1. Welcome to our class

2. Warm-up
What are these animals?

3. Tiger
Lion
Panda
Bear
Elephant

4. Discussion:
1/ Why have the numbers of these wild animals become smaller?
2/ What will happen if the forests are destroyed?

5. Flood
Earthquake
Forest fire
Deforestation

6. Unit 10:
NATURE IN DANGER
Section A: Reading

7. Unit 10: Nature in danger- reading
Before you read

8. 1. pollutant (n) Unit 10: Nature in danger – pre reading Exhaust fumes
smoke
Chemical waste

9. in danger of becoming extinct
Unit 10: Nature in danger - pre reading
They are extinct
2. extinct (adj)
3. endangered (adj)
dinosaurs
in danger of becoming extinct

10. 4. Decrease (v) # increase 5. Prohibit (v) = ban 6. Respect (n)
Unit 10: Nature in danger – pre reading
4. Decrease (v)
# increase
5. Prohibit (v)
= ban
6. Respect (n)
Smoking is prohibited.

11. 7. rare animal (n) 8. interference (n) 9. offspring (n)
Unit 10: Nature in danger – pre reading
7. rare animal (n)
8. interference (n)
9. offspring (n)
10. co-exist (v)

12. Vocabulary list: 1. pollutant (n) 2. extinct (adj) 3. endangered (adj)
Unit 10: Nature in danger – pre reading
Vocabulary list:
1. pollutant (n)
2. extinct (adj)
3. endangered (adj)
4. decrease (v)
5. prohibit (v)
6. respect (n)
7. rare animal (n)
8. interference (n)
9. offspring (n)
10. co-exist (v)

13. Unit 10: Nature in danger – reading
while you read

14. Task 1: Fill in each blank with a word above ( in pairs)
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
Task 1: Fill in each blank with a word above ( in pairs)
pollutants
decreasing
protect
interference
extinct
endangered
extinct
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.
protect
decreasing
pollutants
endangered
interference

15. Task 2: True or false statements (in pairs)
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
Task 2: True or false statements (in pairs)
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. T F
destroying forests for agriculture T F
the scientists F
because of people’s interference.

16. Task 3: Circle the answer best sums up each paragraph.
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
Task 3: Circle the answer 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.
However, human beings have a great influence on the rest of the world. They are changing the environment by building cities and villages where forests once stood. 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. And they are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.

17. A. Many animals are disappearing.
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
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.
It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their habits.

18. A. Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment.
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, efforts have been made to protect the environment in which they live …
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.

19. 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.
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.

20. Task 4: play the box game and answer the questions in the box.
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
Task 4: play the box game and answer the questions in the box.

21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 BOX GAME Question Question Lucky Lucky number number
A present
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22. 1. The ways human beings are changing the world
Unit 10: Nature in danger – while reading
1. The ways human beings are changing the world
- changing the environment by building cities and villages.
affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture.
changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests.
destroying the air by adding pollutants.
2. Serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment
- Many kinds of rare animals are killed.
The environment where these animals are living is destroyed.
3. To protect the environment, people have
- set up organizations to raise fund to save rare animals.
established thousands of national parks.
passed laws to prohibit killing endangered animals.

23. Unit 10: Nature in danger – reading
after you read

24. Find out why some animals become extinct.
Unit 10: Nature in danger – post reading
Work in groups:
Find out why some animals become extinct.

25. A B

26. People kill animals for fur, skin and food.
People keep animals as pets.
People hunt or capture animals for recreation or entertainment.

27. 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, ….

28. Homework: Learn vocabulary by heart
Unit 10: Nature in danger – reading
Homework:
Learn vocabulary by heart
Write the reasons you have just discussed

30. 1 3
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What are the four ways by which human beings are changing
the world? 4 5 6
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Changing the environment by building cities and villages.
Affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture.
Changing weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests.
Destroying the air by adding pollutants like smoke from factories and from cars.
Question 3

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3. What has been done to protect the environment? 4 5
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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.

32. 1 2
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2. What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?
Question 3
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.

33. Your present is a big clap hand!
BOX GAME
Your present is a big clap hand! 2 3
A present
Question 1
Question 2 4 5 6
Lucky
number
Lucky
number
Question 3