Welcome to our class

Act.1: Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1.Do you regconise the animal?
PANDA
 ______
2. Where does it come from? 
CHINA
 ______
3. What do the letters WWF stand
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
for?  ______

Lesson 6: WRITING about
a wildlife organisation

Act. 2: Read the text about WWF and complete the table.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), originally called the World Wildlife
Fund, is a non-governmental organisation. It was set up in 1961, and today it is
the world's largest environmental organisation. It aims to stop the process of
destroying the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which
humans respect nature. Much of the work of WWF focuses on the survival of
endangered animals and the protection of their natural habitats. These animals
include the Indian elephant, the gorilla, the giant tortoise, and the giant panda.
Currently, WWF has 5 million supporters worldwide. It works in more than 100
countries and supports around 1,300 environmental projects.

 

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Kind of organisation (1)___
non-governmental
Set up in
(2)___
1961
Aims

(3)___
to stop the process of destroying the
 
planet's natural environment
to build a future in which humans respect nature

Focus of their work (4)___
the survival of endangered animals and the
protection of their natural habitats
Number of projects (5)___
supported
  1,300

Act. 3: Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) about Save the
Elephants, using the information in the table below.
 
Save the Elephants (STE)
Kind of organisation non-profit organisation
Set up in
1993/ Iain Douglas-Hamilton
Aims
- to make sure elephants do not die out
- to protect the habitats in which elephants are found
Focus of their work  Protection: stopping the illegal hunting of elephants
especially in Africa and Asia
 Research: working together with scientists and experts to
conduct research on elephant behaviour
 Awareness: raising people's awareness through films,
television, and new media sources
Number of projects 335 projects in 40 countries
supported

Save the Elephants (STE) is a nonprofit organisation.

It was set up in 1993 by Iain DouglasHamilton, and today it is one of the
world's largest organisations to save
elephants worldwide.

It aims to make sure elephants do not
die out and protect the habitats in
which elephants are found.

Much of the work of STE focuses on stopping
the illegal hunting of elephants especially in
Africa and Asia, working together with
scientists and experts to conduct research on
behaviours of elephants, and raising people's
awareness through films, televisions and new
media sources.

So far, it has conducted 335 projects
in 40 countries and helped to protect
thousands of elephants worldwide.

Save the Elephants (STE) is a non-profit organisation. It was set
up in 1993 by Iain Douglas-Hamilton, and today it is one of the
world's largest organisations to save elephants worldwide. It
aims to make sure elephants do not die out and protect the
habitats in which elephants are found. Much of the work of
STE focuses on stopping the illegal hunting of elephants
especially in Africa and Asia, working together with scientists
and experts to conduct research on behaviours of elephants,
and raising people's awareness through films, televisions and
new media sources. So far, it has conducted 335 projects in 40

HOMEWORK

Complete the PARAGRAPH at home.