Unit 6: ENDANGERED SPECIES
Lesson 2- LANGUAGE
I. VOCABULARY
Act 1. Complete the word diagrams.
danger (n)
2. ............... (v)
1. .................. (adj)
2. endanger (v)
endangered (adj)
1. dangerous (adj)
diverse (adj)
4. ................ (n)
3. ................. (v)
biodiversity (n)
3. diversify (v)
4. diversity (n)
5. ................. (n)
extinguish (v)
6. ............... (n)
evolutionary (adj)
7. ............... (n)
survivor (adj)
extinct (adj)
survive (v)
evolve (v)
5. extinction (n)
6. evolution (n)
7. survival (n)
1. Darwin`s theory of _________ has helped to explain the disappearance of some species and the ________ of others.
2. The saola and the rhino are considered ___________ species in Vietnam.
3. The giant panda`s natural __________ is the bamboo forest. Giant pandas like to eat bamboo leaves.
4. Baby sea turtles are most ____________ when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea. They are convenient targets for birds and other animals.
5. Mammoths and dinosaurs used to live on our earth quite a long time ago, but they are now ________.
6. ____________ helps to maintain the balance of nature that we rely on for our well-being and benefit.
7. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an organisation which is working on issues related to ______________, research and restoration of the environment.
evolution
survival
endangered
habitat
vulnerable
extinct
Biodiversity
conservation
Act 2. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.
evolution
survival
Biodiversity
endangered
habitat
extinct
conservation
vulnerable
Act 1. The following phrases are spoken in slow, careful speech and in fast, connected speech. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the linked sounds.
II. Pronunciation - Linking vowel to vowel
Act 2. Listen and repeat the following sentences spoken in fast, connected speech.
1. A: What can we see in the park now? 
B: Animals in danger of extinction, like tigers or rhinoceros. 
2. A: What`s that animal? Is it a saola or a deer? 
B: I don`t know. 
3. A: Don`t get disappointed. Try again. Failure is the mother of success. 
B: OK. I will. 
4. A: I can`t draw a diagram to show the increasing pollution levels.
Can you help me? 
B: Sure. 
5. A: Your idea of saving endangered species sounds very interesting. 
B: Thank you. 
FORM:


II. USES:
GRAMMAR: The future perfect
(+) S + will/shall + have + PII + O
(-) S + will/shall + not + have + PII + O
(?) Will/shall (not) +S+ have + PII + O?
The future perfect tense is used to express an that will be finished or completed by a certain future time or before another action in the future.
Ex1: They shalln’t have returned the book before they go home. 
Ex2: She will have finished her English course by the end of this month.
Practice 1. Circle the correct verb form in each sentence.
1. Our rescue centre (has released/will have released) 150 monkeys, deer and bears back into the forests by the end of this week.
2. You may not believe this, but this sea turtle is quite old. It (has lived /will have lived) in this marine park for 40 years. We (will have/will have had) a party to celebrate its birthday tomorrow.
3. Well, next time I see you, I expect you (will be finishing/will have finished) your report on the endangered saola.
4. If you come to see me at 7 o`clock tonight, I (will be watching/ will have watched) a documentary about rhinos to prepare for my presentation tomorrow. So, you`d better come after 8. By then the programme (finishes/will have finished).
5. Jill is sick and can`t work on her assignment about the blue whale`s habitat. So she (hasn`t completed /won`t have completed) it by Monday. She needs to ask for an extension of the deadline.



Practice 2. Complete the sentences.
1. By next summer, our rescue team (save and take in) ______________ ___________ hundreds of endangered animals.
2. Look at this cute little bear. It (live) _______ in the wildlife park for six months, and it`ll be released back into the wild next month.
3. If you come to the conference on wildlife protection after 10 a.m., the most interesting presentation (finish) _______________.
4. By the end of today, Kim (visit) _____________ all of the animal rescue centres in the city.
5. I`ll start writing my essay on protection of endangered species as soon as I (collect) ____________ enough information.
will have saved and taken in
has lived
will have finished
will have visited
have collected
GRAMMAR: Double comparative
2. The more/ less (+N) + S + V, the more/ less (+N) + S + V
1. The + comparative adj/adv + S + V, the + comparative adj/adv + S + V
Ex1: The hotter the weather is, the more tired I feel.
Ex4: The better grade you get, the more gifts you will be presented.
PRACTICE: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
1. The more you talk about the situation, ____.
A. it seems worse B. the worse it seems
C. the worse does it seem  D. it seems the worse 
2. ____ the Sun is, ____ the shadow is. 
A. The higher / the low  B. The more high/ the more low 
C. The higher / the lower  D. The more higher / the more lower
3. The more she practices, ____ she becomes.
A. the greater confidence  B. more confidently 
C. the more confident  D. the most confident 
B
C
C