Unit 10. Endangered species

Answer ExplanationGorillas live in family group?. A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla Babies sleep with their mother at night Hunters kill them fo

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1 In which continent can you find

most Gorillas?

 In Africa

2 How tall are they?

 1.7 m high

3 How much do they weigh?

4 How long can they live?

 More than 30 years

 Gorilla [gə'rilə] (n)

 Bared teeth (n) [beəd ti:θ]

 Sociable ['sou∫əbl]

 Silverback ['silvər bæk]

 Sub-adult [sʌbædʌlt]

 Civil war ['sivl wɔ:]

 Nest [nest]

 Forest rangers

['fɔrist] [reindʒə]

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 Sociable

 Gorilla

 Sub-adult

 Bared teeth

 Silverback

 Forest rangers

 Civil war

 Nest

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Answer Explanation

Gorillas live in family group A typical group

is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla

Babies sleep with their mother at night

Hunters kill them for food

1

2

3

4

5

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5 D

General features (1) _ , gentle, sociable and (2)

Group members The silverback, one or two sub-adult males (3)

Food (4) _ and worms

Place for sleeping

Nest (5) _ or (6)

Causes of being

endangered

(7) _, hunters killing them for food (8), _

Task 2 Listen and complete the chart below

peaceful plant-eating

a few females and their young

plants and a few insects

in trees in grasses

civil war

forests being cut down

Summarize the listening passage

1 What are the main features of gorillas?

2 What do they eat?

3 How do they live?

4 Where do they sleep?

5 With whom do baby gorillas sleep?

6 Why do hunters kill mountain gorillas?

7 Who protects mountain gorillas?

Gorillas live in family group They are peaceful, gentle, sociable and mainly plant-eating creatures A typical group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male gorilla He is called a silverback A silverback’s group usually includes one or two sub-adult males a few females and their young Their main foods are plants, a few insects and worms They sleep in a nest in trees or

in grasses Babies sleep with their mother at night Gorillas are in danger because of being killed for food, forests being cut down and civil war The United Nations and some governments carry out many measures to protect mountain gorillas

Summarize the listening passage

 In about 80 words write a paragraph about the life of gorillas.

 Prepare writing lesson