animals and nature

Activity 1 Pair work Look at these pictures.. Activity 2 A Pair work How many different animals can you think of?. C Communication task Work in groups of four Two of you should look at

Activity 1 Pair work

Look at these pictures Then discuss the questions below

Do you enjoy visiting zoos? Why or why not?

Have you ever visited a botanical garden or a nature park?

What was it like? Do you like plants or flowers?

Do you have any in your home?

“I love visiting zoos It’s fun to see different wild animals”

Activity 2 A Pair work

How many different animals can you think of?

Write them in the chart

gorilla

monkey duck parrot ant mosquito shark tuna crocodile snake

B Join another pair

Compare your charts Then discuss these questions

Which of these animals have you seen? Where?

What are the animals like? Are they dangerous? cute? ugly? Are any of these animals endangered?

Which animals can be pets?

What are your favorite animals? Why?

“I’ve never seen a gorilla, but I’ve seen

lots of monkeys at the zoo.”

C Communication task Work in groups of four

Two of you should look at Task 13 on page 80, and the other two at Task 33 on page 88 You’re going to talk about pets

Activity 3 A Pair work

What do you know about meerkats and pandas?

Read the questions below, and make guesses

Do you know where

meerkats live?

I’m not sure where they live

But I think they eat

Meerkats Pandas

1 Where do they usually live? The southern

part of Africa

2 What do they usually eat?

3 What do they do when not

eating?

4 How many babies do they

have?

5 How long do they live in the

wild?

6 How long do they live in

captivity?

7 Are they endangered?

B Listen A zookeeper is talking about meerkat and pandas

Answer the questions in part A Did you guess correctly?

C Group work Discuss these questions

Are you concerned about animals becoming extinct?

Why or why not?

What animals in your country are endangered?

How can we protect endangered species?

I am very concerned Once an animal becomes extinct, It’s gone forever

I am not that concerned I think

Activity 1 Pair work

Look at these pictures Then discuss the questions below

Do you have these environmental problems where you live?

What other environmental problems do you have?

Deforestation isn’t a big problem here

It’s not a problem in this city, but It’s a problem in

Activity 2 Pair work

How concerned are you about the environment? Answer

the questions Number each item from 0 to 4 Then interview your partner, and mark the answers

0 = never 1 = hardly ever 2 = sometimes

3 = often 4 = always

Do you … ? You Your

part ner

Recycle paper, glass, cans, and plastic  

Reuse products such as plasticbags and paper  

Repaire items instead of throwing them away  

Use public transportation for a long distances  

Walk or use a bike for short distances  

Turn off the lights when you leave a room  

Make sure the heat isn’t turned up too high in the

winter

Turn the air conditiong down in the summer  

B Pair work

Add up your scores Then go to page 93 to analyze your scores

C Join another pair Discuss these questions

Which things in the questionnaire help the environment the most? Why? What other things can do to help the environment?

Are there laws to protect the environment where you live? What are they?

Activity 3 A Listen

A park ranger is describing past environmental problems

at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Hawaii Check () the

reasons for each problem

1 Too few fish  people catching fish

2 Too many fish  people catching fish

 too many plants

3 Too many visitors  beautiful preserve

B Listen again

How did they solve the problems? Complete the sentences

Problem 1 They passed a law against ­­­

_

that also stopped people from taking away shells, rocks, and coral as _

Problem 2 They passed a law against

the fish and moved the _ farther fro

the ocean

Problem 3 They close the preserve every

and don’t allow new visitors if the _

is full

C Group work

Can you think of any environmental problems where you live? What solutions can you suggest?

Self study

For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice,

go to pages 114 – 115