Unit 10: Endangered Species

B. SPEAKING

• Asking and answering questions

about endangered animals.

• Talking about the information

of some endangered animals.

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I. PRE – SPEAKING

1. Have you ever seen a tiger or an elephant?

2. Where did you see them?

3. Why do we call them endangered animals?

4. What should we do to protect and save them?

II. WHILE – SPEAKING Task 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. 1. What do you call Gấu Trúc, Tê Giác, Hổ, Voi in English?

Panda/ˈpændǝ/

Elephant/ˈelɪfǝnt/

Rhinoceros/raɪˈnɒsǝrǝs/

Tiger/ˈtaɪgǝʳ/

2. In which sort of habitats can you find each of these animals? ↪ Each of them lives in the forest.

3. Which of these animals can be kept as a pet or used for food or medicine?

↪ Pandas can be kept as a pet, rhinoceroses and tigers can be used for medicine and elephants can be used for food.

Rhino horn

4. Which of them is/are endangered? ↪ All of them are endangered.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger, rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.Population: Only about 600Height: 1,2 to 1,5mWeight: 75 to 160 kgFood: BambooLife span : About 20 to 30 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Example: A: Where do giant pandas live?B: In bamboo forests in the mountains in central and western China.A: What is the population of pandas in the world?B: Only about 600.A: Why are they classified as endangered species?B: Because of habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Some pictures about giant panda’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger, rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.Population: About 17,000Height: 1.2 to 1.8mWeight: 1,000 to 3,000kgFood: grass and plantsLife span: About 40 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegalhunting.

Some pictures about rhinoceros’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger, rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia and Southern India.Population: Only about 6,000Height: 1.4 to 2.8mWeight: 65 to 300 kgFood: Deer, buffalo, etc…Life span: About 15 to 17 yearsReason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Some pictures about tiger’s habitat.

Task 2. Work in pairs. Look at the information about the giant panda, tiger, rhino and elephant, which are endangered animals. Ask and answer question about them.

Habitat: Small areas of India, Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia, and the Sahara desert in Africa.Population: About 700,000Height: 3 to 4 mWeight: 5,000 to 7,000 kgFood: Grass, bark, root, leaves and fruitLife span: About 60 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.

Some pictures about elephant’s habitat.

African elephantAsian elephant

Task 3. Work in group. Take turns to give an oral report on the animals mentioned in Task 2.

Choose a animal you want to give an oral report:

Habitat: Bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China.Population: Only about 600Height: 1,2 to 1,5mWeight: 75 to 160 kgFood: BambooLife span : About 20 to 30 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Giant panda

Rhinoceros

Habitat: Grasslands, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and southern Asia.Population: About 17,000Height: 1.2 to 1.8mWeight: 1,000 to 3,000kgFood: grass and plantsLife span: About 40 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegalhunting.

Habitat: forest, grasslands and swamps in Siberia, Southeast Asia and Southeast Asia and Southern India.Population: Only about 6,000Height: 1.4 to 2.8mWeight: 65 to 300 kgFood: Deer, buffalo, etc…Life span: About 15 to 17 yearsReason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal trading.

Tiger

Habitat: Small areas of India, Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia, and the Sahara desert in Africa.Population: About 700,000Height: 3 to 4 mWeight: 5,000 to 7,000 kgFood: Grass, bark, root, leaves and fruitLife span: About 60 yearsReason for decline: Habitat destruction and illegal hunting.

Elephant

Thanks foryour attention!Group 1