Unit 10: Nature in danger
Listening Period
Warm up
Guessing word:
N _ T _ _ _ _ _ P A _ _
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4

1st hint: It is a place where many visitors who are interested in nature like to visit.
2nd hint: It is a place where there are a lot of forests, caves, rivers, plants, wild animals…
3rd hint: It is known as Cuc Phuong, Cat Ba …

NATIONAL PARK
Before you listen
1. Name some national parks in Vietnam and in the world you know.
- Ba Be National Park, Bach Ma National Park , Cat Tien National Park, …
2. What makes you like best when visiting a national park?
- The beauty of the nature, wild life and wild animals, fresh air, the feeling of discovery…..
Vocabulary
1. Scenic /`si;nIk /(adj): having beautiful natural scenery
2. Devastating / `devJsteItIN /(adj): causing a lot of damage and destruction
3. Approximately / J`prQksImJtli /(adv):
it has the same meaning as nearly or about.

The fire is destroying/ devastating the forest.
destroy (v) =
devastate (v)
Mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants are scenic features of national parks.
Vocabulary
4. vehicle /`vi;Jkl/ (n):
5. maintenance / `meIntJnJns /(n) Sự duy trì
What are these?
While you listen
Listen to the tape for the first time, pay attention to the pronunciation of the new words and get some general information about the passage.
While you listen
1. What is the tape about?
- It is about national park in the USA
2. What happens to many national parks?
- They are in danger of being destroyed
While you listen
Task 1: Listen again to the first part of the talk and decide if the following sentences are true or false. If there is any false sentence, correct it.

1. National parks contain a variety of scenic features.
2. There are 62 national parks in the US.
3. National parks cover about 2 per cent of the total land of the United States.
4. National parks are all open to the officers.
5. Millions of people visit national parks each year.
While you listen
Task 1: Listen again to the first part of the talk and decide if the following sentences are true or false. If there is any false sentence, correct it.

1. National parks contain a variety of scenic features. T
2. There are 62 national parks in the US. F (52 not 62)
3. National parks cover about 2 per cent of the total land of the United States. F (3 not 2)
4. National parks are all open to the officers. F (public)
5. Millions of people visit national parks each year. T
Task 2: Listen again to the second part of the talk and complete the table
Rare animals
are cut down for wood
experience devastating fires caused by careless people
The number of visitors
While you listen
While you listen
Task 3: Listen to the whole tape again and do the multiple choice questions:
1. How many national parks are there in the United States?
A. 50 B. 52 C. 53 D. 55
2. How many people visit national parks every year?
A. five thousand B. three thousand
C. millions of visitors D. billions of visitors

While you listen
3. Can you name some of the problems which national parks are currently facing?
A. Race animals are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts.
B. Trees are cut down for wood.
C. Devastating fires are caused by careless people.
D. All are correct.
While you listen
4. What should be done to protect national parks?
A. Increase the number of visitors to earn more money for the parks.
B. These problems should be solved gradually.
C. Money should be raised for the park’s staff and maintenance of their resources.
D. If there is not enough money, some national parks should be destroyed.

While you listen
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
After you listen
Watch a short clip about the current danger of national parks
After you listen
Work in groups & discuss with your friends to suggest ways to protect the national parks.
Homework
Write a 150 word paragraph about ways to protect the national parks