1. Unit 10
The world
around us

2. When farmers cut
down trees,tigers
Can no longer
hide and hunt.
many tigers are killed by people
who want to sell their fur and use their bones for medicine.
There are few
areas left where
Pandas can live.
The beautiful
Tibetan antel-
opes are hunted
For their wool.

3. Warming up Many of the world’s animals and plants are in
danger,. Read about the endangered animals above
And discuss the following questions.
Do you know of any other endangered animals
Why are they in danger?
Why is it important to make sure that animals
Do not die out?
What can we do to help endangered animals.

4. Answers to question 1
Many species of wildlife are endangered; some have become extinct due to the destruction of the animals' habitats from agricultural, industrial, and urban developments, as well as having to compete with humans for food. Several hundred species of animals still face the danger of extinction. Such wildlife include the cheetah, the grizzly bear, the jaguar, the panda, the squirrel monkey, the fox, the crocodile, the tiger, the bald eagle, and the whale…

5. Bald eagle
Black rhino
Grizzly bear
Blue whale
Manatee
Crocodile
Polar bear
Giraffe
Cheetah

6. Possible Answers To Question 2
If animals and plants are die out, we will not be able to survive. All animals and plants have spec-
ific functions and necessary if we want healthy ecosystems. We need the animals and plants for me-
dical and commercial purposes.We also have a moral responsibility to make sure that we do not cause
other animals to die out because of our dominance on the planet.
Possible
Answers To
Question 2

7. We can help endangered animals by protecting their habitats, protecting the environment ( by recycling and reusing), controlling export and import of animals and plants and by learning more about animals and the environment.
Possible
Answers To
Question 3

8. The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of human beings.
---- Leonardo Da Vinc
Atrocities are not less atrocities When they occur in laboratories and are called medical research.
----George Bernard Shaw
The question is not, Can they reason? Nor Can they talk? But, Can they
suffer?
----Jeremy Bentham
Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.
----William Shakespeare
A oneness with all mankind, A oneness with all creatures, A oneness
with the universe. This is the way to contentment. This is the way to
peace Lao Tze
Can we petition God for mercy. And then, in turn, be merciless to
Creatures who are weaker than us .
----Isaac Basheuis Singer

9. Pre-reading
The earth's bounty is an infinite variety of fascinating life forms: animals, insects and plants, all co-existing in a delicate balance of interdependency. Unfortunately, through carelessness and greed, humans have radically disrupted nature's harmony; ruthless hunting, chemical poisoning, and habitat destruction have forced many plant and animal species into extinction and are threatening the survival of countless others.

10. reading Summary to each paragraph
1.An environmental expert says that the way we are treating
animals and the environment is threatening our existence-
by endangering other animals and plants we may ourselves
become endangered.
2.A species can become endangered if its habitat is destro-
yed or changed.Most species are able to adapt to small cha-
nges,but if the changes are too large or sudden, a species
may become endangered.
3.We can help by learning more about the environment,by
expanding and protecting habitats and by reducing pollution.

11. Post-reading Answer the following questions
Why do animals and plants become endangered?
A species can become endangered when its
habitats is changed or destroyed.Can you
think of things human beings do that may
destroy or cause changes in a habitat?
What can we do to protect animals and
plants that are being endangered?

12. Possible answers
Animals and plants become endangered when their habitat
is destroyed or when conditions in the habitat change too
quickly or too drastically .the text lists three main re-
asons:habitat change, the arrival of new species in the
habitat,and the overuse of the species itself or the res-
ources in the habitat.
Try to think of human behavior that can cause problem.
For example:pollution, land use,hunting,farming,etc.
Try to think about ways we can change the behavior in
question 2 and think about ways we can repair the damage
we have done,e.g.clean up the environment,create new
habitats,etc.