ButUnit 10 Tieng Anh 12Reading Tiet PPCT 55

B a.The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants that make a balanced environment.. the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or destro[r]

UNIT 10: Endangered species

READING 1

Match the following pictures of the animals with their correct names

1 2

8

a Tortoise b Rhinoceros

c Monkey d Elephant

e Leopard f Frog

g Mosquito h Parrot

1 2

d Elephant

c Monkey

7

f Frog

e Leopard

g Mosquito

a Tortoise

Work with a partner Ask and answer the following questions

1 Which of the animals and insects

above can be found in Vietnam?

2 Which of them is/are in danger of

becoming extinct?

 Tortoise and rhinoceros are in danger

of becoming extinct because they are hunted for food and medicine The

hard round shells of the tortoise are

used to make handicrafts… Rhinos’ horns are a kind of previous medicine.

• Habitat (n) ['hổbitổt] • môi tr ờng sống

Deforestation (n) [di,f ris'tei n]ɔ ∫ : sự phá rừng

Urbanization (n)

[, :b nai'zei n]ə ə ∫

: sự đô thị hoá

Priority (n) [prai' r ti] ɔ ə : sự u tiên, quyền u tiên

Vulnerable (adj) ['v ln r bl]ʌ ə ə :yếu ớt, dễ bị tổn th ơng

Biodiversity (n) [,baioudai‘v3:səti]

: bầu sinh quyển

Enact (v) [i'nổkt] : ban hành

• Habitat (n) ['hổbitổt] : môi tr ờng sống

• Deforestation (n) [di,f ris'tei n]ɔ ∫ : sự phá rừng

• Urbanization (n) [, :b nai'zei n]ə ə ∫ : sự đô thị hoá

• Biodiversity (n) [,baioudai‘v3:səti] : bầu sinh quyển

• Priority (n) [prai' r ti]ɔ ə : sự u tiên, quyền u tiên

• Vulnerable (adj) ['v ln r bl]ʌ ə ə : yếu ớt, dễ bị tổn th ơng

• Enact (v) [i'nổkt] : ban hành

• Habitat (n) ['hổbitổt] : môi tr ờng sống

• Deforestation (n) [di,f ris'tei n]ɔ ∫ : sự phá rừng

• Urbanization (n) [, :b nai'zei n]ə ə ∫ : sự đô thị

hoá

• Biodiversity (n) [,baioudai‘v3:səti] : bầu sinh

quyển

• Priority (n) [prai' r ti]ɔ ə : sự u tiên, quyền u

tiên

• Vulnerable (adj) ['v ln r bl]ʌ ə ə : yếu ớt, dễ bị

tổn th ơng

• Enact (v) [i'nổkt] : ban hành

Rub out and remember

TASK 1: Match the words in column A all appear in the passage with the correct definitions in column B

A

1 Extinction

2 Habitat

3 Biodiversity

4 Conservation

B

a.The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants that make a balanced environment

b the act of preventing something from being lost, wasted, damaged or

destroyed.

c a situation in which a plant, an animal,

a way of life, etc stops existing.

d the natural environment in which a plant or animal live.

To learn by heart the new words Prepare Task 2,3