Unit 11. National parks

Welcome teachers and students to attend an English lesson
WARM UP: Answer these questions:
1. Have you ever been to any parks in Ho Chi Minh City or Phan Thiet?
- Yes, I have OR - No, I haven`t
2. What name is it?
Dam Sen Park
Suoi Tien Theme Park
IN PHAN THIET
3. Do you like monkeys? Why?
4. Do you like raising pets (thú cưng) at home?
- Yes, I do. Because they are very intelligent/ funny .
- Yes, I do. They are dogs, cats, .
Before you read: Answer the questions
1. Yes, I have – No, I haven’t.
2. Yes. For example: Cuc Phuong, Nam Cat Tien, Bach Ma, Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Nam Long, … (in Viet Nam)
- Nairobi - Kenya; Everglades / Yosemite / Yellowstone – USA; Komodo – Indonesia; Sydney Habour - Australia…(in the world)
3. * Trees:
Pagoda-tree =Pipal (cây đa)
Bo-tree (cây bồ đề)
Red jasmin (cây sứ)
Pastel (cây tùng)
* Animals:
elephant
monkey
butterflies
peacock
tiger
crocodile
VOCABULARY
national park (n) [`næ∫nəl`pɑ:k] : vườn quốc gia
to establish [is`tæbli∫] : thiết lập
to contain [kən`tein] : chứa đựng, bao gồm
rainforest (n) [`rein`fɔrist] : rừng nhiệt đới
to hike mountain [haik `mauntin]: leo núi
dry season (n) [drai `si:zn] : mùa khô  rainy season
to be over (exp.) : hết, đã qua
to learn how to do sth (exp.) : biết cách làm gì
to recognize [`rekəgnaiz] : nhận ra
habit (n) [`hæbit] : thói quen
to depend (upon / on) [di`pend] : lệ thuộc vào
survival (n) [sə`vaivl] : sự sống sót  to survive:
to orphan [`ɔ:fən] : làm cho trẻ em mồ côi cha mẹ
orphaned animal : thú không cha mẹ/ bị bỏ rơi
abandon (v) [ə`bændən] : bỏ rơi
to take care of (exp.) : ……………….
sub-tropical (a) [sʌb `trɔpikl] : bán nhiệt đới  tropical
wilderness (n) [`waildnis] : vùng bỏ hoang
southeastern adj.) [sauθ `i:stən] : thuộc Đông Nam
temperate zone (n) [`tempərət zoun]: vùng ôn đới
nearby (adj.) [`niəbai] : lân cận
toxic (a) [`tɔksik] : độc hại
contamination (n) [kən,tæmi`nei∫n] : sự ô nhiễm
 to contaminate [kən`tæmineit] = to pollute [pə`lu:t]:...
contaminated (a) = polluted (a) : ô nhiễm
intend to do sth (exp.) [in`tend] : dự định làm gì
exist (v) [ig`zist] : tồn tại
area (n) [`eəriə] : diện tích
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 (1962), 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.
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Everglades National park, USA
Everglades National Park, is a sub-tropical wildness 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.
Everglades National Park, USA
While you read:
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
 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.
 Task 2: Answer the following questions
1. What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
1. It is over 200 square kilometers.
2. Because the rainy season is over.
2. Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park?
3. What can people learn in Nairobi National Park?
3. They can learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival
4. What kinds of animal are taken care of in the Orphanage?
4. In the Orphanage, orphaned (abandoned) animals are taken of.
5. Everglades National Park is endangered because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
6. If more chemicals are released into water plants and animals will die/ be killed/ destroyed.
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?
AFTER YOU READ:
1. Why do you like to visit Cuc Phuong National Park?
2. Why do you like to visit Nairobi National Park?
3. Why do you like to visit Everglades National Park?
1. Because I can look at the 1,000-year-old tree.
- or Because I can study butterflies.
- or Because I can visit caves.
2. Because I can learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants.
3. Because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.