8/18/2019 English Conversation Animals in Danger
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All these animals are endangered.Why? Brainstorm.
What do you know about these animals?
Do some research and present your findings.
Do you know any other endangered animals?
Work in group and make a list.
Animals are classified into levels of
vulnerability by IU!. What are these?
Would breeding in captivity be a solution?
"ive pros and cons and other solutions.
What do you think about hunting or killing
animals? Is it okay? When is it not okay?
Why would anyone possibly want to kill a
harmless animal? "ive reasons.
Do you know any animals that are extinct?#ell the class about
one. What happened?
Would it be a tragedy if these animals died
out? ould we live without them? $%plain.
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bonobo
Bra0ilian merganser
hatham albatross
Indian gharial
giant panda
1avan rhino
kiwi
markhorsnow leopard
sturgeon
#asmanian devil
va2uita
3ang0i river dolphin
8/18/2019 English Conversation Animals in Danger
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Teacher Notes• #his answer key is deliberately kept concise
since the idea of these onversation orners
is to talk rather informally and share information4 not being
given all the information by
the teacher. B#W4 the conversation should focus more on
e%pressing opinions than giving
correct answers.
• 5tudents could be given the opportunity to do some research on
the Internet to find more
information and answers to the 2uestions.
• Also4 students could prepare 2uestions they were unable to
answer and give a short
presentation during the ne%t lesson.
• 6ave a dictionary at hand 7or an Internet connection8 if
possible so students can look up
new vocabulary.
• 9ots of useful information on
http:;;en.wikipedia.org;wiki;$ndangered: for food4 indigenous
tribes etc.
!ot ok: for sport or when animals are
endangered. atching small or baby specimens4
only using part for food 7e.g. sharks fins8 etc.
@or food4 sell its horn 7rhino8 or ivory4 hunting
trophy4 rite of passage into adulthood4 for the
skin4 fur or bones 7e.g. tiger8 to be used as
medicine or aphrodisiac etc.
Dodo4 passenger pigeon4 mammoth4 sabre
tooth tiger4 dinosaurs etc. 7see website8
Answers may vary.
IUCN Categories include:• Extinct: the last remaining member of
the species has died4
or is presumed beyond reasonable doubt to have died.$%amples:
1avan #iger4 #hylacine4Dodo4 assenger
igeon4 aribbean
Conk 5eal4 Dimetrodon4 Aurochs4 Dusky 5easide
5parrow
• Extinct in the wild: captive individuals survive4 but there
is
no freeliving4 natural population.
• Critically endangered: faces an e%tremely high risk
of e%tinction in the immediate future.
$%amples: Countain"orilla4 Arakan @orest
#urtle4 Darwins @o%4 1avan Ehino4 Bra0ilian
Cerganser4 "harial4 Fa2uita
•
Endangered: faces a very high risk of e%tinction in the
nearfuture. $%amples: Dhole4 Blue
Whale4 Bonobo4 $thiopian wolf4 "iantanda4 5now
9eopard4 African Wild Dog4 #iger4 Indian Ehinoceros4
three species of Albatrosses4 rowned 5olitary
$agle4 hilippine
$agle4 Carkhor4 =rangutan4"revys 0ebra4 #asmanian
Devil4
• Vulnerable: faces a high risk of e%tinction in the medium
term. $%amples: heetah4 "aur4 9ion4 5loth
Bear4 Canatee4 olarBear4 African "olden at4>omodo
dragon4 "olden hamster
• Conservation dependent: #he following animals are not
severely threatened4 but must depend on conservation
programs. $%amples: 5potted 6yena4Blanfords
fo%4 9eopard5hark4 Black aiman4 >iller whale
• Near threatened: may be considered threatened in the
near future. $%amples: Bluebilled Duck4 5olitary
$agle4 5mallclawed =tter4 Caned Wolf4#iger
5hark4 =kapi
• Least concern: no immediate threat to the survival of the
species. $%amples: !ootka ypress4 Wood igeon4
Whitetailed
Congoose46ouse Couse4 Wolverine
bonobo '
Bra0ilian merganser &,
hatham albatross )
gharial ,"iant panda &
1avan rhino &&
kiwi -
markhor &/
snow leopard
sturgeon *
#asmanian devil &-
va2uita +
3ang0i river dolphin (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_Tigerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Sealhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Sealhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_Seaside_Sparrowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Gorillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Gorillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Forest_Turtlehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin's_Foxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_Rhinohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Merganserhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Merganserhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharialhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquitahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whalehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Pandahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Pandahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Leopardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Wild_Doghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rhinoceroshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatrosshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Solitary_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markhorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevy's_zebrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manateehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Golden_Cathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hamsterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_reliant_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Hyenahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanford's_foxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caimanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whalehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-billed_Duckhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-clawed_Otterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-clawed_Otterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_Wolfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootka_Cypresshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Pigeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Mongoosehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Mongoosehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Mousehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_Tigerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Pigeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Sealhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Monk_Sealhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_Seaside_Sparrowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinctionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Gorillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Gorillahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arakan_Forest_Turtlehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin's_Foxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_Rhinohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Merganserhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Merganserhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharialhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquitahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whalehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_wolfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Pandahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Pandahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Leopardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Wild_Doghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rhinoceroshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatrosshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Solitary_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markhorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevy's_zebrahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devilhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manateehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_Bearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Golden_Cathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_hamsterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_reliant_specieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Hyenahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanford's_foxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Caimanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whalehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-billed_Duckhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_Eaglehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-clawed_Otterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small-clawed_Otterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_Wolfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Sharkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootka_Cypresshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_Pigeonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Mongoosehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_Mongoosehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Mousehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine
