Unit 11. National parks

Friday, February 3rd, 2012
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Class: 10A1
GUESSING WORD
Places where endangered species can be preserved and protected
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National Parks
Answer the questions:
1. Have you ever been to a national park?
2. What trees and animals can you see in a national park?
3. Can you name some of the national parks in Vietnam and in the world?
National Parks
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Cuc Phuong National Park , Viet Nam
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Ha Noi. It is the first of Vietnam’ s nine national parks to be established , and it over 200 square kilometers of rain forest. Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season , from October to April , when the rainy season is over.
Nairobi National Park , Kenya
Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognize the different of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one is dependent upon another for .
An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
Everglades National Park , USA
Everglades National Park is a wilderness in the southeastern United State . This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. Due to an increase in population and the sue of nearby land for farming , there are toxic levels of chemicals in water. This has threatened the park and many animals in it.
contains
species
survival
sub-tropical
contamination
Task 1.
Find the word in the passages that best suits each the following definitions.
1.To have something inside.
Contain
Species
Survival
Sub-tropical
Toxic
2. A group/ groups of animals of animals or plants.
3. A state of continuing to live or exist.
4. Related to an area near a tropical area.
5. A state of being polluted.
matching
1. butterfly
2. Survival
10. contain
3. species
5. orphanage
11. abandon
6. wilderness
7. temperate
8. zone
9. toxic
4. Sub-tropical
b. Bướm
c. Từ bỏ
f. Chứa đựng
e. Loại, loài
h. Vùng hoang dã
g. Chất độc
a. Khu vực
j. Ôn đới
i. Cận nhiệt đới
d. Trại mồ côi
k. Sự tồn tại
Answer the following questions:
What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park?
What can people learn in Nairobi national park?
What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?
Why is Everglades National Park endangered?
What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?

Answer the following questions:
What is the area of the rainforest in
Cuc Phuong National Park?

The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park is 200 square km.
2. Why would November be a suitable time
to visit this park?

Because the rainy season is over.

3. What can people learn in
Nairobi national park?

They can learn about the habits of animals; how one species is dependent upon another for survival and how to recognize the different species of animals and plants.
4. What kinds of animals are taken care of
in the Orphanage?
In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
5. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?

Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.

6. What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?

If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die /be killed / destroyed.
True
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False
1.Cuc Phuong National park is located 160 kilometers north west of Hanoi.
false
->.Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Hanoi.
2. The best time for tourists to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April.
true
3. Nairobi National Park in Kenya is very large.
false
->.Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park.
4. Everglades National Park is a tropical wilderness in the Southeastern United States.
false
->. Everglades National Park is a sub-tropical wilderness in the Southeastern United States.
Group work:
Which of the three national parks would you like to visit most ? Why?
READ THE READING PASSAGE AGAIN
LEARN ALL THE WORDS YOU HAS JUST LEARNED IN THE LESSON
PREPARE FOR THE NEW LESSON
HOMEWORK
Thank you very much!