Unit 10. Endangered species

Unit 10: Endangered Species
B. SPEAKING
Asking and answering questions

about endangered animals.
Talking about the information

of some endangered animals.
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I. PRE – SPEAKING

1. Have you ever seen a tiger or an elephant?
2. Where did you see them?
3. Why do we call them endangered animals?
4. What should we do to protect and save them?

II. WHILE – SPEAKING

Task 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hổ, Voi in English?

Panda
/ˈpændǝ/
Elephant
/ˈelɪfǝnt/
Rhinoceros
/raɪˈnɒsǝrǝs/
Tiger
/ˈtaɪgǝʳ/
In which sort of habitats can you find each of these animals?
↪ Each of them lives in the forest.
Which of these animals can be kept as a pet or used for
food or medicine?
↪ Pandas can be kept as a pet, rhinoceroses and tigers can be used for medicine and elephants can be used for food.
Rhino horn
Which of them is/are endangered?
↪ All of them are endangered.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger,
rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals.
Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
Population: Only about 600
Height: 1,2 to 1,5m
Weight: 75 to 160 kg
Food: Bamboo
Life span : About 20 to
30 years
Reason for decline:
Habitat destruction
and illegal trading.

Example:
A: Where do giant pandas live?
B: In bamboo forests in the mountains in central and western China.
A: What is the population of pandas in the world?
B: Only about 600.
A: Why are they classified as endangered species?
B: Because of habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Some pictures about giant panda’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger,
rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals.
Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
Population: About 17,000
Height: 1.2 to 1.8m
Weight: 1,000 to 3,000kg
Food: grass and plants
Life span: About 40 years
Reason for decline: Habitat
destruction and illegal
hunting.

Some pictures about rhinoceros’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger,
rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals.
Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps
in Siberia, Southeast Asia and
Southeast Asia and Southern
India.
Population: Only about
6,000
Height: 1.4 to 2.8m
Weight: 65 to 300 kg
Food: Deer, buffalo, etc…
Life span: About 15 to 17 years
Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.
Some pictures about tiger’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger,
rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals.
Ask and answer question about them.

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 7,000 kg
Food: Grass, bark, root, leaves
and fruit
Life span: About 60 years
Reason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
Some pictures about elephant’s habitat.
African elephant
Asian elephant

Task 3. Work in group. Take turns to give an oral report on the animals
mentioned in Task 2.




Choose a animal you want to give an oral report:

Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.
Population: Only about 600
Height: 1,2 to 1,5m
Weight: 75 to 160 kg
Food: Bamboo
Life span : About 20 to
30 years
Reason for decline:
Habitat destruction
and illegal trading.

Giant panda
Rhinoceros
Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.
Population: About 17,000
Height: 1.2 to 1.8m
Weight: 1,000 to 3,000kg
Food: grass and plants
Life span: About 40 years
Reason for decline: Habitat
destruction and illegal
hunting.

Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps
in Siberia, Southeast Asia and
Southeast Asia and Southern
India.
Population: Only about
6,000
Height: 1.4 to 2.8m
Weight: 65 to 300 kg
Food: Deer, buffalo, etc…
Life span: About 15 to 17 years
Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.
Tiger
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 7,000 kg
Food: Grass, bark, root, leaves
and fruit
Life span: About 60 years
Reason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.
Elephant
Thanks for
your attention!
Group 1