LESSON 2

Before you startBefore you start

1 Match the names of the endangered species with 1 Match the names of the endangered species with their pictures?their pictures?

Giant pandasGiant pandas

Snow leopardsSnow leopards

Yangtze dolphinsYangtze dolphins

Bengal tigerBengal tiger

Yangtze Yangtze AlligatorAlligator

Crested ibisCrested ibis

2 look up these Key Words in a dictionary .2 look up these Key Words in a dictionary .

Conservation: the protection of natural things Conservation: the protection of natural things (such as animals, plants , forests) from being (such as animals, plants , forests) from being spoiled or destroyed spoiled or destroyed

Extinct: not existing Extinct: not existing

Habitat: the natural home of a plant or animalHabitat: the natural home of a plant or animal

Preserve: to save something from being harmed Preserve: to save something from being harmed

Complete the sentences with the key words.Complete the sentences with the key words.

1 An animal1 An animal’’s s is the type of area that it is the type of area that it lives in.lives in.

2 If we are not careful ,the panda will 2 If we are not careful ,the panda will

become become and our children will only and our children will only see them in books.see them in books.

3 It is important to 3 It is important to forests because forests because otherwise a lot of animals will have nowhere to live.otherwise a lot of animals will have nowhere to live.

4 I am working on a 4 I am working on a project.we are project.we are trying to save the panda.trying to save the panda.

habitathabitat

extinctextinct

preservepreserve

conservationconservation

Listen to learn :ExercisesListen to learn :Exercises

Listen to the lecture again and complete the fact Listen to the lecture again and complete the fact files.files.

Giant panda: Giant panda:

Numbers : -----world wide :Numbers : -----world wide :

-----in special centers : -----in special centers :

-----in zoos : -----in zoos :

Habitat :Habitat :

Food :Food :

Reason for being endangered :Reason for being endangered :

1,6001,600

120120

2020bamboo forests (of centeral China)bamboo forests (of centeral China)

bamboobamboo

human activity destroying human activity destroying

their habitattheir habitat

Yangtze Dolphin:Yangtze Dolphin:

Reasons for being endangered :Reasons for being endangered :

1 1 pollution of the riverpollution of the river

2 2 caught and killed in fishermen’s netscaught and killed in fishermen’s nets

3 3 hunting in the pasthunting in the past

Tiger :Tiger :

Numbers world-wide : Numbers world-wide :

Numbers pf speciesNumbers pf species

remaining :remaining :

Reasons for being endangered :Reasons for being endangered :

11

22

killed by hunters for killed by hunters for false beliefsfalse beliefs

loss of their naturalloss of their natural habitathabitat

55

5,0005,000

Vocabulary Vocabulary

7. Choose the proper words from this paragraph 7. Choose the proper words from this paragraph and use them to complete the sentences below.and use them to complete the sentences below.

There are many animals in danger of There are many animals in danger of extinctionextinction

world wide. world wide.

For example , only five For example , only five sub sub ––speciesspecies of tiger of tiger remainremain and the number of and the number of fresh fresh ––waterwater dolphin in China dolphin in China is is decliningdeclining..

We must We must protectprotect endangered speciesendangered species..

Fresh-waterFresh-water1 1 fish are difficult to catch.fish are difficult to catch.

2 The giant panda is the symbol 2 The giant panda is the symbol

of of ..

3 The number of endangered animals 3 The number of endangered animals

is increasing.is increasing.

4 Three 4 Three of tiger are extinct .of tiger are extinct .

5 Many endangered species now face the 5 Many endangered species now face the danger of danger of ..

endangered animalsendangered animals

world -wideworld -wide

sub-speciessub-species

extinctionextinction

declineddeclined6 Cars sales have 6 Cars sales have by a by a

quarter.quarter.

7 He had finished ,but he 7 He had finished ,but he at the at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.audience.

8 Physical exercise can 8 Physical exercise can you from you from heart disease.heart disease.

remainedremained

protectprotect

8 listen to the lecture again and take note of 8 listen to the lecture again and take note of the pronunciation of the compound words.the pronunciation of the compound words.Example :Example :

pandapanda

centralcentral China China YangtzeYangtze Dolphin Dolphin

YangtzeYangtze River River freshfresh ––waterwater

fisherfishermen men worldworldwidewide

giantgiant

9 listen to the dialogue and complete the9 listen to the dialogue and complete the Function File with these expressions. Function File with these expressions.

Justifying ArgumentsJustifying Arguments

Yes , (Yes , (1) 1) II’’m joining a conservation m joining a conservation programme (programme (2) 2) help save the Yangtze help save the Yangtze alligator.alligator.

(3) (3) , the alligator live in holes that damage , the alligator live in holes that damage the farmland .the farmland .

So (4) So (4) they are killed.they are killed.

(5) (5) is that farmers shoot them because they is that farmers shoot them because they sometimes attack farm animals ,sometimes attack farm animals ,

but but (6) (6) their beatiful fur .their beatiful fur .

that’s whythat’s whytoto

BasicallyBasically

that’s the reason whythat’s the reason why

one reason one reason

a lot of it is to do with a lot of it is to do with

The government is trying to enforce the law The government is trying to enforce the law

(7) (7) they are protected.they are protected.

(8) (8) , the numbers are , the numbers are falling disastrouslyfalling disastrously

so thatso that

Because of thatBecause of that

SpeakingSpeaking

10 Read the following information10 Read the following information on these endangered animals:on these endangered animals:

Asian ElephantAsian Elephant Population : 35,000 -60,000Population : 35,000 -60,000Countries : India and serveral Countries : India and serveral other Asian countriesother Asian countriesHabitat : forest Habitat : forest Problem : hunting for ivoryProblem : hunting for ivoryConservation : strong laws Conservation : strong laws against illegal hunting;against illegal hunting; national parks establishednational parks established

OrangutanOrangutan

Population : 15,000-24,000Population : 15,000-24,000

Countries : Malaysia Countries : Malaysia

and Indonesiaand Indonesia

Habitat : forest Habitat : forest

Problem : illegal deforstationProblem : illegal deforstation

Conservation : Conservation :

protection laws in place ;protection laws in place ;

Public awareness programmes ;Public awareness programmes ;

Forest conservation urgently Forest conservation urgently

needed.needed.