Unit 11. National parks

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Ba Be National park
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Cao Bang
Quang Binh
Hai Phong
Ninh Binh
Cuc Phuong National park
Cat Ba National park
Dak Lak
Phong Nha – Ke Bang National park
Hue
Bach Ma National park
Yok Don National park
Phu Quoc National park
Phu Quoc island

Cuc Phuong National Park , Viet Nam
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Ha Noi. It is the first of Vietnam’ s nine national parks to be established , and it over 200 square kilometers of rain forest. 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 of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one is dependent upon another for .
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 wilderness in the southeastern United State . 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 sue of nearby land for farming , there are toxic levels of chemicals in water. This has threatened the park and many animals in it.
contains
species
survival
sub-tropical
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- to be located in:
to be in a particular place
- to establish (v):
to set up
- rainforest (n):
forest in the tropical region
- orphan (n):
a child without parents, an animal without mother
- to orphan (v):
to make sb an orphan
- orphanage (n):
home for orphans
- tropical (adj):
- temperate (adj):
- toxic (adj)
involving something poisonous
species (n)
5. survival (n)
4. contamination (n)
3. contain (v)
2. sub-tropical (adj)
Scan the text for the positions of the following words in 1 minute
Task 1. The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions in B.

A B
e. to have something inside
species
d. a group / groups of
animals or plants
b. a state of continuing
to live or exist
c. related to an area near a tropical area
a. a state of being polluted
5. survival
4. contamination
3. contain
2. sub-tropical
Task 2: Answer the following questions:

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 animals 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 the water?

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?

The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park is 200 square km.

They can learn about the habits of animals; how one species is dependent upon another for survival and how to recognize the different species of animals and plants.
Because the rainy season is over.

6. What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?

4. What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?
5. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?

In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.

If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die /be killed / destroyed.
Cuc Phuong National park is located 160 kilometers north west of Hanoi.
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Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Hanoi.
The best time for tourists to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April.
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Nairobi National Park in Kenya is very large.
Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park.
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Everglades National Park is a tropical wilderness in the Southeastern United State.
Everglades National Park is a sub-tropical wilderness in the Southeastern United State.

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Everglades National Park has plants and animals from both tropical and sub-tropical zones.
It has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.
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