English 12 e 12 UNIT 6 READING

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Game: Hidden doors

- The pictures will be opened slowly.
- Guess the animals in the pictures whenever you can.


Panda


Tiger


dolphin


Saola


Turtle


1. Which of the above animals are on the list of endangered species?
2. Can you find them in Viet Nam now?
3. Should we protect them?


Unit 6: Endangered Species
Lesson 3: Reading

Saving endangered species: pros and cons


Task 1. Practice pronouncing the names of these animals.

/´dɔlfin/

/´elif(ə)nt/

/'taigə/

/tə:tl/

/´pændə/


Task 2. Below are three people's opinions posted on the fantasticwildlife.org website. Read the text and decide
what they are talking about.


Task 2. Below are three people's opinions posted on the fantasticwildlife.org website. Read
the text and decide what they are talking about.

Answer key
C. Whether or not we should protect endangered species


Task 3. Whose opinions are these? Write the correct name in the space before each
statement.

1. _________
Ai Lien
There are two reasons why we should protect endangered species.
2._________ There are two reasons why we shouldn't protect endangered species.
3._________
Humans should be held responsible for endangering species or driving them to extinction.
Yoshiko
4._________ Saving species in danger of extinction means going against the laws of nature.
SimonHumans and animals should get an equal chance of being protected from danger.
5._________
6._________ Preserving animal and plant species helps to maintain biodiversity.
Yoshiko

Simon

Ai Lien


 Task 4. Find the prepositions in the reading text to complete these phrases and expressions.
Use a dictionary to find their meanings.

Phrases and expressions

in

1. to put oneself _______someone's shoes

2. to attribute something (a result)_______ something else (a
cause)

to

3. to cause damage_______ something
to

Meanings

be in another person's situation (đặt mình vào vị trí của ai
đó)

believe that something is the result of a particular
thing (quy cái này cho ai/ cái gì)

harm something (gây thiệt hại cho cái gì)

prevent something from being done (gây trở ngại cho thứ gì
4. to interfere___________ something
with

5. to feel _______ peace
at

đó)

be free from anxiety or distress (cảm giác yên bình)


Task 5. Discuss with a partner. Which of the three people above do you agree with? Why?

Task 5. Discuss with a partner. Which of the three people above do you agree with? Why?

Suggested answer 
Among the three opinions, I agree with the opinions of Simon and Ai Lien for a number of reasons 
- For humane purpose, we shouldn't ignore plants' or animals' lives when we see them in danger. Saving endangered
animals from becoming extinction doesn't cost as much as bringing back extinct animals, so we should try our best to
save those endangered ones. 
- Endangered animals help balance the ecosystem. If all of them died out, human's lives would be so boring. We should
save them for our future's generations so that our kids can see them in real life instead on movies or the Internet.


Thank you