Unit 11. National parks

Presented by Tran Huu Anh Tuan
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Adapted from Nguyen La Minh Mai’s.
Acknowledgements:
I would like to express my thanks to Nguyen La Minh Mai, from whom I have a very interesting lesson plan.
What can you see?
A forest is being burnt.
A big tree is being cut down.
A large whale is being killed.
How do you feel?
What should we do ?
→We should stop burning forests, cutting down trees, or hunting rare animals
How should we do ?
→We should establish national parks or conservation areas.
UNIT ELEVEN
NATIONAL PARK
READING
I. Before You Read
Questions:
1. Have you ever been to a national park?
2. Can you name some of the national parks in Vietnam and in the world?
3. What trees and animals can you see in a national park?
1. Have you ever been to a national park?
2. Can you name some of the national parks in Vietnam and in the world?
TAM DAO
CUC PHUONG
PHU QUOC
BACH MA
BACH LONG VY
CAT TIEN
Some national parks in Vietnam
EVERGLADES
NAIROBI
CUC PHUONG
Some national parks in the world
3. What trees and animals can you see in a national park?
Trees
Turtle
Panda
Snake
Dolphin
Zebra
Lion
Elephant
Bird
Rabbit
Butterfly
Horse
Kangaroo
I. Before You Read
1. Vocabulary
survivor (n)
survive (v)
survival (n)
travelling
Tom’s family is on the boat
fallen & sunk
All are dead except Tom
The only one who is alive
orphan (n)
orphanage (n)
orphaned child
abandoned (adj)
Tom’s family
Tom
grow crops?
wilderness (n)
temperate zone
cold zone
tropical zone
toxic = poisonous (adj)
I. Before You Read
1. Vocabulary
to establish [is`tæbli∫]
to contain [kən`tein]
rainforest (n) [`rein`fɔrist]
hike mountain [haik `mauntin]
to recognize [`rekəgnaiz]
habit (n) [`hæbit]
to depend (upon / on) [di`pend]
contamination (n) [kən,tæmi`nei∫n]
Intend [in`tend]
sub-tropical (a) [sʌb `trɔpikl]

II. While You Read
PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS
WORDS
to establish
to contain
rainforest (n)
hike mountain
to recognize
habit (n)
to depend (upon / on)
contamination (n)
Intend
sub-tropical (a)

Vietnamese equivalents
thiết lập
chứa đựng, bao gồm
rừng nhiệt đới
leo núi
nhận ra
thói quen
lệ thuộc vào
sự ô nhiễm
dự định
bán nhiệt đới

1. Find these words in the text
establish
2. …………. : to have something inside.
3. …………. : a group/ groups of animals or plants
4. …………. : a state of continuing to live or exist
5. …………. : related to an area near a tropical area
6. …………….: a state of being polluted.
species
survival
sub-tropical
contamination
contain
2. Task 1: Find the word in the passage that best suits each of the following definitions
1. …………. : to start an organization that is intended to continue for a long time.
1. What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
2. Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park?
3. What can people learn in Nairobi National Park?
4. What kinds of animal are taken care of in the Orphanage?
5. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?
6. What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into water?
3. Task 2: Answer the following questions
It is over 200 square kilometers.
Because the rainy season is over.
They can learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival
In the Orphanage, orphaned (abandoned) animals are taken care of.
Everglades National Park is endangered because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
If more chemicals are released into water plants and animals will die/ be killed/ destroyed.
1. Which of the national parks do you like visiting most? Why is that
III.AFTER YOU READ
I can look at the 1,000-year-old tree.
- or Because I can study butterflies.
- or Because I can visit caves.
I can learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants.
It has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Everglades National Park, USA
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Learn by heart all new words
Prepare or the speaking lesson.
Thank you!
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Turtle
Panda
Snake
Dolphin
Zebra
Lion
Elephant
Bird
Rabbit
Butterfly
Horse
Kangaroo
Everglades National Park, USA