Unit 10 reading

Welcome to our English class
(?)Which of the animals and insects can be found in Vietnam?
(?) Which of them are in danger of becoming extinct? Why?
C. parrot
B. tortoise
F. rhinoceros
H. monkey
G. elephant
D. leopard
A. frog
E. mosquito
 Matching:
Match the animals or insects to their names
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Unit 10: Endangered species
A: Reading
 Vocabulary:
- commercial /kə`m3:∫l/ (adj)
: (để) buôn bán
- urbanization /,3:bənai`zei∫n/ (n)
: sự đô thị hóa
- toxic /`toksik/ (adj)
: độc
- to drive … to the verge of
: đẩy … đến bên bờ
- vulnerable /`vΛlnərəbl/ (adj)
: dễ bị tổn thương
to enact laws /i`nækt/ (adj)
= to pass laws
: ban hành luật
Checking:
-………..……../kə`m3:∫l/ (adj) : (để) buôn bán
- urbanization /,3:bənai`zei∫n/ (n) : sự………….……….
-………….…./`toksik/ (adj) : độc
- to drive … to the …..……… of : đẩy … đến bên bờ
- …….……….. /`vΛnərəbl/ (adj) : dể bị tổn thương
- to ……..…… laws /i`nækt/ (v) : ban hành luật
- commercial /kə`m3:∫l/ (adj) : (để) buôn bán
- urbanization /,3:bənai`zei∫n/ (n) : sự đô thị hóa
- toxic /`toksik/ (adj) : độc
- to drive … to the verge of : đẩy … đến bên bờ
- vulnerable /`vΛnərəbl/ (adj) : dể bị tổn thương
- to enact laws /i`nækt/ (v) : ban hành luật
 Task 1: Matching words to their definitions
1. Extinction (n)


2. Habitat (n)


3. Biodiversity (n)


4. Conservation (n)
A.the existence of a large number of differrent kinds of plants and animals which make a balanced environment.
B.the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed.
C.a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing.
D.the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives.

C. A situation in which a plant or animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing.
D. the natural environment in which a plant or animal lives.
A. the existence of a large number of different kinds of plants and animals which make a balanced environment.
B. the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed
1. D
P2 - L2: Over 8,300 plants and 7,200 animals …
2. B
P2-L1,2: The primary causes of species extinction
are habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and
pollution
3. A
P4-L2,3: The Red List – a global list of endangered and vulnerable …
4. A
5.
P4 -L6,7: … a wide range of endangered
species can have a chance to survive ..
 Task 2: Circle the best answer (SB, p108-109)
D. Endangered species extinction: cause and conservation measures
 Task 3: Find evidence in the passage (SB,p109)
3. There are a number of ways to help save endangered species.
1. Pollution is one of the main causes of species extinction.
2. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.
P 4
P2: Line 1,2
P3

Endangered species
Summarising:
Causes/reasons
consequences

- Habitat destruction
Commercial exploitation
Pollution
Loss of biodiversity  environment damaged:
-Bad effects on air, water, soil, food.
-Loss of resources for medicines and other products
measures
A Red List has been introduced
Laws have been enacted
Wildlife habitat reserves have been established



Reread the passage and learn the vocabulary by heart.
Get prepared for the speaking class.