Unit 10. Endangered species

Unit 9
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Task 1: Look at the pictures and answer the
questions
1. What do you call them in English?
rhino
elephant
2. In which sort of habitats can you
find each of these animals?
3. Which of these animals can be kept
as a pet or used for food or medicine?
4. Which of them are endangered?
Panda
Tiger
Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
Population: Only about 600
Height: 1.2 to 1.5 m
Weight: 75 to 160 kg
Food: Bamboo
Life span:
about 20 to 30 years
Reasons for decline:
Habitat destruction
and illegal trading
Giant Pandas
Habitat: Grassland, tropical and subtropical 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
Life span: about 40 years
Reason for decline:
habitat destruction
and illegal hunting
Rhinoceros
Habitat: Forests, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southern India.
Population: only about 6,000
Height: 1.4 to 2.8 m
Weight: 65 to 300 kg
Food: deer, buffalo ….
Life span: about 15 to 17 years
Reason for decline:
habitat destruction
and illegal trading
Tigers
Habitat: Small area 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
Elephants
S1: Where do giant pandas live?
S2: In bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
S1: What is population of pandas in the world?
S2: Only about 600.
S1: What is the size of a giant panda?
S2: It is about 1.2 to 1.5 m in length and 75 to 160 kg in weight
S1: What do they eat?
S2: They eat bamboo
S1: How long can they live?
S2: They can live about 20 to 30 years
S1: Why are they endangered?
S2: They are endangered because of habitat destruction and illegal trading
Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountain in Western China. Only about 600 pandas are living there. They attain a height of 1.2m to 1.5m and weigh from 75kg to 160 kg. Giant pandas can live up to 20 or 30 years. They are in danger because people destroy their habitat and hunt them for trade.



In about 50 words write a paragraph about one of four animals you have talked about.
Homework