1. Practical English (1): Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A8027230 School of Electrical and Information Time: 13:30-16:20 Date: Nov. 22, 2007

2. Course Description of Today 1. Chapter 1, Unit 3: Endangered Species (Disappearing Animals) 2. Self-Introduction 3. Roll Call

3. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 1 species: a group of animals or plants that are very similar and can reproduce together. 2 die out: to pass out of existence 3 estimate: (v) if you estimate a quantity or value, you make an approximate judgment or calculation of it; (n) an estimate is an approximate calculation of a quantity or value. 4 appalling: shocking, deeply offending

4. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 5 habitat: the habitat of an animal or plant is the natural environment in which it normally lives or grows. 6 exploitation: a situation in which someone is being treated unfairly or being taken advantage of 7 conservation: the preservation and protection of the environment 8 category: if people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other

5. Vocabulary: Paragraph 2 1 extinct: no longer in existence, especially a kind of plant or animal 2 critical: time, factor, or situation is extremely important; a critical situation is very serious and dangerous.; if a person is critical or in a critical situation, they are seriously ill; to be critical of someone or something means to criticize them.

6. Vocabulary: Paragraph 2 3 endanger: to endanger something or someone means to put them in a situation where they might be harmed or destroyed completely 4 Siberian tiger, snow leopard (see photos) 5 giant panda (see photo) 6 vulnerable: exposed, unprotected 7 decline: if something declines, it becomes less in quantity, important, or strength 8 cheetah (see photos)

7. Siberian tiger

8. snow leopard

9. giant panda

10. cheetah

11. Vocabulary: Paragraph 3 and 4 1 factor: a fact to be considered 2 deforest, deforestation: if an area is deforested, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed 3 Sumatra orangutan (see photo) 4 demand: the state of being much wanted

12. Sumatra

13. Sumatra orangutan

14. Vocabulary: Paragraph 5 and 6 1 native: your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up; plants or animals that are native to a particular region live or grow there naturally rather than being brought there. 2 intentionally: with purpose, deliberately 3 brown tree snake (see photo)

15. Vocabulary: Paragraph 5 and 6 4 cargo: the contents of a ship, plane, truck, etc., that are being transported 5 Guam (see photo) 6 kill off: if you say that a group or an amount of something has been killed off, you mean that all of them or all of it have been killed or destroyed. 7 pet: a pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure.

16. Guam

17. brown tree snake

18. Vocabulary: Paragraph 5 and 6 8 anaconda, python (see photo) 9 swamp: an area of very wet land with wild plants growing in it 10 alligator vs. crocodile 11 awareness: the state of being knowledgeable about something, an understanding

19. anaconda, python

20. Assignment for Next Week Please Preview Unit 2, Chapter 3 (Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?) Please Prepare Your 3 Minutes Personal Introduction

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