Unit 10. Nature in danger

Warm-up: TRANSLATE INTO VIETNAMESE11 animals in danger of extinction on the planet 1.. discharge chemical pollutants cutting down trees using fertilizers and pesticides The environment b

Presented by Le Thi Thu Phuong

Warm-up: TRANSLATE INTO VIETNAMESE

11 animals in danger of extinction on the planet

1 Ivory-billed Woodpecker

2 The Amur leopard (also: 30 children)

3 Galapagos tortoises (also: 33 children)

4 Asian Jackal (also: 35 children)

5 River Dolphin (also: 45 children)

6 Java rhinoceros (also: 60 children)

7 Lemurs (also: 120 children)

8 Northern Right Whale (also: 350 children)

9 The Siberian tiger (also: 500-600 children)

10 Chinese Giant Salamander (also: 664 children)

1.Chim gõ kiến mỏ ngà

2 Báo Amur  3.Rùa cạn Galapagos

4 Chó rừng châu Á

5 Cá heo sông 6.Tê giác Java

7.Vượn cáo

8 Cá voi Northern Right

10 Hổ Siberia 10.Kỳ nhông khổng lồ Trung Quốc

LESSON 2: SPEAKING

endangered animal

capture (v)

skin (n)

recreation/entertainment (n)

pet (n)

discharge chemical

pollutants

cutting down trees

using fertilizers and pesticides

The environment

burning forests

pesticide (n)

fertilizer

capture (v)

discharge (v)

recreation/entertainment (n)

1 Burning forests.

2 Cutting down trees for wood.

3 Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment.

4 Using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation

5 Killing endangered animals for fur, skin &food.

6 Hunting or capturing animals for recreation

or entertainment.

7 Keeping animals as pets.

A Killing endangered animals for fur, skin & food should be banned

B Keeping animals as pets should be discouraged

C Animals should not be captured for recreation & entertainment.

D Planting trees should be encouraged

E Decreasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides for farming should be

encouraged

F Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment should be prohibited

Keys:

Activity 1: Match reasons why nature in danger with possible measures for protecting the environment.

possible measures for protecting the environment.

1, 2- D

3 F

4 E

5 A

6 C

7 B

Activity 2: Making conversation (pair works)

Ask and answer about reasons why nature in danger and suggest measures to protect it ( in task 1)

Sample conversation:

S1: Do you know these days people are cutting down

a lot of trees in the forests for wood?

introduced to stop people from cutting trees for wood

S1: You’re right And planting trees should be

encouraged

Activity 3: Exhibition

-Make a poster which aims at appealing to everybody for not destroying nature and trying to look after our environment more carefully

-Present your group’s ideas.

Homework:

-search the internet to find out some more information about endangered animals Prepare the next lesson