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PLANET EARTH
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

READING
1 Tick (√) the things that show the roles of plants and animals.
- Work in pairs to discuss which one(s) shows the role(s) of plants
and animals.
- Give a simple explanation / example if possible.

1. providing sources of food
2. causing habitat loss

3. keeping the ecological balance
4. making Earth beautiful

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READING
2 Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
Plants and animals are an essential part of Earth's ecology. When we speak
about a specific habitat and time, we refer to them as flora and fauna. Flora
refers to plants and fauna refers to animals. They are fascinating to study due
to their beauty and significance to human life.
First, the flora and fauna on Earth create an ecological balance, making life
possible for humans. Flora releases oxygen for humans. The carbon dioxide
we breathe out is vital to plants. Humans also rely on the plants and animals
for food, medicine, and water.
Second, plants and animals combine to create a food chain. In the food chain,
the animals play an important part. They feed on plants and, in turn, are the
prey of other animals. Their droppings become fertilizers for plants.
Finally, plants and animals add a lot of beauty to our earth. People love and
appreciate the natural beauty, the relaxed feeling in green spaces and water
areas. However, plants and animals are facing habitat loss, pollution, and
climate change. To protect them, we should raise people's awareness of their
significance, stop hunting, plant more trees, and build nature reserves for our

Questions:

A. The beauty of plants and animals.
B. How plants and animals protect
the environment.

READING

1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The beauty of plants and animals.
B. How plants and animals protect the environment.
C. The wonder of plants and animals.
D. The natural food chain.
2. The author mentions ______ significant roles
plants and animals play.
A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

READING
3. Which of the following do plants provide humans?
A. Oxygen.
C. Carbon dioxide.

B. Aquatic environment.
D. Habitat loss.

4. Which action does NOT preserve plants and animals?
A. Planting more trees.
C. Building nature reserves.

B. Raising awareness.
D. Hunting animals

5. The word “appreciate” means ______.
A. protect the qualities of
C. learn more about

B. recognise the wonder of
D. be aware of

EXTRA ACTIVITY:

A. The beauty of plants and animals.
B. How plants and animals protect
the environment.

1. What is the word 'fascinating' in paragraph 1 closest in meaning to?
A. charming
B. interesting
C. ideal
2. What is the word 'significance' in paragraph 1 closest in meaning to?
A. consequence
B. threats
C. importance
3. What is the word 'release' in paragraph 2 closest in meaning to?
A. let out
B. set free
C. throw
4. What does the word “their” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. of the flora and fauna B. of plants
C. of animals
5. What do you think the paragraph after the last one would be about?
A. Problems wildlife face
B. Measures to protect wildlife
C. Importance of wildlife

READING

3 Read the passage again and fill in the diagram.
- Work in pairs to read the diagram first.
- Follow the diagram by starting to look at (1) in the
diagram Food chain to work out what will come next.
- Re-read the passage, search for needed information
and underline the keywords / the evidence for the
answers.

READING

3 Read the passage again and fill in the diagram.

animals (prey)

plants

animals (predator)
droppings

TRANSITION FROM READING TO SPEAKING

- The habitats are under threats and thus we have to
take actions soon.
- Read the passage in 2 again and find two threats to
plants and animals, and two actions
- In Activity 4 in SPEAKING, we will discuss the threats
to plants and animals and what people should do to
protect them.

SPEAKING

4 Work in pairs. Discuss the threats to plants and animals and how we can
protect them. You can use the ideas from the reading or your own ideas.

- What do you think is the first / second / third most significant
threat to the environment?
- I think the / second / threat is ...
- What do you think humans should do to deal with the situation?
- The first thing humans can / should do is ...

SPEAKING

Threats

Actions

- habitat loss

- buiding nature reserves

- deforestation

- stop hunting

- pollution

- stop cutting down forests

- climate change

- plant more trees

- global warming

- raise people's awareness

SPEAKING

5 Report the result of your discussion to the class.

- Work to practice reporting.
- Use the sample in their books to
report the threats and actions.
- You can use the notes you made in 4.

SPEAKING
Example:
There are many threats to the flora and
fauna. First, they face habitat loss. For
example, when a river is polluted, the
water habitat cannot be suitable for water
species. Many other animals and plants
suffer from deforestation because people
cut down trees and clear the forests.
Global warming is another threat to a large
number of animals because when the
temperature is too extreme, many animals
may die out.

We can do several things to preserve
their habitats. We should build
natural reserves to preserve
endangered animals and plants.
People should also stop hunting and
cutting down forests. If possible,
people should start planting more
trees. Above all, governments
should have policies to raise
people's awareness of the
protection of natural habitats.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for main idea and specific about role of plant and
animals.
 Talk about threats to flora and fauna and how to protect
them.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework

- Do exercises in the workbook.

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