ENGLISH 12
Nguyen Thi Bich Hue
Van Lang school
Welcome to our class
*Warmer : Kim’s Game
Look at the pictures in 30 seconds. Try to remember what you see.
( Group work )
*Warmer : Kim’s Game
Write on the board the names of the animals you have just seen.
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*Warmer
parrot
tortoise
rhinoceros
elephant
leopard
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Unit 10: Endangered species
Lesson 1: Reading
Thursday, Jan 1st 2010
Vocabulary
 extinction
- exploit
 exploitation
- habitat
- vulnerable
- biodiversity
 conservation
- endanger
 endangered
 endangered species
[in`deindʒə(r)]
(v)
[ in`deindʒəd]
(a)
[iks`tiηk∫n]
(n)
[ik’splɔit]
(v)
[,eksplɔi`tei∫n]
(n)
[`hæbitæt]
(n)
[`vʌlnərəbl]
(a)
[baiədai`və:siti ]
(n)
[,kɔnsə:`vei∫n]
(n)
- extinct
[iks`tiηk]
(v)
- reserve
[ri`zə:v]
(v, n)
- conserve
[kɔn’sə:v]
(v)
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading
Match a word in A with its meaning in B . ( 1’)
Checking vocabulary ( individual work)
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Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading
2. Practice:
1. Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction.
2. Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction.
3. Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.
4. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.
5. The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.
6. There is no way to help save endangered species.
a. Predict if each of the statements is true or false. (2’)
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading
Task 1: ( group work)
2. Practice:
1. Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction.
2. Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction.
3. Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.
4. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.
5. The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.
6. There is no way to help save endangered species.
b. Read the text and check your prediction. (7’)
(Thousands)
T
T
(are a lot of ways)
F
F
T
(endangered and vulnerable)
F
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading
Task 1: ( group work)
1. What are endangered species?
- Endangered species/ They are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction.
2. What are main causes of species extinction?
- ( They are) habitat destruction, commercial exploitation and pollution.
3. What does plant and animal extinction lead to?
( It leads to ) a loss of biodiversity.
4. Is maintaining biodiversity important for us?
- Yes, it is.
5. How can endangered species have a chance to survive and develop?
- A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established.
2. Practice:
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 2: ( pair work)
Read again and answer the questions. (8’)
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading

2. Practice:
Task 3: ( group work)


Discuss and fill in the table with the missing information from the reading text. Then report what you have discussed to the rest of the class. (7’)


Endangered species
Task 3:
causes
consequences
Habitat destruction
+The drainage of wetlands
+Deforestation/ The cutting of
forests
+Urbanization
+Road and dam construction
Commercial exploitation
Pollution
- Loss of biodiversity
- Loss of so many essential things ( food, clean air, water, fertile soil….)
solutions
Introducing the Red List to raise people’s awareness of conservation needs.
Enacting laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.
- Developing wildlife habitat reserves.
* Homework
Learn by heart the new words.
Do "reading" part in sts` book.
Thank you for your enthusiasm!
Goodbye.


Endangered species
Task 3:
causes
consequences

solutions
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2. Practice:
1. Hundreds of species around the globe are threatened with extinction.
2. Contaminated water has been a cause of species extinction.
3. Commercial exploitation has reduced the number of rare species.
4. Species diversity has provided humans with so many essential things.
5. The Red List is a special book providing names of extinct animals.
6. There is no way to help save endangered species.
a. Predict if each of the statements is true or false. (2’)
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading
Task 1: ( group work)
b. Read the text and check your prediction. (7’)
1. What are endangered species?
2. What are main causes of species extinction?
3. What does plant and animal extinction lead to?
4. Is maintaining biodiversity important for us?
5. How can endangered species have a chance to survive and develop?
2. Practice:
Unit 10 – Endangered species
Lesson 1 - Reading

Task 2: ( pair work)
Read again and answer the questions. (8’)
squirrel
parrot
elephant
monkey
mosquito
leopard