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LESSON 6
WRITING
Writing about a wildlife organization
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OBJECTIVES
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o Practise writing about a wildlife organisation.
LESSON 6
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WARM-UP
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Guessing game
PRE-WRITING
Task 1: Work in pairs. Look at the picture
and answer the questions.
• Task 2: Read the text about WWF and
complete the table.
• Task 3: Write a paragraph about
Saving the Elephant.
WHILE-WRITING
POST-WRITING
PRODUCTION
WRITING
GETTING STARTED
Task 4: Cross-check and Final check on
Ss’ writing
• Wrap-up
• Home work
LESSON 6
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WARM-UP
WRITING
GUESSING GAME - Which organization is it?
Guessing
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Play now!
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QUESTION
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WARM-UP
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WRITING
GUESSING GAME - Which organization is it?
Which organisation
# is
Panda
it?
Hint
# 1961
# Non-governmental
organisation
# Endangered animal
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Hint
3
Hint
2
Hint
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THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE
(WWF)
Originally called the
World Wildlife Fun.
Be the world’s
largest
environmentally
organization.
Focus on
endangered animals
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WARM-UP
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WRITING
GUESSING GAME - Which organization is it?
Which organisation
isELEPHANT
it?
Hint
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# KENYA
# HUNTING
# 1993
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Hint
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Hint
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Hint
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SAVE THE ELEPHANTS
Founded by a renowned
elephant expert.
One of the world’s largest
organisations to save
elephants.
Help secure a better future
for elephants.
Hint 1
What animal is it?- It’s a
black and white animal
that lives in forests in
China. It eats bamboo.
PANDA
Hint 2
When was Yuri
Gagarin’s first
travel into
space?
1961
Hint 3
What does
NGO
NONstand
for?
GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATION
Hint 4
A type of animal
that might stop
existing because
there are only a
ENDANGERED
few of that type
ANIMAL
alive
Hint 1
It’s a very large animal
with thick grey skin,
large ears, two
tusks and a trunk.
ELEPHANT
Hint 2
It’s a country in East Africa
which has been described
as “the cradle of humanity”.
KENYA
Hint 3
An action of chasing
and killing an
animal for food or
profit.
HUNTIN
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Hint 4
When was the song “I
will always love you”
by Whitney Houston
composed?
1993
PRE-WRITING
PRACTICE
1
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the questions
1.Do you recognize the animal?
- A panda.
2.Where does it come from?
- It comes from China.
3.What do the letters WWF stand for?
- WWF stands for WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE
(formally The World Wildlife Fund).
PRESENTATION
originally (adv)
/əˈrɪdʒənəli/
In the beginning; when something first existed
PRESENTATION
non-governmental (a)
/ ˌnɒn ˌɡʌvnˈmentl /
(especially of an organization) not
part of or associated with any
government
PRESENTATION
organisation (n)
/ ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn /
a group of people who work
together in an organized way
for a shared purpose.
PRESENTATION
New words
originally (adv)
Pronunciation
/əˈrɪdʒənəli/
Meaning
In the beginning; when
something first existed
non-governmental (a) /ˌnɒn ˌɡʌvnˈmentl/
(especially of an
organization) not part of
or associated with any
government
organisation (n)
a group of people who
work together in an
organized way
for a shared purpose
/ˈˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃn/
WHILE-WRITING
2
Read the text about WWF and complete the table
World Wide Fund For Nature(WWF)
Kind of organization
Non-governmental organisation
(1) …………………………
Set up in
1961
(2 …………………………
Aims
to stop the process of destroying the planet’s natural environment
- (3) …………………………………….
- To build a future in which humans respect nature.
Focus of their work
Number of projects
supported
- (4) …………………………..
the survival of endangered animals and the protection of their natural habitats
- (5) ……………………………
1,300
WHILE-WRITING
3
Write a paragraph(120-150 words) about Save the elephants, using the information in the
table below
Save the Elephants (STE)
Kind of Organization
Non- profit organization
Set up in/ by
1993/ lain Douglas- Hamilton
Aims
- To make sure elephants do not die out
- To protect the habitats in which elephants are found
Focus of their work
Protection
Stopping the illegal hunting of elephants especially in Africa and Asia
Research
Working together with scientists to conduct research into behaviours of
elephants
Awareness
Raising people’s awareness through films, television and new media sources
Number of projects supported
335 projects in 40 countries
POST-WRITING
PRACTICE
Task 4: Cross-check and Final
check on Students’ writing