NATURE IN DANGER
Part C: LISTENING
Before you listen
Work in pairs: Name some national parks in Vietnam.
Cuc Phuong National Park
Cat Tien National Park
Bach Ma National Park
s c e nic fe ature s ['si:nik 'fi:t∫ə]:nét đặc biệt về cảnh vật
appro ximate ly [ə'prɔksimitli] khoảng chừ ng
de vas tating ['devəsteitiη] tàn phá, phá huỷ
ve hic le s [ 'vi:hikl] xe cộ
mainte nanc e ['meintənəns] sự giữ gi ̀n; duy tri ̀
c o mple te ly [kəm'pli:tli] hoàn toàn
IMPORTANT WORDS AND PHRASES
protect: bảo vệ
preserve: giữ gìn
contain: bao gồm
a variety of: nhiều loại
mountain: núi
cave: động
lake: hồ
rare animal: đ/v hiếm
plant: thực vật
cover: bao phủ
visitor: khách thăm
kill: giết
hunt: săn
fur: lông
skin: da
wood: gỗ
fire: lửa, vụ cháy
due to: do
pollution: sự ô nhiễm
park’s staff: nhân viên
vườn quốc gia
While you listen
Task 1 Listen to the passage and decide if the
following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T F
1. National parks protects and preserve the natural
T
beauty of the land.
2. They usually contain a variety of scenic features. T
3. All national parks are in danger of being
F
destroyed.
4. Large areas of national parks can be destroyed by
T
fire.
5. Visitors do not help to preserve and protect
T
national parks.
Task 2: Listen again and answer the
questions
1. How may national parks are there in the United
States?
There are 52 national parks in the United States
2. How many people visit national parks every year?
Millions of people visit national parks every year.
3. Can you name some problems which national parks
are facing currently?
Rare animals are killed or hunted for fur.
Trees are cut down for wood.
Forest fires
Pollution from visitors’ vehicles
4. What should be done to protect them?
Rare animals and trees should be protected.
Fires caused by careless people should be
limited.
Pollution from their vehicles should be
decreased
Money should be raised for the parks’ staff
and maintenance of their sources.
AFTER YOU LISTEN (Work in groups)
Summarize the passage
Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
National parks are to protect and ……………the
preserve
natural beauty of land. They ............... a variety of
contain
scenic features. There are ……… national parks in
52
the UAS and …………of people visit it every year.
millions
Many national parks are in …………of being
danger
destroyed. If their problems are not solved,
they will be …………. completely.
destroyed