1. Unit 10: Nature in danger
Lesson 1: Reading

2. 1 2 3 4 5 6
BUTTERFLY
DRAGONFLY
ANT
CRICKET
FLY
CICADA
WHO AM I?

3. FORESTS
ARE BEING DESTROYED.
ARE BEING BURNT.

4. THE ATMOSPHERE/AIR
THE ENVIRONMENT/LAND
ARE GETTING POLLUTED.

5. RARE ANIMALS
ARE BEING KILLED/HUNTED.

6. Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER
READING
Before you read

7. 1. MATCHING
CHEETAH
SIBERIAN TIGERS
PANDA

8. It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in the wild.
2. FACTS & QUESTIONS
Once found throughout Africa and Asia, cheetahs are now only scattered throughout East Asia
1. Are these animals great or limited in number?
It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in the wild.
2. Why have these animals become small?
There are only about 20 Siberian tigers left in the wild in China and about 100 live in Chinese zoos and national parks

9. 3. VOCABULARY

10. species (n)
E.g.: a species
2 species

11. human (n) = human being
human (adj)
E.g.: a human face
human race
→humane (adj)

12. Have an influence on sb/st (n) = have effect on sb/st
E.g.: My parents have a great influence on me.

13. polluted (adj)
pollutant (n)
pollution (n)
pollute (v)

14. The death of his cat .......................Tom so much.
Tom’s cat
dead
affected
E.g.:
The death of his cat Tom so much.
affect (v)

15. The death of his cat .......................Tom’s sadness.
Tom’s cat
dead
resulted in
The death of his cat Tom’s sadness.
result in st=make st happen
Consequence (n)
Cause (n)

16. destroy (v)
destruction (n)

17. conserve (v)
conservation (n)

18. →humane (adj) 3. VOCABULARY cause (n,v) consequence (n) species (n)
human (n) = human being
→humane (adj)
Have an influence on sb/st (n) = have effect on sb/st
polluted (adj)
pollutant (n)
result in st=make st happen
destroy (v)
pollution (n)
destruction (n)
pollute (v)
conserve (v)
affect (v)
conservation (n)

19. Unit 10: Conservation
READING
While you read

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

21. Task 2: Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.

22. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
The human race is only one small species in the living world. Many other species exist on this planet. However, human beings have a great influence on the rest of the world. They are changing the environment by building cities and villages where forests once stood. 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. And they are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.
have a great influence on
changing the environment
affecting the water supply
changing weather
conditions
destroying the air

23. human beings are changing the environment in all respects
Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their habits. This has resulted in two serious consequences. The first is that many kinds of rare animals are killed. The second is that the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed. As a result, the number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
human beings are changing the
environment in all respects

24. Task 2. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, efforts have been made to protect the environment in which they live. Scientists have made lists of endangered species and suggested ways to save them. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised. Thousands of national parks all over the world have been established to protect endangered animals. Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals and the destruction of the environments where they are living.
Task 2. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
efforts have been made to protect the environment
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.

25. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offering. The Earth will be a happy planet where human beings, animals and plants peacefully co-exist.
If people’s interference with the environment
decreases

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

27. Task 3: Answer the questions:
1/ What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world?
2/ What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?
3/ What has been done to protect the environment?

28. Suggested answers:
1. What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world?
Four ways that people change the world are:
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 like smoke from factories and
fumes from cars.
2. What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?
The serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment are:
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.
3. What has been done to protect the environment?
Many things have been done to protect the endangered nature, such as:
Many organizations have been set up and money has been raised to save rare
animals.
Thousands of national parks have been established.
Laws have been passed to prohibit killing endangered animals.

29. Find out why some animals become extinct.
After you read
Find out why some animals become extinct.
People kill animals for fur, skin and food.
People keep animals as pets.
People hunt or capture animals for recreation or entertainment.

30. 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, ….

31. READING Homework Unit 10: Conservation * Prepare the speaking lesson
* Learn by heart all new words.
* Prepare the speaking lesson .

32. Good bye !