Unit 11. National parks

A joke as a lesson
Mr. Brown’s sight is bad, so when he goes hunting he sometimes shoots his friends instead of animals.
One day, one of his friends wanted to make fun of him. Before he went hunting he stuck a piece of paper on his back, which said,
“I am not a bear.”
He didn’t wait for long, Mr. Brown had his hat blown away just a few minutes later.
“ Did you see the sentence on my back?” said his friend when he overcame his fright.
“Sorry, I don’t see …. ”
not
rim(n): raised edge or border

Aborigines (n, pl): aboriginal inhabitants esp of Australia

ecology (n): study of organisims in relation to one another and their surroundings
1919
1979
USA
Australia
4 , 931
12 , 432
Number of species of birds, reptiles, and amphibians in Grand Canyon and Kakadu National Parks in the 1990’s
Based on the information found from the graph, answer the following questions
How many species of reptiles live in Kakadu National Park?

How many species of amphibians live in Kakadu National Park?

What is the total number of species of birds, reptiles and amphibians in Grand Canyon National Park?
100 species
50 species
365 species
Find the missing information
The number species of .……………..in Kakadu National Park is twice as large as that in the Grand Canyon National Park.
There is a different …….species of amphibians between the two national parks.
…………National Park has more species of birds.
35
Kakadu
reptiles
National Parks in Vietnam
National Parks
in Vietnam
Cuc Phuong National Park
Con Dao National Park
Nam Cat Tien National Park
Tam Dao National Park
Species
of animals
birds
reptiles
amphibians
parrots
frogs
snakes
geckos
chameleons
hippopotamuses
nightingales
crocodiles
eagles
1- Cuc Phuong National Park is ………….. 160 km south west of Hanoi
2-There is a ………………of animals living in Nairobi National Park.
3- This is the conservation area for endangered…………………………….
4- When did the national park …………….. ?
variety
located
established
species
Where is he from?
He is from Grand Canyon National Park.
Who is this? Where is he from?
I am from Nam Cat Tien. I am a gaur.
Is she Vietnamese?
What is he thinking about?
As you know humans are the most important of natural resources and the only agent do most harm to their environment so it is high time we had to be responsible for what we have done not only to ourselves but also to our generations.


What do you think about “We are the world.”?
Homework
Try to find information about the national park in Tay Ninh.
Each group has a class report on conservation of national parks
Prepare the lesson Listening.