What are the pictures about?
Can you tell me the names and locations of these
national parks?
B
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
Florida
CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
Unit 11
A- Reading
I. BEFORE YOU READ

Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Hanoi. It is the first of Vietnam` s nine national parks to be established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of rainforest. Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season , from October to April , when the rainy season is over.

Nairobi National Park is Kenya`s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
Everglades National Park, USA
Everglades National Park is a sub - tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States . This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming , there are toxic levels of chemicals in water. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Vocabulary
- locate (v) /ləʊ ˈkeɪt/→ be located (in):
nằm ở
E.g: Our house is located in the city centre.
- establish (v) /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
= set up
= found
: thành lập
E.g: Tu Liem High School was established in 2000
to have something inside.
- contain (v)
E.g: The bottle contains water.
chứa đựng
/kənˈteɪn/:
a state of continuing to live or exist.
- survival (n) /sə`vaivl /:
sự tồn tại
→ survive (v) /səˈvaɪv/ 
- orphan /`ɔ:fən /
(v) làm cho (ai) mồ côi
→ orphanage /ˈɔːfənɪdʒ/(n) : trại mồ côi
(n) : trẻ, thú mồ côi
- species (n) /ˈspiː.ʃiːz/:
plant species
animal species
loài
a group/ groups of animals or plants
- abandon (v) /ə`bændən /:
to leave completely:
bỏ rơi
- sub-tropical (a)
/ˌsʌbˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/:
cận nhiệt đới
related to an area near a tropical area.
- wilderness (n) /`wɪldənəs /:
vùng hoang dã
E.g: A bottle of pesticide contains many toxic substances.
- toxic (adj) /`tɔksik /
= poisonous:
độc hại
- contamination (n) /kən,tæmi`nei∫n /
pollution(n)
làm ô nhiễm
→ contaminate (v) /kənˈtæmɪneɪt/:
=
* Vocabulary:
- wilderness (n) /`wɪldənəs /:
- survival (n) /sə`vaivl /:
- orphan (v,n) /`ɔ:fən /:
- abandon (v) /ə`bændən /:
- toxic (a) /`tɔksik /
- contamination (n) /kən,tæmi`nei∫n /
vùng hoang dã
= poisonous:
pollution (n)
=
làm ô nhiễm
→ orphanage (n) /`ɔːfənɪdʒ/
- locate (v) /ləʊ `keɪt/→ be located (in):
nằm ở
- establish (v) /ɪ`stæblɪʃ/
thành lập
= set up
bỏ rơi
độc hại
→ contaminate (v) /kən`tæmɪneɪt/:
= found:
- contain (v)
chứa đựng
/kən`teɪn/:
- species (n) /`spiː.ʃiːz/:
loài
- sub-tropical (a)
/ˌsʌb`trɒp.ɪ.kəl/:
cận nhiệt đới
→ survive (v) /sə`vaɪv/ 
The words on the left appear in the reading passage. Match them with their definitions on the right.
Task 2:Work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions


What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
1
Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park ?
2
What can people learn in Nairobi National Park ?
3
What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?
4
Why is Everglades National Park endangered ?
5
Task 2:Work in pairs, ask and answer the following questions

II. WHILE YOU READ
Task 2: ask and answer the following questions
What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?
6
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Hanoi. It is the first of Vietnam` s nine national parks to be established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of rainforest. Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season , from October to April , when the rainy season is over.

What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
1
It’s over 200 square km.
(Line 3 in P.1)
over 200 square kilometers
Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam
Cuc Phuong National Park is located 160 kilometers south west of Hanoi. It is the first of Vietnam` s nine national parks to be established , and it contains over 200 square kilometers of rainforest. Tourists go there to study butterflies , visit caves , hike mountains and look at the 1,000-year-old tree. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season , from October to April , when the rainy season is over.

the rainy season is over.
Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park ?
2
Because the rainy season is over.
(Line 6 in P.1)
What can people learn in Nairobi National Park ?
3


Nairobi National Park is Kenya`s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.

They can learn how to recognise the different species of animals
and plants, about the habits of animals and how one species
is dependent upon another for survival.
(Line 3-5 in P.2)
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where
An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where
especially children, can go there to


Nairobi National Park is Kenya`s smallest park, but you may be surprised at the large variety of animals that live there. Visitors, especially children, can go there to learn how to recognise the different species of animals and plants. They also learn about the habits of animals and how one species is dependent upon another for survival. An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.

Nairobi National Park, Kenya
An interesting feature of this park is the Orphanage, where
What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?
4
In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken
care of.
(Line 6-7 in P.2)
lots of orphaned or abandoned animals are taken care of.
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Why is Everglades National Park endangered ?
5

Everglades National Park, USA

Everglades National Park is a sub - tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States . This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in water. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
(Line 4-5 in P.3)
there are
toxic levels of chemicals in water.
Nairobi National Park, Kenya

Everglades National Park, USA

Everglades National Park is a sub - tropical wilderness in the southeastern United States . This national park is special because it has plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones. Due to an increase in population and the use of nearby land for farming, there are toxic levels of chemicals in water. This contamination has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
This contamination has threatened the
park and many of the animals in it.
What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?
6
If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals
will be threatened/ be killed/ be destroyed/ be eliminated,……
(Line 5-6 in P.3)
Task 2
Answers:
What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?

Why would November be a suitable time to visit this park ?

What can people learn in Nairobi National Park ?



What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?


Why is Everglades National Park endangered ?

What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park
if more chemicals are released into the water?
Because the rainy season is over.
They can learn how to recognise the different species of animals
and plants, about the habits of animals and how one species
is dependent upon another for survival.
Because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
In the Orphanage, orphaned or abandoned animals are taken
care of.
If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals
will be threatened/ be killed/ be destroyed/ be eliminated,……
It’s over 200 square km
(Line 3 in P.1)
(Line 6 in P.1)
(Line 3-5 in P.2)
(Line 6-7 in P.2)
(Line 4-5 in P.3)
(Line 5-6 in P.3)
In Vietnam.
In Kenya
In the United States.
- butterflies, caves, and 1,000-year-old tree.
- over 200 square km of rainforest.
- large variety of animals and plants
- lots of orphaned and abandoned animals are taken care of.
- plants and animals from both tropical and temperate zones.
- toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
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III. AFTER YOU READ
Which of the three national parks would you like to visit most? Why?
For example:
I’d like to visit Cuc PhuongNational Park most because………
READ THE READING PASSAGE AGAIN
LEARN ALL THE NEW WORDS BY HEART
PREPARE FOR THE SPEAKING LESSON
HOME WORK
Th a n k y o u f o r l ist e n i n g