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NATURE IN DANGER

Unit 10

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Before you read

CHEETAH

Once found

throughout Africa and

Asia, cheetahs are

now only scattered

throughout East Asia

It is estimated that only

1,000 pandas remain in

the wild

There are only about 20

Siberian tigers left in

the wild in China and about 100 live in Chinese zoos and national parks

Vocabulary

1 Danger /ˈdeɪndʒə(r)/ (n)

 In danger of

– endanger /ɪnˈdeɪndʒə(r)/ (v)

– endangered (adj)

/ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/

– dangerous (adj)

/ˈdeɪndʒərəs/

Sự nguy hiểm

gây nguy hiểm

4 Exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (v) tồn tại

- Existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ (n) sự tồn tại

5 Influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ (n) ảnh hưởng

6 affect /əˈfekt/ (v) tác động đến

7 supply /səˈplaɪ/ (v)

= provide

cung cấp

8 Pollute /pəˈluːt/(v)

làm ô nhiễm

- Pollution /pəˈluːʃn/ (n)

sự ô nhiễm

- Pollutant /pəˈluːtənt/ (n)

chất gây ô nhiễm

- Polluted (adj)

ô nhiễm

Vocabulary

9 Respect /rɪˈspekt/ (n) khía cạnh

10 Result in /rɪˈzʌlt/ dẫn đến kết quả

11 Consequence /ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ (n) hậu quả

12 Protect /prəˈtekt/ (v) bảo vệ

- Protection /prəˈtekʃn/ (n)

13 Interference /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/ (n) sự can thiệp

14 survive /səˈvaɪv/ (v) sống sót

- survival /səˈvaɪvl/ (n)

15 Offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ (n) con cháu

= young animals

16 Rare /reə(r)/ (adj) hiếm

- Rare animals/rare species

17 Destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ (v) phá hủy

- Destruction /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ (n)

18 extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ (adj) tuyệt chủng

- extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/ (n) sự tuyệt chủng

19 prohibit /prəˈhɪbɪt/ (v) Cấm

- prohibition /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/ (n)

Sự nghiêm cấm

While you read

The human race is only one small species in the living world Many other species exist on this planet However, human beings have a great

influence on the rest of the world They are changing the environment by building cities and villages where forests once stood They are affecting

the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture They are

changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests And

they are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it

It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all

respects through their actions and by their habits This has resulted in two serious consequences The first is that many kinds of rare animals are

killed The second is that the environment where these animals are living

is badly destroyed As a result, the number of rare animals is decreasing

so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct

In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, efforts

have been made to protect the environments in which they live Scientists have made lists of endangered species and suggested ways to save them Many organisations have been set up and funds have been raised

Thousands of national parks all over the world have been established to protect endangered animals Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals and the destruction of the environments

where these rare animals are living

If people's interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offspring The Earth will be a happy planet where

human beings, animals and plants peacefully co-exist

Task 1: Fill in each blank with a word above:

1- Dinosaurs became………millions of years ago.

2- She tried to……… herself from the wind.

3- This species of bird is……… in numbers every year 4- The chemical……… from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty.

5- The blue whale is a(an)……… ……….species.

6- Because of the…….……….of human beings, many animals have become extinct.

polluta nts

decreasi ng

prote ct

interfere nce

red

extinct protect

decreasing pollutants

endangered interference

Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.

Task 2:

Paragraph 1

• A Human beings need to grow food.

• B Human beings pollute the environment

•

• D People should stop living in cities and villages.

Paragraph 2

•

• C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

• D The human race is also an endangered species.

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

•

• B Scientists have made a long list of endangered species.

• C People should be kept away from animals and plants.

• D Rare animals do not disappear.

• A The survival of endangered species.

• B The Earth – a happy planet.

•

• D People’s interference with the environment.

C Human beings interfere with nature.

B Human beings are responsible for the changes in the environment.

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment

C Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.

3 What has been done to protect the environment?

Many things have been done to protect the endangered nature, such as:

- Many organizations have been set up and money has been raised to save rare

animals

- Thousands of national parks have been established

- Laws have been passed to prohibit killing endangered animals

Suggested answers: (Task 2)

After you read

Find out why some animals become extinct.