Unit 10. Endangered species

Good morning!
Welcome to our class!
Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box.
endangered
extinction
contaminated
biodiversity
survive
1. Do you think plants and animals, however small or oversized,
all contribute to the …………………..
2. The air, rivers and seas are all …………………, especially
in over-populated and heavily industrialized regions.
3.The winter is coming nearer and nearer, many species are
unable to ………………….. the severe winter.
4. There is no doubt that the mountain gorilla is the verge of
………………………
5. J.Aspinall is famous for his programme of breeding
………………… animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
Unit 10: Endangered species
( Speaking )
PRE-SPEAKING: Task 1- Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1. What do you call these animals in English?
tiger
panda
elephant
rhinoceros
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?

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

WHILE-SPEAKING: Task 2- Ask and answer about Giant Pandas using the given information.
2. What is population of pandas in the world?
1. Where do giant pandas live?
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?
Task 2. Ask and answer about Giant Pandas.
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Game:
Lucky number
height

food

You’re
lucky!
life span

habitat

reasons for
decline
weight

population

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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
Practice asking and answering about 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
Practice asking and answering about 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
Practice asking and answering about Elephants.
Giant pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountain in western China. Only about pandas are living there. They attain a height of 1.2 m to 1. 5 m and weight from 75 kg to 160 kg. Giant pandas can live up to 20 or 30 years. They are in danger because people are destroying their habitat and hunt them for trade.
Giving an oral report on the animals
mentioned in Task 2
In not more than 50 words write a paragraph about one of the animals you know.
Good bye!