Wellcome to the lesson
Unit 10: Conservation
C. Listening
I. Before you listen
Work in pairs. Talk about what may cause a forest fire.
Listen and repeat.
forest (n) /`forist/: Rừng
forester (n) /´fɔristə/: Người trông coi rừng
campfire (n) /´kæmp¸faiə/: Lửa trại
destroy (v) /dis`trɔi/: Phá hủy
valuable (adj) /`væljuəbl/: Có giá trị
awful (adj) /´ɔ:ful/: khủng khiếp
II. While you listen
- A heap of (leaves):
Một đống (lá)
- wood (n):
Gỗ
- Soil (n):
Đất
- Unpleasant (adj): Khó chịu, không thoải mái
- Spread (v): trải ra, lan ra
- Duty (n): bổn phận, trách nhiệm
Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and number the events in the order you hear.
A campfire near a heap of leaves may easily cause a forest fire.
In late summer, fire is the greatest danger to forest, and sometimes people are not allowed to go into them.
All of us must care for our great forest fire.
It’s an unpleasant thing to see a great forest fire.
A forest fire destroys valuable wood, wildlife and good soil.
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5
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2. Task 2: Listen again, and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Once a fire has started, it takes time to spread.
In late autumn, forest may easily catch fire.
Campers must use earth to put out their campfires completely.
A forest fire may make life more difficult for all of us.
It is the duty of every forester to take care not ta start a forest fire.
1. Once a fire has started, it takes time to spread.
Or
True
False
=> Once a fire has started, it spreads quickly.
2. In late autumn, forests may easily catch fire.
True
Or
False
=> In late summer, forests may easily catch fire.
3. Campers must use earth to put out their campfires completely.
Or
True
False
4. A forest fire may make life more difficult for all of us.
True
False
5. It is the duty of every forester to take care not to start a forest fire.
True
False
=> It is the duty of every camper to take care not to start a forest fire.
3. Task 3: Listen again, and tick the sentences you hear.
a. Have you ever seen a forest destroyed by fire?
b. Have you ever seen a forest?
2. a. A great forest fire spreads quickly.
b. A great forest fire is an awful thing to see.
a. They are very dry then.
b. Woods and forests really dry then.
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III. After you listen
Work in pairs. Say how a forest fire may start and what every camper ought to remember.