UNIT 9 LISTENING

Whale population decrease hunting quickly due to heavy 7……..……… pressure.. Conservation ….group have asked the International 8……………...[r]

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UNIT 9 : UNDERSEA WORLD

Lesson 3 :LISTENING

mammal ( n ) động vật có vú

krill ( n ) sinh vật nhuyễn thể

migrate ( n ) di trú

Some birds migrate into the south in winter

conservation ( n ) sự bảo tồn

give birth (to) (v) sinh sản

1.The whale is the third largest animal that has ever lived on Earth

2.Whales are said to be the most intelligent animals in the ocean.

3.Some whales are known to move into warm waters to give birth.

4.Whales are in danger because of the increase in population of other sea animals

5.Some people are still killing whales for food

heavy hunting pressure

Task 1: Listen to some information about whales and decide

whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

F T T F

T

Task 2: Lissen again and fill in the missing words:

Whales are (1)……… that live in the water The blue whale grows to (2)…… meters in length and over (3)

……… tons in weight Whales like to feed in

(4) … ……… where there is a lot of (5) ……… - their favorite food Some whales usually (6)………… in to

warm water to bear their calves Whale population decrease quickly due to heavy (7)…… ……… pressure

(8)……… ….group have asked the International

Whaling Commission to stop most (9)………….If no

effective measures were taken to protect whales, they

would (10)……….… forever

mammals

30 200

migrate

Conservation

whaling disappear

hunting

Task 3: Listen again and complete the table:

WHALES

Place of living ………

Length ………

Weight ………

Food ………

Special features the largest and the most ……… …on earth Conservation concerns in danger because of………

pressure.

in the ocean

30 meters

200 tons krill

heavy hunting intelligent animal

- Write a short paragraph (8–10 sentences) about whales using the information in the

listening passage.

- Prepare for the writing lesson.

Homework