UNIT 10
NATURE IN DANGER
C. LISTENING
Before you listen
1/ Work in group: Watch a video clip then write down the name of some national parks in Viet Nam and their location.
2/ Which country are the following national parks in?
in Maine
in Utah
in Texas
in Florida
Acadia
Arches
Big Bend
Biscayne
They are in the USA
Before you listen
3/ Vocabulary
1. scenic feature [`si:nik `fi:t∫ə] n.ph. nét đặc biệt về cảnh vật
2. approximately [ə`prɔksimitli] adv. khoảng chừng
3. devastate [`devəsteit] v. tàn phá, phá huỷ
4. vehicle [ `vi:hikl] n. xe cộ
5. maintenance [`meintənəns] n. sự giữ gìn; duy trì
6. completely [kəm`pli:tli] adv. hoàn toàn
7. preserve [pri`z3:v] v. giữ an toàn

While you listen
Task 1 Listen to the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. National parks protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land.
2. They usually contain a variety of scenic features.
3. All national parks are in danger of being destroyed.
4. Large areas of national parks can be destroyed by fire.
5. Visitors do not help to preserve and protect national parks.



T
T
T
F
T
Many
While you listen
Task 2 Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks:
1. National parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, ______, _______, _____ animals and plants.
2. There are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately ___ per cent of the total land area of the country.
3. Rare animals in national parks are killed or hunted for _____, _____ or other parts. Trees are ________for wood. Large areas of national parks also experience devastating fires caused by______________. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the ___________ from their vehicles.
caves
lakes
rare
3
fur
skin
cut down
careless people
pollution
AFTER YOU LISEN
Game: Lucky animals
Congratulate
the winner
How may national parks are there in the United States?


There are 52 national parks in the United States
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How many people visit national parks every year?

Millions of people visit national parks every year.

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What will happen to national parks if their problems are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough money for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources?
Many national parks will be ________ _______
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completely
destroyed
3. Fill in the blanks:
Some problems which national parks are facing currently
- Rare animals are _______ or_______ for fur, skin or other parts.
- Trees are cut down for ______.
- Forest _____.
- Pollution from visitors’ ________.
hunted
wood
fires
vehicles
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killed
In order to protect nature, we should or shouldn’t…?
_________ kill animals
_________ cut down trees
_________ cause forest fires
________ reduce pollution from vehicles
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shouldn’t
shouldn’t
shouldn’t
should
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LUCKY ANIMAL!
- Prepare Part D : Writing
HOMEWORK
- Summarize the listening passage
Message to all of us
Protect our nature, save our earth, also save us
Thank you for your attendance
Tapescript
In many parts of the United States, large areas of land have been made into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. National parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. Today, there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately 3 per cent of the total land area of the country. National parks are open to the public and have millions of visitors every year.
Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed. Rare animals in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cut down for wood. Large areas of national parks also experience devastating fires caused by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles.
If these problems are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough money for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources, many national parks will be completely destroyed.