Period 59: Period 59: A. ReadingA. Reading

Give each picture Give each picture its nameits name

jellies

A bear

A monkey

A tiger

A flood A draught

A forest fireA deforestation

* Cheetahs are now only * Cheetahs are now only scatteredscattered throughout throughout East Asia.East Asia.

* Approximately 1000 * Approximately 1000 pandas pandas remainremain in the in the wild.wild.* About 20 Siberian * About 20 Siberian Tigers are Tigers are leftleft in the wild in the wild and 100 live in Chinese and 100 live in Chinese zoos and national parks.zoos and national parks.

-These animals are going to die out in near future.

-They are in danger of extinction.

Why are these animals in danger of Why are these animals in danger of extinction?extinction?

Because people are hunting / killing them for food, fur, skin and other parts of their bodies.

- People are also destroying the environment where they are living.

Task 1aTask 1a: : Find the following words in the text and Find the following words in the text and guess the meanings.guess the meanings.

- Pollutants (n):Pollutants (n):

- Decreasing (v):Decreasing (v):

- Protect (v):Protect (v):- Interference (n):Interference (n):

- Extinct (a):Extinct (a):- Endangered (a):Endangered (a):

Things that make air, water and soil… dirty.

Becoming or making sth become smaller in number…

~ sth/sb from (against) sth: bảo vệ ai…khỏi…

Sự can thiệp

No longer exist: tuyệt chủng

Trong tình trạng nguy hiểm, bị đe doạ…

*Task 1b: Fill in each blank with a word above.*Task 1b: Fill in each blank with a word above.

1- Dinosaurs became………………millions of years ago.1- Dinosaurs became………………millions of years ago.2- She tried to……………..herself from the wind.2- She tried to……………..herself from the wind.3- This species of bird is………………..in numbers every 3- This species of bird is………………..in numbers every

year.year.4- The chemical………………..from cars and factories 4- The chemical………………..from cars and factories

make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty.make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty.5- The blue whale is a/an………………….species.5- The blue whale is a/an………………….species.6- Because of the………………….of human beings, 6- Because of the………………….of human beings,

many animals have become extinct.many animals have become extinct.

pollutants decreasing protect

interference extinct endangered

extinctprotect

decreasing

pollutants

endangeredinterference

* * Sub-taskSub-task: : Match the word/phrases in A with the Match the word/phrases in A with the definitions in Bdefinitions in B

AA BB

1- to have a great influence 1- to have a great influence on sb/sthon sb/sth

2- in all respects2- in all respects

3- to result in sth3- to result in sth

4- to set up4- to set up

5- to make an effort 5- to make an effort

to do sthto do sth

6- to raise a fund6- to raise a fund

7- to prohibit7- to prohibit

8- to co-exist8- to co-exist

A- to live togetherA- to live together

B- to build / to establishB- to build / to establish

C- to try/ to manage to do C- to try/ to manage to do sthsth

D- to collect moneyD- to collect money

E- to make sth happenE- to make sth happen

F- to stop / to prevent sthF- to stop / to prevent sth

G- to affect/ to influence sb/ G- to affect/ to influence sb/ sthsth

H- in all aspectH- in all aspect

** Task 2Task 2: : Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each

paragraphparagraph

1- Paragraph 11- Paragraph 1

A- Human beings need to grow food.B- Human beings pollute the environment.

D- People should stop living in cities and villages.C- Human beings interfere with nature

2- Paragraph 2

A- Many animals are disappearing.

C- People are in danger of becoming extinct.

D- The human race is also an endangered species.

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

3- Paragraph 33- Paragraph 3

A- Human beings have made efforts to protect the A- Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.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

D- People’s interfere with the environment

C- Conditions for a peaceful co-existence

Task 3Task 3: : Answer the following questionsAnswer the following questions1- What are the four ways by which human beings are 1- What are the four ways by which human beings are

changing the world?changing the world?

They are: Human beings are changing the environment by building cities and villages where forests once stood, affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture, changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests and destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.

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

- They are many kinds of animals - They are many kinds of animals are killedare killed, the , the environment where animals are living environment where animals are living is badly is badly destroyeddestroyed and the number of rare animals and the number of rare animals are are decreasingdecreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of so rapidly that they are in danger of extinction.extinction.

3- What has been done to protect the environment?

Many things have been done to protect the environment such as many organizations have been set up, money has been raised to save rare animals, thousands of national parks have been established and laws have been passed to prohibit killing endangered animals.

Time is over. Goodbye!