Burning the forests

Cutting down trees in the forests

Killing rare animals

Smoke from factories

UNIT 10 READING

LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND NAME THESE ANIMALS

KOALA ELEPHANT PANDA TIGER DINOSAURCHEETAH

Pre-reading

Did you know that …..? Once found throughout Africa and Asia, cheetahs are now only scattered through eastern Africa. It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in the wild. There are only about 20 Siberian tigers left in the wild in China and about 100 live in Chinese zoos and national parks. Read these facts about endangered species

 Discuss the questions : 1.What do you understand from the facts above? 2. Can you explain why the numbers of these animals become small ?

Read the passage

pollutants decrease protect interferences extinct endangered Task 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word 1.Dinosaurs became ………………….. millions of years ago 2.She tried to ……………….her reputation. 3.It is time governments of the developing countries should do something to ………………….the population growth. 4. The chemical ………………..from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. 5. The whale is …………………species. 6. The bad weather is causing a lot of television ……………….. extinct protect decrease pollutants endangered interferences

Task 2: Choose A, B,C or D that best states the main idea of 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

A.Many animals are disappearing. B. Consequences of human interferences with nature. C. People are in danger of becoming extinct. D. Endangered species include human race 2.Paragraph 2

3.Paragraph 3 A. Efforts made by human beings to protect nature. B. Endangered species are against the law. 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 is a happy planet. C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence D. Human species does not need to share the world.

Task 3: Answer the following questions (Lucky Animals)

“ LUCKY ANIMALS ” GAME

What has been done to protect endangered nature ? - Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised - Thousands of national parks have been established. - Laws have been introduced to prohibit killing endangered animals.

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What are the four ways that human beings are changing the world ? -They are changing the environment by building cities and villages. - They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture. - They are changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests. - They are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.

What will happen if people’s interference with the environment decreases ? - More species will survive and produce off-spring. - The earth will be a happy planet where human beings, animals and plants peacefully coexist.

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What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment ? - Many kinds of rare animals are killed - The environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed. - The numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.

 Find out some reasons why some animals have become extinct.

Homework: - Write a short paragraph about the reasons why some animals have become extinct and suggest some measures to protect them. - Prepare Speaking.