give us a lot of valuable things.
(..many of those plants and animals can be used as medicine against cancer, AIDS…, heart diseases and many other sicknesses..)
B 4. Vegetation can help conserve water.
(.. Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live..)
C 2. Let’s do something to save the earth.
(..The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad..)


4. After you read:
Answer the follwing questions.

1. What is the consequence of losing forest?
2. How important is water in our life?
3. What should we do for the future of our planet?
Vocabulary:
Consequence (n)
Planet (n)

Keys
1. The loss of Forest is destroying the earth’s plant and animal and it may cause floods, poor land, natural habitat and bad weather.
2. Water plays an important role in living beings’ life, nothing on the earth can live without water. Eg: grow our food, raise animals….
3. We should stop doing that can destroy environment and conserving plants, animals.
- We should stop poluting all kinks: air, water, land..















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