Unit 10 nature in danger reading

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REMEMBER & NAME THESE PICTURES:

Tiger Lion Panda

REMEMBER & NAME THESE PICTURES:

Discussion :

1/ Where do these wild animals live?

2/ Have the numbers of these wild animals become larger?

3/ Why have they become smaller?

4/ What makes them become smaller?

Unit 10:

NATURE IN

DANGER

Section A: Reading

PRE - READING

They are

extinct

in danger of becoming extinct

1/ pollutant (n): chất làm ô nhiễm 2/ extinct (adj): tuyệt chủng

3/ endangered (adj): có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng 4/ interference (n): sự can thiệp

5/ decrease (v): giảm 6/ prohibit (v): cấm

Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading

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.

pollutants interference decreasing extinct endangered protect

extinct protect

decreasing pollutants

endangered interference

Unit 10: Nature in danger

Reading

WHILE - READING

READ THE PASSAGE, AND THEN DO THE TAST THAT

FOLLOW

Task 1: True or false statements:

1/ The human race and many other species

exist on this planet

2/ Human beings are changing the environment

by destroying forests for agriculture.

3/ The number of rare animals are decreasing

so rapidly that they are endangered.

4/ To make sure that these rare animals do not

disappear, the scientists have set up thousands

of national parks all over the world.

5/ Many species will survive and produce

offspring because of people’s interference.

Unit 10: Nature in danger

Reading

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1 What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world?

2 What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?

3 What has been done to protect the environment?

Four ways that people change the world are:

- They are changing the environment by building cities and villages

- 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

- They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from factories and fumes from cars

The serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment are:

- Many kinds of rare animals are killed

- The environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed

- The numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger

of becoming extinct

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

Task 2: Answer the questions:

Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading

Task 3: Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

B The Earth – a happy planet.

C Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.

D People’s interference with the environment.

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

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

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.

have a great influence on changing the environment

affecting the water supply

changing weather conditions

destroying the air

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

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

B The Earth – a happy planet.

C Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.

D People’s interference with the environment.

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.

human beings are changing the environment in all respects

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

Task 2 In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.

efforts have been made to protect the environment in which they live Scientists have made lists of endangered species and

suggested ways to save them Many organizations 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 they are living.

efforts have been made to protect the environment

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

B The Earth – a happy planet.

C Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.

D People’s interference with the environment.

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

If people’s interference with the environment

decreases, more species will survive and

produce offering The Earth will be a happy

planet where human beings, animals and plants

peacefully co-exist.

If people’s interference with the environment

decreases

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

1 Paragraph 1

A Human beings need to grow food.

B Human beings pollute the environment

C Human beings interfere with nature.

D People should stop living in cities and villages.

2 Paragraph 2

A Many animals are disappearing.

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

C People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D The human race is also an endangered species.

3 Paragraph 3

A Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.

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.

4 Paragraph 4

A The survival of endangered species.

Work in groups:

Find out why some animals

become extinct.

A B

-People kill animals for fur, skin and food.

- People keep animals as pets.

- People hunt or capture animals for recreation or entertainment.

People are destroying the natural environment:

- by cutting down trees in the forests

- by adding chemical pollutants

People’s interference with the environment cause many natural disasters: flood, forest fire, ….

1 Learn vocabulary by heart

2 Write the reasons that you have just discussed

Thank you for your attention !!!

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1 What are the four ways by which human beings are changing

the world?

Four ways that people change the world are:

- They are changing the environment by building cities and

- They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke

from factories and fumes from cars.

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- Many kinds of rare animals are killed.

- The environment where these animals are living is

badly destroyed.

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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.

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