Unit 10. Endangered species

June 25, 2010
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BEFORE LISTENING:
Work in pairs. Discuss and choose the best answer A-B-C.
You can find gorillas in ____
Europe
B. Asia
C. Africa
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BEFORE LISTENING:
Work in pairs. Discuss and choose the best answer A-B-C.
2. The male gorilla may attain a
height of ___ m and a weight of
about 180 kg.
3
1.7
0.8
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BEFORE LISTENING:
Work in pairs. Discuss and choose the best answer A-B-C.
2. The life span of a gorilla in
the wild is about ___ years
30
40
50
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VOCABULARY
gorilla (n) [gə`rilə] : Khỉ đột
bared teeth (n) [beəd ti:θ] : răng nhe
sociable (adj) [`sou∫əbl] : dễ chan hòa, thân thiện
silverback (n) [`silvəbæk] : Khỉ đột cực lớn
sub- adult (adj) [sʌb`ædʌlt] : Chưa trưởng thành
civil war (n) [`sivlwɔ:] : Nội chiến
nest (v) [nest] : Làm tổ
forest ranger (n) [`fɔrist `reindʒə] : Người gác rừng
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While Listening
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WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C-D to each question.
Which of the following can be a group leader?
The biggest and the strongest adult male gorilla.
A female gorilla.
The biggest female gorilla.
A grown-up gorilla.
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WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C-D to each question.
2. With whom do baby gorillas sleep at night?
Their sisters.
Their mothers
Their fathers
Their mothers and sisters
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WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C-D to each question.
3. Why do human kill mountain gorillas?
For their skin.
For their nests.
For the trees they live in.
For food.
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WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C-D to each question.
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
Mountain gorillas live in Africa.
Scientists study gorillas and show a different picture of mountain gorilla.
Life for mountain gorillas is peaceful.
A gorilla sometimes eats worms.
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WHILE LISTENING:
Task 1: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer A-B-C-D to each question.
5. What can be learned from the passage?
Mountain gorillas are not as dangerous as they look.
Mountain gorillas live in groups.
Mountain gorillas eat mainly plants.
All of A-B-C are correct.
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While- Listening: Task 2: Listen again and complete the chart below.
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peaceful
plant – eating
a few females and their young
plants and a few insects
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While- Listening: Task 2: Listen again and complete the chart below.
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civil war
in grasses
forests being cut down
in trees
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POST LISTENING:
Work in pairs. Summarize the main ideas of the passage, using the information and the answers in Task 1 and 2.
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Suggested answers:
Gorillas are peaceful, gentle, sociable and mainly plant- eating creatures. They live in family groups. The biggest and strongest adult male of gorilla is a group leader.
They make nests to sleep in. Many lightweight gorillas sleep in the nests in trees but the heavier ones may nest in grasses on the ground. Baby gorillas sleep with their mothers.
Life for mountain gorillas in not peaceful. They are endangered by the civil war in a small area of Africa. Hunters kill them for food. Forest rangers and other concerned people are working hard to protect them and their habitat.
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