Unit 10. Endangered species

TEACHER: TUAN TRAN
Welcome To Our Class!
Monday, January 10th , 2011
Unit 10: Endangered Species
LESSON 2: SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hổ, Voi in English?
Panda
Rhinoceros (Rhino)
Tiger
Elephant
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
2. In which sort of habitats can you find each of the these animals?
We can find these animals in the forests in Asia, Africa,……
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
3. Which of these animals can be kept as a pet or used for food or medicine?
- Rhino can be used for medicine.
4. Which of them is/are endangered?
- All of them are in danger.
GIANT PANDA
● HABITAT: Bamboo forest in central and western China.
● POPULATION: Only about 600.
● HEIGHT: 1.2 m to 1.5 m.
● WEIGHT: 75 to 100 kg.
● FOOD: Bamboo.
● LILFE SPAN: About 20 to 30 years.
● REASON FOR DECLINE: Habitat destruction and illegal trading.
Complete the following dialogue:
A: ____________(1)____?
B: In bamboo forests in central and western China.
A: _______________(2)______________________?
B: Only about 600.
A: _______________(3)_______________________?
B: From 75 to 160 kg.
A: ____________________(4)______________?
B: Bamboo.
A: _______________________(5)_________?
B: From 1,2 to 1,5m.
A: _____________(6)_____________?
B: About 20 to 30 years.
A: _____________________(7)______________?

B: Because of habitat destruction and illegal trading.
Where do pandas live?
What is the population of pandas in the world?
How many kilograms can a panda weigh?
What do they eat?
What is the height of a panda/How tall is a panda?
How many years/How long can a panda live?
Why are they endangered/Why are they becoming extinct?

- Where do giant pandas live?
- What is the population of pandas in the world?
- How tall are they?
- How much does a panda weigh/ How heavy is a panda?
- What do they eat?/What is their main food?
- How long can a panda live?/What is the life span of a panda?/ How many years can a panda live?
- Why are they endangered? What are the reasons for their decline in number?
Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger, rhino, and elephant, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer questions about them.
TIGER
HABITAT: Forests, grasslands, and swamps in Sahara, Southeast Asia and Southern India.
POPULATION: Only about 6000.
HEIGHT: 1.4 m to 2.5 m.
WEIGHT: 65 to 300 kg.
FOOD: Deer, buffalo, …
LILFE SPAN: 15 to 17 years.
REASON FOR DECLINE:
Habitat destruction and illigal trading.
ELEPHANT
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 7,000kg
FOOD: Grass, bark, root, leaves and fruit
LILFE SPAN: About 60 years
REASON FOR DECLINE:
Habitat destruction and illegal hunting
RHINO
HABITAT: Grasslands, tropical and sub-tropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
POPULATION: About 17,000
HEIGHT: 1,2 to 1,8 m
WEIGHT: 1,000 to 3,000 kg
FOOD: Grass and plants
LILFE SPAN: About 40 years
REASON FOR DECLINE:
Habitat destruction and illegal hunting
Take turn to give an oral report on the animals mentioned in task 2.
Suggested answers:
Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountain in Western China. Only about 600 pandas are living there. They can attain a height of 1.2m to 1.5m and weigh from 75kg to 160 kg. Giant pandas can live up to 20 or 30 years. They are becoming extinct because people destroy their habitat and hunt them for trade illegally.
Thanks for your attention!