Panda / 'pændə/ Tiger /'taɪgə(r)/

Rhino / 'rainou/ Elephant /'elɪfənt /

Wednesday, 20th,2010

Unit 10(Con’t):

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Period 64: SPEAKING

I. Vocabulary1. bamboo (n) / bæm'bu: /

I. Vocabulary1.bamboo (n) / bæm'bu: /

Ex: Vietnam has the ....................climate

2. Tropical (adj.) /'trɑpɪkl /tropical

Subtropical (adj.) / səb'trɑpɪkl /

3. Habitat (n) /'hæbɪtæt / the place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found4. illegal (adj.) /ɪ'lɪːgl /

Ex: It’s ................ to drive through a red light. illegal

5. Life span (n) : the length of time that sth is likely to live/ ‘laɪf spæn /

bamboo

illegalsubtropical

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bamboo

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habitat

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bamboo

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Match a line in A with a line in B

Column A Column B

1. Habitat a. What is the population of....in the world?

2. Population b. How much do they weigh?

3. Height c. How long do they live? / What is the life span of ...?

4. Weight d. Where do ....... live?

5. Food e. What do they eat? / What is their food?

6. Life span f. Why are they in danger? / What are the reasons for their decreasing in number?

7. Reason for decline

g. How high are they?

Useful structuresA B

1. Habitat a. Where do ....... live?

2. Population b. What is the population of.... In the world?

3. Height c. How high are they?

4. Weight d. How much do they weigh?

5. Food e. What do they eat? / What is their food?

6. Life span f. How long do they live? / What is the life span of ...?

7. Reason for decline

g. Why are they in danger? / What are the reasons for their decreasing in number?

Activity1: Ask & answer about the Giant Pandas using the given information

Habitat: Bamboo forest in mountain in central and western China.

Population: Only about 600 Height: 1,2 to 1,5 m Weight: 75 to 160 kg Food: Bamboo Life span: About 20 to 30 years Reason for decline:

Habitat destruction and for trading

A: Where do pandas live?B: In bamboo forest in mountain in central and western

ChinaA: What is the population of pandas in the world?B: (Only) About 600A: How high are they?B: From 1,2 to 1,5 mA: How much do they weight?B: From 75 to 160 kgA: What do they eat?B: BambooA: How long do they live?(What is the life span of

pandas?)B: About 20 to 30 yearsA: What is the reason for their decline?B: Because (of...)..........

A: Where do ................ live?B: InA: What is the population of .................in the world?B: (Only) About A: How high are they?B: From A: How much do they weight?B: From A: What do they eat?B:A: How long do they live?(What is the life span of ?)B: About A: What is the reason for their decline?B: Because

B: Because of

pandasbamboo forest in mountain in central and western China

pandas

600

1,2 to 1,5 m

75 to 160 kg

Bamboo

pandas20 to 30 years

people destroy their habitat and hunt them for trade.

habitat destruction & illegal trading

A: Where do live?B: In A: What is the population of pandas in the world?B: (Only) About 600A: How high are they?B: From 1,2 to 1,5 mA: How much do they weight?B: From 75 to 160 kgA: What do they eat?B: BambooA: How long do they live?(What is the life span of

pandas?)B: About 20 to 30 yearsA: What is the reason for their decline?B: Because (of...)..........

Pandas

bamboo forest in mountain in central and western China

TIGER* HABITAT: Forests, grasslands, and swamps in

Sahara, Southeast Asia and Southern India. POPULATION: Only about 6000. HEIGHT: 1.4 m to 2.5 m. WEIGHT: 65 to 300 kg. FOOD: Deer, buffalo, … LILFE SPAN: 15 to 17 years. REASON FOR DECLINE:

Habitat destruction and illigal

trading.

Habitat: Grassland, tropical and subtropical forests in Africa and Southern Asia

Population: About 17,000

Height: 1.2 to 1.8 m

Weight: 1,000 to 3,000 kg

Food: Grass and plants

Life span: about 40 years

Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal hunting

Rhino

Habitat: Small area of India, Sri Lanka, China, and Southeast Asia and the Sahara desert in Africa.

Population: about 700,000

Height: 3 to 4 m

Weight: 5,000 to 7,000 kg

Food: Grass, bark, root, leaves

and fruit

Life span: about 60 years

Reason for decline: habitat destruction and illegal hunting

Elephants

Activity 2: Make an oral report on the animals mentioned in Activity 1

Activity 2: Make an oral report on the animals mentioned in Activity 1

- Pandas live in bamboo forests in the mountain in Western China. Only about 600 pandas are living there. They attain a height of 1.2m to 1.5m and weigh from 75kg to 160 kg. Giant pandas can live up to 20 or 30 years. They are in danger because people destroy their habitat and hunt them for trade.

1. What is the life span of elephants?

3. What do rhinoes eat?

4.What is the population of tigers ?

5. Where do Pandas live?Grass and plants

About 60 years

Only about 6.000

In bamboo forests in mountains in central and western China

LUCKY

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LUCKY

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Homework:

* Practice Part Speaking again.

* Prepare Part Writing