Unit 10. Endangered species

Designed by Huong Vu
Ky Son High School
Give the name to the animals below (7mins)
Dugong
Panda
Gorilla
Parrot
Elephant
Tiger
Rhino
Whale
Orchid
1
2
3
4
5
6
9
8
7
1.Which of them is/are in danger of
becoming extinct?
2.What are the main causes of extinction
or endangerment to species?
3.What should we do to conserve
endangered species?
insect [‘insekt] (n) C«n trïng
Tortoise [‘tɔ:təs] (n) Rïa ®Êt
Verge [‘və:dz (n) Ven, bia
Biodiversity [ba: ədai’v əs əti] (n) TÝnh ®a d¹ng sinh th¸i
Primary [`praiməri] (adj): chính
Toxic [`tɔksik] (adj): có độc
Contaminated [kən`tæmineit] (adj): bẩn
Fertile [`fə:tail] (adj): màu mỡ
Vulnerable [`vʌlnərəbl] (adj)dễ bị tổn thương


Vocabulary
Task 1: The noun in column A all appear in the passage. Match each ß them with a suitable in column B (10 mins)
Task 2: Read and fill in the table the missing information from the reading text (7 mins)
Endangered
Species
Loss of biodiversity
Having a serious impact
on the ability of remaining
species
- Introducing the Red list to raise people’s awareness of
conservation need
-Enacting laws to protect wildlife from commercial Trade and
over hunting
- Developing wildlife habitat reserves
Causes
Consequences
-habitat destruction
-commercial exploitation
Pollution
- the drainage of wetlands
- deforestation
-urbanization
-road and dam construction
Solutions
Task 3: Read the paragraph again and find evidence in the passage to support these statements ( 7 mins)
1. Pollution is one of the main causes of species extinction
2. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things
3. There are number of ways to help save endangered species

The first sentence of paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Work in groups to discuss the following questions
( 10 mins)
1. What are the main causes of extinction or endangerment to species?


2.How important is biodiversity for human?


3. What should we do to conserve endangered species?
The main causes of extinction or endangerment are habitat
destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution
Biodiversity is important for human as it provides food,
clean air, water, fertile soil and other products
We should raise our awareness of conservations needs.
Laws should Be enacted to protect wildlife from
commercial trade and over hunting
Do task 2 at home and learn by heart new words (5mins)