UNIT 10
NATURE IN DANGER
I. Before you listen

Work in pairs: Name some national parks in Vietnam.
PART C: LISTENING













Cuc Phuong National Park
Cat Tien National Park
Bach Ma National Park
VIET NAM NATIONAL PARKS
1.CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK
2.NUI CHUA NATIONAL PARK
3.BACH MA NATIONAL PARK
4.BA VI NATIONAL PARK
5.TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK
6.PHU QUOC NATIONAL PARK
7.PHONG NHA_KE BANG NATIONAL PARK
8.CUC PHUONG NATIONAL PARK
9.TAM DAO NATIONAL PARK
10.CAT BA NATIONAL PARK
Vocabulary
- scenic features [`si:nik `fi:t∫ə]: np
- approximately [ə`prɔksimitli] (adv)
- devastating [`devəsteitiη] (adj)
- vehicles [ `vi:hikl]; [‘viəkl] (n)
- maintenance [`meintinəns] (n)
maintain [mein`tein] (v)

- completely [kəm`pli:tli] (adv)
IMPORTANT WORDS AND PHRASES
- protect:
- preserve:
- contain:
- a variety of:
- mountain:
- cave:
- lake:
- rare animal:
- plant:
- cover:
- visitor:
- kill:
- hunt:
- fur:
- skin:
- wood:
- fire:
- due to:
- pollution:
- park’s staff:
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
II. While you listen
 Task 1: Listen to the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Many

 Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions
1. How may national parks are there in the United States?
- There are 52 national parks in the United States
2. How many people visit national parks every year?
- Millions of people visit national parks every year.
3. Can you name some problems which national parks are facing currently?
- Rare animals are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other....
- Trees are cut down for wood.
- Forest fires
- Pollution from visitors’ vehicles
4. What should be done to protect them?
Rare animals and trees should be protected.
Fires caused by careless people should be limited.
Pollution from their vehicles should be decreased
Money should be raised for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their sources.
 Fill in each gap with a suitable word.

National parks are to protect and (1) ...................the natural beauty of land. They (2)............... a variety of scenic features. There are (3) .................. national parks in the USA and (4)................of people visit it every year. Many national parks are in (5) ................of being destroyed. If their problems are not solved, they will be (6)............................ completely.
preserve
contain
52
millions
danger
destroyed
III. AFTER YOU LISTEN (Work in groups)
Summarize the passage
Homework:
- Summarize the listening task.
- Prepare UNIT 11 : Writing