Unit 10. Endangered species

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1. In which continent can you find
most Gorillas?
 In Africa
2. How tall are they?
 1.7 m high
3. How much do they weigh?
 180 kg
4. How long can they live?
 More than 30 years


 Gorilla [gə'rilə] (n)

Khỉ đột

 Bared teeth (n) [beəd ti:θ] Răng hở
 Sociable ['sou∫əbl]

Dễ gần

 Silverback ['silvər bæk]

Khỉ đầu đàn

 Sub-adult [sʌbædʌlt]

Chưa trưởng thành

 Civil war ['sivl wɔ:]

Nội chiến
Tổ

 Nest [nest]
 Forest rangers
['fɔrist] [reindʒə]

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 Sociable

Khỉ đột

 Gorilla

Răng hở

 Sub-adult

Dễ gần

 Bared teeth

Khỉ đầu đàn

 Silverback

Chưa trưởng thành

 Forest rangers
 Civil war

Nội chiến
Tổ

 Nest

Nhân viên kiểm lâm


Answer

Explanation

1.
1.A

Gorillas live in family group. A typical group
is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up
male gorilla

2.B
2.

3.
3.D
4.C
4.
5. D

Babies sleep with their mother at night
Hunters kill them for food


Task 2. Listen and complete the chart below
General features

(1) peaceful
_______ , gentle, sociable and
plant-eating
(2)__________

Group members

The silverback, one or two sub-adult males
a few females and their young
(3)________________________

Food

plants and a few insects and worms
(4)_____________________
in trees or (6)__________
in grasses

Nest (5)_______

Place for sleeping
Causes of being
endangered

civil war hunters killing them
(7)_______,
being cut down
for food (8), forests
___________________


Summarize the listening passage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What are the main features of gorillas?
What do they eat?
How do they live?
Where do they sleep?
With whom do baby gorillas sleep?
Why do hunters kill mountain gorillas?
Who protects mountain gorillas?

Summarize the listening passage
Gorillas live in family group. They are peaceful, gentle,
sociable and mainly plant-eating creatures. A typical
group is led by the biggest and strongest grown-up male
gorilla. He is called a silverback. A silverback’s group
usually includes one or two sub-adult males a few
females and their young. Their main foods are plants, a
few insects and worms. They sleep in a nest in trees or
in grasses. Babies sleep with their mother at night.
Gorillas are in danger because of being killed for food,
forests being cut down and civil war. The United Nations
and some governments carry out many measures to
protect mountain gorillas


 In about 80 words write a paragraph
about the life of gorillas.
 Prepare writing lesson