Unit 10. Endangered species

Welcome to our class
Game: Who is faster?

There are 3 cues in turn appearing. Basing on the cues, finding the answers
What is this?
A. It is very important in both human and animals’ life.
B. Many wildlife live there.
C. It has many different kinds of trees.




FOREST


2. Which animal is this?
A. It has relatives with bear.
B. It lives in central and western China.
C. It likes eating bamboo.




GIANT PANDA
3. What are they?
A. They live mainly in Africa
B. They are hunted for horns
C. “Rhino is the abbreviation of their name



RHINOCEROS


4. What is the name of this animal?
A. It has four legs, black stripes and lives mainly in forest.
B. People hunt it for skin.
C. It eats meat, deer, buffalo, and even man, etc…

TIGER
5. Can you name this animal?
A. It is an endangered species.
B. It has a long nose.
C. It lives in Bản Đôn village, Vietnam.
ELEPHANT
Unit 10: Endangered species
SPEAKING

Task 1: Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hổ, Voi in English?
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,……
Task 1: 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.


Task 2: 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.
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.
LIFE SPAN: About 20 to 30 years.
REASON FOR DECLINE: Habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Useful Questions:

Habitat: Where do ………… live?
Population: What is the population of ………?
Height: How tall are they?
Weight: How much do they weigh?
Food: What do they eat?/What is their main food?
Lifespan: How long do they live?/What is the life span of ……….?
Reason for decline: Why are they in danger? What are the reasons for their decreasing in number?
Example
A: Where do giant pandas live?
B: They live in bamboo forests in the mountain in central and western China.
A: What is the population of pandas in the world?
B: Only about 600.
A: How tall are they?
B: About 1.2 to 1.5m
A: How much do they weigh?
B: About 75 kg to 160 kg
A: What do they eat?
B: Bamboo
A: Why are they in danger?
B: People destroy their habitat and hunt them for trade.
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, …
LIFE SPAN: 15 to 17 years.
REASON FOR DECLINE:
Habitat destruction and illegal trading.
ELEPHANT
HABITAT: Small area of India, Sri Lanka, China, and Southern 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
RHINO
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
Task 3: Work in groups. 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 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.
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