Unit 10 -Reading-English 12

ENDANGERED SPECIES
Look at the pictures and answer the questions
1. Which of the animals and insects can be found in Vietnam?
2. Which of them are in danger of extinct?
Matching
3- parrot
2-tortoise
8- monkey
7- elephant
4-leopard
5-mosquito
6-rhinoceros
1- frog
A
H
G
F
E
D
C
B
I- BEFORE YOU READ
Task 1 : Matching one in column A with one in column B
II- While you read
Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction. Over 8,300 plant species and 7,200 animal species around the globe are threatened with extinction, and many thousands more become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.
Task 2 (underline the red words in you textbook)
Paragraph 1 :
To be in danger of extinction = to be threaten with extinction
(Có nguy cơ bị tuyệt chủng)
How many species of plant are in danger of extinction ?
Paragraph 2: What things cause extinction ?
forest destruction
forest fire
hunt rare animals
pollution
Habitat destruction
commercial exploitation
Khai thác vì mục đích thương mại
Tàn phá môi trường sống
Paragraph 2
The primary causes of species extinction are habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution. The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, urbanization and road and dam construction have destroyed or seriously damaged natural habitats. Since the 1600s, worldwide commercial exploitation of animals for food and other products has seriously reduced the number of rare species. Toxic chemicals in the air and land, contaminated water and increased water temperatures have also driven many species to the verge of extinction.

What are the primary causes of species extinction ?
Paragraph 3
Plant and animal extinction leads to a loss of biodiversity. Maintaining biodiversity is important for us in many ways. For example, humans depend on species diversity to have food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture. In addition, we benefit greatly from the many medicines and other products that biodiversity provides.
What leads to the loss of biodiversity ?
Paragraph 4 : Conservation
species of rare plants and animals
Paragraph 4
Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save endangered species. The Red List - a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species - has been introduced to raise people`s awareness of conservation needs. Governments have enacted laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established so that a wide range of endangered species can have a chance to survive and develop.
What have been made to save endangered species?
4- The Red list is a special book that provide names of . . . . . Animals
a- vulnerable and endangered b- extinct
c- endangered d- hunting
2- Which of the following is not mention as the primary cause of extinction ?
a- pollution b- habitat destruction
c- natural selection d- overexploitation
1- The number of species around the globe threatened with extinction is over . . . . .
a- 7.20 b- 8.300 c- 1,600 d- 15,000
3- Biodiversity provides man with food, clean air, water, fertile soil, and ……
a- habitat b-benefit c- chemicals d-medicine
Choose the best answer among a, b, c, or d
- Answer the questions in task 3
- Translate paragraph 3 into Vietnamese
- Prepare new lesson : Unit 10 - Speaking