unit 10 - reading

Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction.. Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.. Species diversity has provided humans with so many

*Warmer : Kim’s Game

Look at the pictures in 30 seconds Try to remember what you see.

( Group work )

*Warmer : Kim’s Game

Write on the board the names of the

animals you have just seen.

( 1’)

60 9

parrot

frog

mosquito

monkey

Lesson 1: Reading

Thursday, Jan 1st 2010

1 Vocabulary

 extinction

- exploit

 exploitation

- habitat

- vulnerable

- biodiversity

 conservation

- endanger

 endangered

 endangered species

[in'deindʒə(r)] (v)

[ in'deindʒəd] (a)

[iks'tiηk∫n]k∫n] (n)

[ik’splɔit] (v)

[,eksplɔi'tei∫n] (n) ['hæbitæt] (n)

['vʌlnərəbl] (a)

[baiədai'və:siti ] (n)

[,kɔnsə:'vei∫n] (n)

- extinct [iks'tiηk∫n]k] (v)

- reserve [ri'zə:v] (v, n)

- conserve [kɔn’sə:v] (v)

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Match a word in A with its meaning in B ( 1’)

Checking vocabulary ( individual work)

a sự bảo tồn

b sự đa dạng sinh học

c sự tuyệt chủng

d môi trường sống

e dễ bị nguy hiểm

f bị lâm nguy

g sự khai thác

2 habitat

1 extinction

3 biodiversity

4 conservation

5 endangered

6 exploitation

7 vulnerable

60 9

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

2 Practice:

1 Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction

2 Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction

3 Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.

4 Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things

5 The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.

6 There is no way to help save endangered species.

a Predict if each of the statements is true or false (2’)

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 1: ( group work)

2 Practice:

1 Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with

extinction

2 Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction

3 Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.

4 Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential

things

5 The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.

6 There is no way to help save endangered species.

b Read the text and check your prediction (7’)

(Thousands)

T

T

(are a lot of ways)

F

F

T

(endangered and vulnerable) F

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 1: ( group work)

1 What are endangered species?

- Endangered species/ They are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction.

2 What are main causes of species extinction?

- ( They are) habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution.

3 What does plant and animal extinction lead to?

- ( It leads to ) a loss of biodiversity.

4 Is maintaining biodiversity important for us?

- Yes, it is.

5 How can endangered species have a chance to survive and develop?

- A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established.

2 Practice:

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 2: ( pair work)

Read again and answer the questions (8’)

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

2 Practice:

Task 3: ( group work)

Discuss and fill in the table with the missing information from the reading text Then report what you

have discussed to the rest of the class (7’)

Endangere

d species Task 3:

causes consequences

- Habitat destruction

+The drainage of wetlands

+Deforestation/ The cutting of

forests

+Urbanization

+Road and dam construction

- Commercial exploitation

- Pollution

- Loss of biodiversity

- Loss of so many essential things ( food, clean air, water, fertile soil….)

solutions

- Introducing the Red List to raise people’s awareness of

conservation needs.

- Enacting laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and

overhunting.

- Developing wildlife habitat reserves.

* Hom

.

.

Endangere

d species Task 3:

causes consequences

solutions

-….

-….

-….

2 Practice:

1 Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction

2 Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction

3 Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.

4 Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things

5 The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.

6 There is no way to help save endangered species.

a Predict if each of the statements is true or false (2’)

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 1: ( group work)

b Read the text and check your prediction (7’)

1 What are endangered species?

2 What are main causes of species extinction?

3 What does plant and animal extinction lead to?

4 Is maintaining biodiversity important for us?

5 How can endangered species have a chance to survive and develop?

2 Practice:

Unit 10 – Endangered species

Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 2: ( pair work)

Read again and answer the questions (8’)

1 2 3

squirrel