REMEMBER & NAME THESE PICTURES:
Tiger
Lion
Panda
Elephant
Bear
REMEMBER & NAME THESE PICTURES:
Discussion:
1/ Where do these wild animals live?
2/ Have the numbers of these wild animals become larger?
3/ Why have they become smaller?
4/ What makes them become smaller?
Unit 10:
NATURE IN DANGER
Section A: Reading
PRE - READING
Vocabulary:
1/ pollutant (n)
2/ extinct (adj)
3/ endangered (adj)

4/ interference (n)
5/ decrease (v)
6/ prohibit (v)
Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading.
dinosaurs
They are extinct

in danger of becoming extinct
≠ increase (v)
= ban (v)
Exhaust fumes
Chemical waste
smoke
Vocabulary:
1/ pollutant (n): chất làm ô nhiễm
2/ extinct (adj): tuyệt chủng
3/ endangered (adj): có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng
4/ interference (n): sự can thiệp
5/ decrease (v): giảm
6/ prohibit (v): cấm
Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading.
Fill in each blank with a word above:
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.

pollutants
decreasing
protect
interference
extinct
endangered
extinct
protect
decreasing
pollutants
endangered
interference
Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading.
WHILE - READING
READ THE PASSAGE, AND
THEN DO THE TAST THAT
FOLLOW
Task 1: True or false statements:
1/ The human race and many other species exist on this planet.
2/ Human beings are changing the environment by destroying forests for agriculture.
3/ The number of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are endangered.
4/ To make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, the scientists have set up thousands of national parks all over the world.
5/ Many species will survive and produce offspring because of people’s interference.
Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading.
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1. What are the four 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?
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.
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.
The numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
Many things have been done to protect the 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.
Task 2: Answer the questions:
Unit 10: Nature in danger Reading.
Task 3: Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
have a great influence on
changing the environment
affecting the water supply
destroying the air
Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their habits. This has resulted in two serious consequences. The first is that many kinds of rare animals are killed. The second is that the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed. As a result, the number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
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 2. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, efforts have been made to protect the environment in which they live. Scientists have made lists of endangered species and suggested ways to save them. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised. Thousands of national parks all over the world have been established to protect endangered animals. Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals and the destruction of the environments where they are living.
efforts have been made to protect the environment
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.
Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offering. The Earth will be a happy planet where human beings, animals and plants peacefully co-exist.
Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph.
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.
Work in groups:

Find out why some animals

become extinct.
A
B
People kill animals for fur, skin and food.

People keep animals as pets.

People hunt or capture animals for recreation or entertainment.
People are destroying the natural environment:
by cutting down trees in the forests
by adding chemical pollutants
People’s interference with the environment cause many natural disasters: flood, forest fire, ….
HOMEWORK:
1. Learn vocabulary by heart
2. Write the reasons that you
have just discussed
Thank you for
your attention !!!
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What are the four ways by which human beings are changing
the world?
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.
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2. What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?
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.
The numbers of rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.
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3. What has been done to protect the environment?
Many things have been done to protect the 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.
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