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
DINOSAUR
CHEETAH
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.
Lucky animal
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.
Lucky animal
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.