Unit 10. Endangered species

Unit 10
Endangered species

Lesson: Speaking
Task 1: Look at the pictures and answer the questions
1. What do you call them in English?
Rhino
Elephant
2. Which of these animals are killed for food or medicine?
3. Which of them are in danger of extinction?

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

Ask and answer about Giant Pandas using the given information
Unit 10: Endangered species ► Speaking► Task 2
1. Where do giant pandas live?

2. What is the population of pandas in the world?
3. How tall are they?
4. How much do they weigh?

5. What is their food?

6. How long can they live?



7. Why are they in danger? /
What are the reasons for their decline?
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
Ask and answer about Rhino
Unit 10: Endangered species ► Speaking► Task 2
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
Ask and answer about Tigers
Unit 10: Endangered species ► Speaking► Task 2
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
Ask and answer about Elephants
Unit 10: Endangered species ► Speaking► Task 2



In about 50 words write a paragraph about one of four animals you have talked about.
Do "reading" part in students` book.
Unit 10: Endangered species - Speaking