Unit 11 National parks. READING 10

Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there.. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lo

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Teacher: Ms Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan From: Tran Quang Khai High School

Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.

1 What are the pictures about?

2 Can you tell me the names and locations of these

national parks?

B

C

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

Florida

CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK

Unit 11: NATIONAL

PARKS

VOCABULARY

Unit 11

I.Before you read

Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west

of Hanoi It is the first of Vietnam’ s nine national parks to be

established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of rainforest Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree The best time to visit the park is during the dry season , from October to April , when the rainy season is over.

Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival An interesting feature of this park is the

Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals

Everglades National Park, USA

Everglades National Park is a sub – tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones Due to an increase in population and the use

of nearby land for farming , there are toxic levels of chemicals

in water This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.

Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Nairobi National Park, Kenya

- locate (v) /ləʊ ˈkeɪt/ → be located (in):

nằm ơ

E.g: Our house is located in the city centre.

to start an organization that is intended to continue for a long time

to have something inside.

a state of continuing to live or exist.

- survival (n) /sə'vaivl /: sự tồn tại

→ survive (v) /səˈvaɪv/  

- abandon (v) /ə'bændən /:

to leave completely:

bỏ rơi

- wilderness (n ) /'wɪldənəs /:

vùng hoang da

E.g: A bottle of pesticide contains many

toxic substances

- toxic (adj) /'tɔksik / = poisonous: độc hại

- contamination (n) /kən,tæmi'nei∫n / pollution (n)

làm ô nhiễm

→ contaminate (v) /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/: =

- locate (v) /ləʊ 'keɪt/ → be located (in): nằm ơ

- establish (v) /ɪ'stæblɪʃ/ = set up thành lập

bỏ rơi

độc hại

→ contaminate (v) /kən'tæmɪneɪt/:

= found:

- contain (v) /kən'teɪn/: chứa đựng

- species (n) /'spiː.ʃiːz/: loài

- sub-tropical (a) /ˌsʌb'trɒp.ɪ.kəl/: cận nhiệt đới

→ survive (v) /sə'vaɪv/  

The words on the left appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions on the right.

A to start an organization that is

intended to continue for a long time.

B to have something inside.

C a group/ groups of animals or plants.

D a state of continuing to live or exist.

E related to an area near a tropical area.

F a state of being polluted.

II While you read

Task 2:Work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions

What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National

Task 2:Work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions Task 2: Work in groups, ask and answer the following questions(show in which lines the ideas are mentioned)

What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?

What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?

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Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160

kilometers south west of Hanoi It is the first of

Vietnam’ s nine national parks to be established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of

rainforest Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the

1,000-year-old tree The best time to visit the

park is during the dry season , from October to

April , when the rainy season is over.

What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong

Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160

kilometers south west of Hanoi It is the first of

Vietnam’ s nine national parks to be established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of

rainforest Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree The best time to visit the park is

during the dry season , from October to April ,

when the rainy season is over

the rainy season is over

Why would November be a suitable time to visit this

park ?

Why would November be a suitable time to visit this

park ?2

Because the rainy season is over (Line 6 in P.1)

What can people learn in Nairobi National Park ?

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Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of

They can learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants, about the habits of animals and how one species

is dependent upon another for survival. (Line 3-5 in P.2)

Nairobi National Park, Kenya

especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where

An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where

especially children, can go

there to

Nairobi National Park is Kenya’s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.

Nairobi National Park, Kenya

An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where

What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?

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In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken

care of. (Line 6-7 in P.2)

lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of

Nairobi National Park, Kenya

Why is Everglades National Park endangered ?

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Everglades National Park, USA

Everglades National Park is a sub – tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in water This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it

Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.

(Line 4-5 in P.3)

there aretoxic levels of chemicals in

water

Nairobi National Park, Kenya

Everglades National Park, USA

Everglades National Park is a sub – tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in water This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it

This contamination has threatened the

park and many of the

Task 2 Answers:

1 What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?

2 Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park ?

3 What can people learn in Nairobi National Park ?

4 What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?

5 Why is Everglades National Park endangered ?

6 What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park

if more chemicals are released into the water?

Because the rainy season is over.

They can learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants, about the habits of animals and how one species

is dependent upon another for survival.

Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.

In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken

III After you read

Cuc Phuong National Park Nairobi National Park Everglades National Park

- over 200 square

km of rainforest

- large variety of animals and plants

- lots of orphaned and abandonedanimals are taken care of

- plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones

- toxic levels of chemicals in the water

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UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS

to visit most? Why?

For example:

I’d like to visit Cuc PhuongNational Park most because………

1.READ THE READING PASSAGE AGAIN

2.LEARN ALL THE

WORDS YOU HAVE

JUST LEARNED IN THE LESSON

3.PREPARE FOR THE

NEW LESSON

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time !

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