Unit 10. Endangered species

Saturday, December 25th, 2010
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UNIT 10
Reading
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Monkey
Elephant
Rhinoceros
Rhino
Mosquito
Leopard
Tortoise
Frog
Parrot
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elephants
lion
camel
rhinoceros
Which of them are in danger of becoming extinct?
 extinction (n):
- Exploit (v)
 exploitation (n)
- Habitat (n)
- Vulnerable (a)
- Biodiversity (n)
 conservation (n):
- Endanger (v)
 endangered (a)
bị đe dọa
sự tuyệt chủng
sự khai thác
môi trường sống
đa dạng sinh học
- Extinct (a)
- Reserve (v, n)
- Conserve (v)
bị tổn thương
sự bảo tồn
dự trữ, khu bảo tồn
- Contaminate (v)
 contaminated (a)
bị ô nhiễm
- Enact (v)
ban hành
Vocabulary
Task 1: Match a word in A with its definition in B:
TASK 2: (P.108)
Work in pairs. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences about the reading passage.
1. The number of species around the globe threatened will 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?
pollution
B. habitat destruction
C. natural selection
D. overexploitation
3. The Red List is a special book that provides names of ___animals.
vulnerable and endangered
B. endagered
C. hunted
D. extinct
4. The developemnt of wildlife habitat reserves helps____________.
A. save a large number of endangered species
B. make a list of endangered species.
C. enact laws to protect wildlife.
D. develop commercial trade and overhunting.
5. The best title 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.
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 humanswith so many essential things.


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


The primary causes of species extinction are:
- Habitat destruction,
- Commercial exploitation and
- Pollution

Humans depend on species diversity to have
food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture
- Raise people’s awareness of conservation needs
- Enact laws to protect wildlife habitat (Government)
Game: lucky animals
animals
The primary causes of species extinction are

habitat destruction, commercial exploitation

and ___________________
pollution
A special book that provides names

of endangered animals is

______________
the Red List
Can you guess which animal?
Rhinoceros (Rhino)
The natural environment in which a plant or

animal lives is called ______________
habitat
Endangered species are plant and animal

which are in danger of ______________
extinction
Lucky animal
Lucky animal
Homework:
Learn the vocabularies by heart
Prepare the next part.