Unit 10. Conservation

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Before You Read
Look at the pictures showing environment damage. Match the solutions with the pictures.
Solutions
Control the cutting
down of trees
2. Ban wildlife poaching
and trading
3. Clean up beaches

a.Water pollution
b.Forest destruction
c.Wildlife extinction

1.B
2.C
3.A

NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK
Conserving human heritage proves to be an act of great cultural value and of an advanced lifestyle . A large mosaic of forest and a diversity of wildlife in Nam Cat Tien National Park since it was established by the central government in 1992. If there had not been that establishment , most of the area’s ecosystem would have been greatly damaged. At present, Nam Cat Tien National Park is exploited as an ecotourism site because of its beauty and its economic development .

B . This park has a wide diversity of species . There is a totalof 1,610 flora species with seven different habital types . The forest types and geographical sites are home to unique tropical fauna : species of mammals , reptiles , amphibians , birds, fish,and insects. Ecotourists like traveling there because they can both enjoy the beautiful landscape and contribute to the conservation of the natural environment .
C . As an ecotourism site, it can provide tourists with beautiful landscape in the biosphere reserve . Tourists can trace wild animals and watch them hunting their prey at night. Also, they can go boating along Dong Nai River to Bau Sau to view peacocks’graceful dances .

D. At present more and more visitors come to Nam Cat Tien National Park on their ecotour. Thanks to this , the economy in the local area is flourishing.
This makes local authorities more
interested in developing ecotourism
there because it can promote the
economy and provide more funds
for conversation .

New words
Poach (v) : to hunt animals illegally :săn trộm
Poacher (n) : người săn trộm
Conserve (v) = protect : bảo tồn , bảo vệ
Conservation : sự bảo tồn thế giới tự nhiên
Mosaic (n) :
Exploit (v) : to develop sth or make the best use of sth : khai thác
Species (n) : a group of plants or animals that are all the same : loài, loại
Flourish (v) :to develop in a successful way : phát đạt , tiến triển
Ecotorism (n) :du lịch sinh thái
Ecotour (n) : chuyến du lịch sinh thái
Ecotourist (n) người du lịch sinh thái
Reserve (n) : an area of land where the plants , animals ...... are protected by law : khu bảo tồn sinh vật
Reserve (v) : dự trữ

Tour discoveries paragraph A
Benefits of the Park paragraph B
Nam Cat Tien National Park
as an Ecotourism Site paragraph C
Significant Biological Diversity paragraph D

Match the heading with the appropriate paragraphs .
NAM CAT TIEN
Answer
Tour discoveries
Benefits of the Park
Nam Cat Tien National Park as
an Ecotouris Site
Significant Biological Diversity
paragraph D
paragraph C
paragraph B
paragraph A
b) Match the words or phrases in column A with their appropriate meanings in column B .
Answer
1.c(Ecotourism site : A natural area where people can visit and learn about it in a way that will not hurt the environment)
2.e(Diversity : A range of different things )
3.a(Exploit :Use something fully and effectively)
4.d(Biosphere reserve: A piece of land in which animals and plants can live)
5.b(Conversation : The protection of animals , plants , forests etc… , to prevent them from being spoiled or destroyed)

c) Give brief answers to the following questions
Why is Nam Cat Tien national park exploited as an ecotourism site ?
Name different species found in this national park .
What do local authorities develop ecotourism there for ?
What’s the writer’s viewpoint on the development of ecotourism in this national park ?
Answer
Because of its nature beauty and economic development .
Flora species and fauna species(mammals, reptiles,amphibians,birds,fish and insects )
To promote the economy and provide more funds for conservation .
He implies that developing ecotourism in this national park will bring benefits to the economy and the conservation work .
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