Unit 10. Endangered species

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Unit 10
Part A : READING
Which of these animals and insects are in danger of becoming extinct?
Frog
Parrot
Mosquito
Leopart
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Tortoise
Monkey
Unit 10
Part A : READING
ENDANGERED SPECIES
New words
To be driven to the verge of sth ( bị đẩy đến bờ vực …)
To enact (v): to make a proposal into a law ( ban hành )
A reserve (n): an area of land where wild animals or plants are officially protected ( khu bảo tồn )
 
Task1 : Choose the given words which have the following meanings.
( There are more words than needed)
1. the existence of a large number of different kinds of
animals and plants which make a balanced environment. :

2. the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted,
damaged or destroyed :

3. a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life,
etc. stops existing :

4. the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives :


a/ extinction
c/ habitat
d/ biodiversity
e/ conservation
b / extinct
f/ conserve
Task 2: Choose A,B,C or D to complete the following sentences about the reading passage.
1. The number of species around the globe threatened with extinction is over___________.
A.7,200 B.8,300 C. 1,600 D.15,000
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a primary cause of species extinction?
A. Pollution B. natural selection C. habitat destruction D. Overexploitation
3. The Red List is a special book that provides names of ____________animals. C. endangered
A. vulnerable and endangered C. endangered
B. hunted D. extinct
4. The development of wildlife habitat reserves helps _________________.
A. save a large number of endangered species.
B. make a list of endangered species.
C. enact law to protect wildlife.
D. develop commercial trade and overhunting.
5. The best tittle for the passage is __________________.
A. Endangered Species and Conservation Measures.
B. Endangered Species and their Benefits.
C. The Global Extinction Crisis.
D. Endangered Species Extinction : Causes and Conservation Measures.

4. CCC. Enact law to. endangered
. endangered



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. 7,200
A. 7,200
Task 3: Find evidence in the passage to support these statements
1. Pollution is one of the main causes of species
extinction.

2. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.

3. There are a number of ways to help save endangered species.
The first sentence of the second paragraph.
 The third paragraph.
The fourth paragraph.
Task 3: Find evidence in the passage to support these statements
1. Pollution is one of the main causes of species
extinction.

2. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.

3. There are a number of ways to help save endangered species.

……………………………………………..
 …………………………
…………………………….
SUMMARY
1.Causes of species extinction:
Natural habitats have been destroyed by the ( drain, v.) ( 1.) ……………….
of wetlands, cutting of forests, ( urban, adj. ) (2.) …………………… and road and damp ( construct, v.) ( 3.) ………………… .
Commercial ( exploit, v. ) ( 4.) ……………………. has seriously reduced the
number of rare species.
Pollution in the air, land and water has driven many species to the verge of
( extinct, adj.) ( 5. ) …………………
2. Consequence:
Plant and animal extinction leads to a ( lose, v.) (6.) ……… of biodiversity on which
we depend to have food, medicines and other products.
3. Measures to save endangered species:
- Introducing the Red List to raise people’s ( aware, adj.) ( 7.) ……………… of
conservation needs.
- Enacting laws to protect wildlife from ( commerce, n.) ( 8.) ……………….. trade and overhunting.
Establishing wildlife habitat reserves to save ( danger, n.) ( 9.) …………………
species.
Habitat …………………………… will endanger the existence of many animals. (11 letters)
1
Task 4: Fill in the blank
2
The Rhinoceros is one of the ……………… species. (10 letters)
The ……………… of an animal on earth means the disappearance of that animal. (10 letters)
3
4
Wildlife habitat ………………have been established to save endangered species( 8 letters)
Homework
- Read the passage again.
- Learn the new words.
- Prepare the Speaking lesson.
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