Unit 10. Endangered species

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Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
GRADE 12
Warm-up:
Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.
endangered
extinction
contaminated
biodiversity
survive
1. Do you think plants and animals, however small or oversized,
all contribute to the ….………....
2. The air, rivers and seas are all …………………, especially
in over-populated and heavily industrialized regions.
3.The winter is coming nearer and nearer, many species are
unable to …………… the severe winter.
4. There is no doubt that the mountain gorilla is the verge of
………………
5. J.Aspinall is famous for his programme of breeding
………….… animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
UNIT 10
ENDANGERED SPECIES
B. SPEAKING
ASK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Have you ever seen a tiger or an elephant?
2. Where did you see them?
3. Why do we call them endangered animals?
4. What should we do to protect and save them?
II. WHILE – SPEAKING

Task 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hổ, Voi in English?
Panda
/ˈpændǝ/
Elephant
/ˈelɪfǝnt/
Rhinoceros
/raɪˈnɒsǝrǝs/
Tiger
/ˈtaɪgǝʳ/
In which sort of habitats can you find each of these animals?
↪ Each of them lives in the forest.
Which of these animals can be kept as a pet or used for food or medicine?
↪ Pandas can be kept as a pet, rhinoceroses and tigers can be used for medicine and elephants can be used for food.
Rhino horn
Which of them is endangered?
↪ All of them are endangered.
A: Where do …… live?
B: In…
A: What is the population of ….… in the world?
B: (Only) About ….…
A: How tall are .......... ?
B: About ……
A: How much do .........weigh ? / How heavy are...... …?
B: About ……
A: How long can they live? / What about the life span?
B: About ……
A: What are the reasons for their decline?
/ Why are they in danger?
B: Because of ..... / They are in danger because of ......
Sample dialogue
Task 2. Look at the information about the giant pandas, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.
Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
Population: Only about 600
Height: 1.2 to 1.5m
Weight: 75 to 160 kg
Food: Bamboo
Life span : About 20 to 30
years
Reason for decline:
Habitat destruction and illegal trading.
A: Where do the giant pandas live?
B: In bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China
A: What is its population in the world?
B: Only about 600
A: How tall are they ?
B: About 1.2 to 1.5m
A: How much do they weigh ? / How heavy are they?
B: About 75 to 160 kg
A: How long can they live? / What about the life span?
B: About 20 to 30 years
A: Why are they in danger?
B: They are in danger because of habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Task 2. Look at the information about the rhinoceros, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.
Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
Population: About 17,000
Height: 1.2 to 1.8m
Weight: 1,000 to 3,000kg
Food: grass and plants
Life span: About 40 years
Reason for decline: Habitat
destruction and illegal hunting.
A: Where do the rhinoceros live?
B: In grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
A: What is its population in the world?
B: About 17,000
A: How tall are they ?
B: About 1.2 to 1.8m
A: How much do they weigh ? / How heavy are they?
B: About 1,000 to 3,000kg
A: How long can they live? / What about the life span?
B: About 40 years
A: Why are they in danger?
B: They are in danger because of habitat destruction and illegal hunting.

Task 2. Look at the information about the tigers, which are endangered animal. Ask and answer question about them.
Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southeast
Asia and Southern India.
Population: Only about
6,000
Height: 1.4 to 2.8m
Weight: 65 to 300 kg
Food: Deer, buffalo, etc…
Life span: About 15 to 17 years
Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.
A: Where do the tigers live?
B: In forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southern India.
A: What is its population in the world?
B: (Only) About 6,000
A: How tall are they ?
B: About 1.4 to 2.8m
A: How much do they weigh ? / How heavy are they?
B: About 65 to 300 kg
A: How long can they live? / What about the life span?
B: About 15 to 17 years
A: Why are they in danger?
B: They are in danger because of habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Task 2. Look at the information about the elephants, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.
Habitat: Small areas of India,
Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast
Asia, and the Sahara desert
in Africa.
Population: About 700,000
Height: 3 to 4 m
Weight: 5,000 to 7,000 kg
Food: Grass, bark, root, leaves
and fruit
Life span: About 60 years
Reason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
A: Where do the elephants live?
B: In small areas of India, Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia, and the Sahara desert in Africa.
A: What is its population in the world?
B: About 700,000
A: How tall are they ?
B: About 3 to 4 m
A: How much do they weigh ? / How heavy are they?
B: About 5,000 to 7,000 kg
A: How long can they live? / What about the life span?
B: About 60 years
A: Why are they in danger?
B: They are in danger because of habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
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HOMEWORK
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Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountain in western China. Only about 600 pandas are living there. They attain a height of 1.2 m to 1. 5 m and weight from 75 kg to 160 kg. Giant pandas can live up to 20 or 30 years. They are in danger because people are destroying their habitat and hunt them for trade.
Giant panda
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Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
Population: Only about 600
Height: 1,2 to 1,5m
Weight: 75 to 160 kg
Food: Bamboo
Life span : About 20 to
30 years
Reason for decline:
Habitat destruction
and illegal trading.
Rhinoceros
Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
Population: About 17,000
Height: 1.2 to 1.8m
Weight: 1,000 to 3,000kg
Food: grass and plants
Life span: About 40 years
Reason for decline: Habitat
destruction and illegal hunting.
Rhinoceros live in grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia. Its population is about 17,000. They attain a height of 1.2 to 1.8m and weight from 1,000 to 3,000kg. Rhinoceros can live up 40 years. They are in danger because of their habitat destruction and illegal hunting
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Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps
in Siberia, Southeast Asia and
Southern India.
Population: Only about
6,000
Height: 1.4 to 2.8m
Weight: 65 to 300 kg
Food: Deer, buffalo, etc…
Life span: About 15 to 17 years
Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.
Tiger
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Tigers live in forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southern India. Its population is only about 6,000. They attain a height of 1.4 to 2.8m and weight from 65 to 300 kg. Tigers can live up to 15 or 17 years. They are in danger because of their habitat destruction and illegal trading
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Habitat: Small areas of India,
Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast
Asia, and the Sahara desert
in Africa.
Population: About 700,000
Height: 3 to 4 m
Weight: 5,000 to 7,000 kg
Food: Grass, bark, root, leaves
and fruit
Life span: About 60 years
Reason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
Elephant
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Elephants live in small areas of India, Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia, and the Sahara desert in Africa. Its population is about 700,000. They attain a height of 3 to 4 m and weight from 5,000 to 7,000 kg. Elephants can live up to 60 years. They are in danger because of their habitat destruction and illegal hunting