Unit 10. Nature in danger

It is a flood

Warm up

Look at the pictures and answer questions
What are they?

They are…..

Siberian tiger Cheetah /‘tʃi:tə/
What is‘taigə/
this?
/sai‘biəriən
Are they in danger now? Why?
Yes. Because they are killed for food and fur.

panda


 Prohibit (v)/prə‘hibit/ Cấm, ngăn cấm
Smoking is prohibited

 interference (n)/,intə‘fiərəns/ :
sự can thiệp, sự xen vào


destruction (n)
/dis'trʌkʃn/
Sự phá hủy

The destruction of the storm
rare animals
/reə 'æniməl/
Động vật
quý hiếm

The numbers of these animals are small


pollutant (n)/pə‘lu:tənt/ Chất gây ô nhiễm
Chemical waste

smoke

Exhaust fumes

fju:m (n) phun khói

extinct (adj)/iks‘tinkt/
Tuyệt chủng
They are
extinct
dinosaur
s


Interference

Sự phá hủy

Prohibit

Động vật quý hiếm

Rare animals

sự can thiệp, sự xen vào

Destruction

Cấm, ngăn cấm

Extinct

Chất gây ô nhiễm

Pollutant

Tuyệt chủng


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Use words in box to fill in the blank bellow.

pollutants
interference

decreasing
extinct

protect
endangered

extinct million of years ago.
1. Dinosaurs became ….…..…
protect
2. She tried to………..…herself
from the wind.
decreasing
3. This species of bird is……………….in
numbers every
year.
pollutants from the cars and factories
4. The chemical…………….
make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty.
endangered
5. The blue whale is a(n) …………….…species.
6. Because of the interference
…………….. of human beings, many
animals have become extinct.


Task 2: Choose A, B, C
or D that best sums up

each paragraph.


Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.

1. Paragraph 1
A. Human beings need to grow food.
B. Human beings pollute the environment
C. Human beings interfere with nature.
D. People should stop living in cities and villages.
2. Paragraph 2
A. Many animals are disappearing.
B. Human beings are responsible for the changes in the environment.
C. People are in danger of becoming extinct.
D. The human race is also an endangered species.
3. Paragraph 3
A. Human beings have made efforts to protect the 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.
C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.
D. People’s interference with the environment.


Task 3. Answer the questions
1. What are the four ways by which human beings are
changing the world?

- Building cities and villages
- Using water for industry and agriculture,
- Cutting down trees
- Adding pollutants like smoke, fumes
2. What are the serious consequences of people
interference with the environment?
- Many kinds of rare animals are killed
- The environment where the animals are living is
badly destroyed
- The numbers of rare animals are in danger of
becoming extinct


Task 3
3. What has been done to protect the
environment?
- Thousands national parks have been
established
- Laws have been passed to prohibit killing
endangered animals
- Money has been raised to save rare animals


Work in groups and discuss:
Why some animals become extinct.
(The following pictures can help you.)


-People kill animals for fur, skin
and food.

- People keep animals as pets.
- People hunt or capture animals
for recreation or entertainment.


People are destroying the
natural environment:
-by cutting down trees in the
forests
- by adding chemical pollutants
- People’s interference with the
environment
cause
many
natural disasters: flood, forest
fire, ….


 Prepare Speaking lesson
 Write the reasons that you have just
discussed



Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
1. Paragraph 1
A. Human beings need to grow food.
B. Human beings pollute the environment
C. Human beings interfere with nature.
D. People should stop living in cities and villages.

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A. Many animals are disappearing.
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responsible
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the environment.
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A. Human beings need to grow food.
B. Human beings pollute the environment
C. Human beings interfere with nature.
D. People should stop living in cities and villages.
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A. Many animals are disappearing.
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D. The human race is also an endangered species.
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D. Rare animals do not disappear.
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A. The survival of endangered species.
B. The Earth – a happy planet.
C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.
D. People’s interference with the environment.

Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.

1. Paragraph 1
A. Human beings need to grow food.
B. Human beings pollute the environment
C. Human beings interfere with nature.
D. People should stop living in cities and villages.
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2 interference with the environment
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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.
C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.
D. People’s interference with the environment.