Unit 11. National parks

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February 14th , 2009
Warm-up: Jumbled Words


LANATION SPARK
NATIONAL PARKS
Unit 11: NATIONAL PARKS
Before you read
Answer the questions
Vocabulary
Task 1
II. While you read
Task 2
Task 3
After you read
Homework

Have you ever been to these places ?

Can you name some national parks in Vietnam?
Bach Ma
Everglades
Cuc Phuong
Nairobi
What can you see in a national park?
Vocabulary
- to contain (v) :
chứa đựng
- to establish (v) :
thành lập, thiết lập
- butterfly (n) :
- to orphan (v) :
khiến cho mồ côi
- Orphanage (n) :
trại mồ côi, viện mồ côi
- sub-tropical (a) :
cận nhiệt đới
- to contaminate (v):
to pollute
- contamination (n):
pollution
- survival (v):
sự sống sót
Task 1: Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B
While you read
Task 2: Read the statements and decide whether they are True (T) or False (F)
Cuc Phuong is the only national park in Vietnam.
We can go to Cuc Phuong National Park to study butterflies, visit caves, hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree.
Nairobi National Park is the smallest park in Kenya.
Everglades National Park is in the eastern United States.
Everglades National Park has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.
F
T
T
F
T
Task 3: Answer the questions
It is 200 square km.
Because the rainy season is over.
They can learn how to recognize the different species of animals and plants, about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival.
Orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
It is endangered because of the toxic level of chemicals in the water.
After you read: Lucky songs
1. What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
2. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?
3. Song

4. Why would November be a suitable time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park?
5. Song
6. What kind of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?

Do question 6 in Task 2 on page 114
Learn new words
Prepare speaking lesson



Homework
February 14th , 2009