Unit 11. National parks

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class 10a7
NATIONAL PARKS
PERIOD: 69
UNIT11: NATIONAL PARKS

A. READING
Monday, February 6 , 2012
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I. Before You Read
Work in pairs, answer the following questions:
Have you ever been to a national park?
Can you name some of the national parks in Vietnam and in the world?
What trees and animals can you see in a national park?
Yok’Đôn
Cúc Phương
Cát Tiên
Phong Nha Kẻ Bàng
NATIONAL PARKS
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometres south west of Hanoi. It is the first of Vietnam’s nine national parks to be established, and it contains over 200 square kilometres of rainforest. 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 species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. 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 sub-tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States. 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 use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
Before you read
VOCABULARY
establish (v) /is`tæbli∫/ : thiết lập
contain (v) /kən`tein/ : chứa đựng, bao gồm
rainforest (n) /rein`fɔrist/ : rừng nhiệt đới
hike mountain (n) /haik `mauntən/ : leo núi
be over (exp.) : hết, đã qua
butterfly /’bʌtəflaɪ/ : bươm bướm
survival (n) /sə’vaɪvəl / : sự tồn tại, sống xót
orphan (v) /’ɔ:fən/ : khiến cho) mồ côi
orphanage (n) /`ɔ:fənidʒ/ : trại mồ côi






VOCABULARY

abandon (v) /ə`bændən/ : từ bỏ, bỏ rơi
wilderness (n) /`wildənis/ : vùng bỏ hoang
tropical (adj) /’trɒpɪkəl/ :thuộc vùng nhiệt đới
sub-tropical (adj) /sʌb`trɒpikəl/ : cận nhiệt đới
temperate zone (n) /`tempərət zəʊn/ : vùng ôn đới
toxic (adj) /`tɔksik/ : độc hại
contaminate (v) /kən`tæmineit/ = pollute (v)
contamination (n) = pollution(n) : sự ô nhiễm








butterfly
Hike mountain:
Leo nuí
Phan Chu Trinh highschool was established in 1994.
Toxic:
độc
II. While you read
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definition in B


Task 2: Read the passage, answer the following questions
Choose the picture you like
Congratulation



You have 1 mark
What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
200 square km./ The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park is (over) 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 how to recognise the different species of animals and plants, learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival

4. What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?

Orphaned / abandoned animals are taken care of.
5. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?
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
Butterfly
Contamination
Orphanage
Subtropical
Cave
Temperate
Rainforest
Tropical
Sleep and wake up
III. After you read
Butterfly
contamination
Orphanage
Subtropical
Cave
Temperate
Rainforest
Sleep and wake up
Butterfly
Subtropical
Temperate
Rainforest
Sleep and wake up
contamination
Subtropical
contamination
Temperate

HOME WORK

Review the text
Learn vocabulary by heart
Prepare for next part
THANKS FOR
ATTENTION