Look at the pictures and name the
animal in each picture.

Cheetah
Once found throughout Africa and Asia, Cheetahs are now only
scattered throughout east Africa

Panda
It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain
in the wild.

Tiger
There are only about 20 Siberian tigers left in the wild in China
and about 100 live in Chinese zoos and national parks.

People hunt rare animals for food, skin, fur…

Flood

Fire forest

Earthquake

People hunt rare animals for food, skin, fur…

Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER
A: READING

I. BEFORE YOU READ

1.
2.
3.
4.

Pollutant (n)
Consequence
Extinct
Endangered

VOCABULARY
/pə'lu: tənt
chất gây ô nhiễm
(n) /'kɒnsikwəns/
hậu quả
(adj) /ik'stiηkt/
tuyệt chủng
(adj) /in'deindʒəd(r)
gặp nguy hiểm

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Survive
Interference
Offspring (n)
Decrease (v)
Disappear (v)
Prohibit
(v)
Co-exist (v) (v)

(v) /sə'vaiv/
sống sót,tiếp tục sống
(n) /intə'fiərəns/
sự can thiệp
/ɒfspriη/
con của một con vật
/di'kri: s/
giảm, giảm xuống
/disə'piə/
biến mất
/prə'hibit/
cấm
/kəʊigzist/
cùng sống

II. While you read
Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable word.

pollutants
interference
1.
2.
3.
4.

decreasing
extinct

protect
endangered

adj
Dinosaurs became _______million
of years ago.
v
She tried to ______herself
from the wind.
V-ing
This species of bird is ________in
numbers every year.
n
The chemical ______from
cars and factories make the air, water and soil
dangerously dirty.
adj
5. The blue whale is a(n) _______species.
n
6. Because of the __________of
human beings, many animals have become
extinct.

Task 1: The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each
blank with a suitable word.
pollutants
interference

decreasing
extinct

protect
endangered

1. Dinosaurs became ____________ millions of years ago.
2. She tried to_____________ herself from the wind.
3. This species of bird is __________ in numbers every year
4. The chemical __________ from cars and factories make the air, water and soil
dangerously dirty.
5. The blue Whale is a (an)_______________species.
6. Because of the ______________ of human beings, many animals have become
extinct.

Task 2: Circle A,B,C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
1. Paragraph 1
A. Human beings need to grow food.
B. Human beings pollute the environment.
C. Human beings interfere with nature.
D. People should stop living in cities and villages.
2. Paragraph 2
A. Many animals are disappearing.
B. Human beings are responsible for the changes in the environment.
C. People are in danger of becoming extinct.
D. The human race is also an endangered species.

3. Paragraph 3
A. Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.
B. Scientists have made a long list of endangered species.
C. People should be kept away from animals and plants.
D. Rare animals do not disappear.
4. Paragraph 4
A. The survival of endangered species.
B. The Earth- a happy planet.
C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence.
D. People's interference with the environment.

Task 3: Answer the questions
1. What are the fours ways by which human beings are
changing the world
2. What are the serious consequences of people's
interference with the environment?
3. What has been done to protect the environment?

Task 3: Answer the questions
1. Four ways that people change the world are:
- They are changing the environment by building cities and villages.
- They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and
agriculture.
- They are changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the
forests.
- They are destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from
factories and fumes from cars.
(paragraph 1)

2. The serious consequences of people's interference with the
environment are:
- Many kinds of rare animals are killed.
- The environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed.
(paragraph 2)

3. Many things have been done to protect endangered nature, such as:
- Many organizations have been set up and money has been raised to
save rare animals .
- Thousands of national parks have been established.
- Laws have been passed to prohibit killing endangered animals.
(paragraph 3)

III. After you read: Fill each blank with one suitable word
co-exist

endangered

consequences

interference

influence

influence
Human beings have a great………………on
the rest of the world. They are
changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their
consequences Efforts have been made to
habits. This has resulted in two…………………
endangered
protect the environment in which they live. Many ………………..species
have been listed and organizations have been established as well. If people's
interference
…....................with
the environment decreases, more species will survive and
co-exist
produce offspring. Human beings, animals and plants peacefully ………….

Homework
1. Learn the new words by heart
2. Redo the exercises
3. Prepare the next: Speaking