Unit 11 national parks reading

Activity 1: Scan the passage quickly, circle the letter of the correct answer UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS - LESSON 1: READING According to the passage, which of the three national parks has

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pictures a nd name tree s and anim

als you see ?

What do these pictures tell you about?

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Eg: She was orphaned in the war

2 Complete the following sentences using the words or phrases you’ve just learnt.

UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS - LESSON 1: READING

1 The bottle can two litres of beer.

2 Exporting is necessary for our economic

3 The river has been polluted with waste from local factories

4 They will a national park in his country

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survival toxic

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Activity 1: Scan the passage quickly, circle the letter

of the correct answer

UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS - LESSON 1: READING

According to the passage, which of the three national parks has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones?

A Cuc Phuong National Park.

B Nairobi National Park.

C Everglades National Park.

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Activity 2: Read the text again and decide whether the

statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 km south

east of Hanoi

2. December would be a suitable time to visit Cuc

Phuong National Park

3 Nairobi National Park, which is small, has an animal

variety

4. Everglades National Park is a sub-tropical wilderness

in the south west of the USA

5. Water in Everglades National Park is not only clean

but also fresh

Activity 3: Read the text again and answer the questions

Activity 3: Read the text again and answer the questions

1. What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong

National Park ?

2. What can people learn in Nairobi National Park?

3. What kinds of animals are taken care of in the

Orphanage ?

4. Why is Everglades National Park endangered?

Group work

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LUCKY ANIMAL

Question 1 :

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

 (The area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong

National Park is) 200 square kilometres

Question 2 :

What can people learn in Nairobi National Park?

 They can learn about the habits of animals

and how one species is dependent upon another for survival.

Question 3 :

What kinds of animals are taken care of

in the Orphanage ?

 In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned

animals are taken care of.

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- butterflies, caves, and 1,000-year-old tree

- over 200 square

km of rainforest

- large variety of animals and plants

- lots of orphaned and abandoned

animals are taken care of

- plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones

- toxic levels of chemicals in the water

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2UNIT 11: NATIONAL PARKS - LESSON 1: READING

Activity 2 : Discussion

* What should we do to protect national parks ?

1 Learn by heart the new words and phrases from the passage.

2 Re-read the passage carefully.

3 Prepare for the next lesson.

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