Unit 10. Endangered species

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UNIT 10
Endangered Species
SPEAKING
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BEFORE 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
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Panda
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Tiger
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Rhino
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Elephant
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BEFORE SPEAKING:
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,……
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BEFORE SPEAKING:
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.
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While Speaking
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WHILE SPEAKING:
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.
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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 illigal trading.
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- 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?
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While- speaking: Task 2:
Suggested answer:
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.
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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.
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ELEPHANT
HABITAT:
POPULATION:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
FOOD:
LILFE SPAN:
REASON FOR DECLINE:
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RHINO
HABITAT:
POPULATION:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
FOOD:
LILFE SPAN:
REASON FOR DECLINE:
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POST SPEADING: Take turn to give an oral report on the animals mentioned in task 2
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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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