endangered animals language competence: enlarging vocabulary on the topic, revising grammar speech...

Endangered Animals

Language Competence: enlarging vocabulary on the topic, revising grammar

Speech Competence: talking about endangered species and the ways of saving them

Sociocultural Competence: getting to know about animals’ natural habitats

Warm upHe never speaks English in his English class.He never speaks English at night.He never says “Good morning” in English.He never says “Oh, that’s right”.He never says “Good evening” in English.He never says “Have a nice day”.He never says “Hi, how are you?He never says “I’m OK.”He doesn’t speak English in the classroom.He doesn’t speak English in the hall.He never speaks English in his English class.He never speaks English at all.

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• “When the last tree is cut down and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will see that you cannot eat money.”

Greenpeace message

Vocabulary Practice

• extinct – a plant or animal gone forever

dodoTasmanian wolf

• natural habitat – place where an animal or plat normally found

• a herd – a group of animals

• endangered species – groups of plants or animals that are in danger of becoming extinct

• a tusk

• a horn

Fill in the words

• Learn about prehistoric and recently __________ species of animals, and some of their stories.

• ___________________ will survive with YOUR help!• ____________ refers to a social grouping of certain animals

of the same species, either wild or domestic.• Jungle is a _____________________ for lots of animals

and plants.• Goats, rhinos, deer, elks have got_________.• Elephants are hunted for their ____________.

Endangered speciesHerd extinct

natural habitattusks horns

Listening practiceUK Wildlife SOS

• What is wildlife?• What are habitats?• How many species of plants and

animals are there in the UK?• How many of them have

completely disappeared over the last 100 years?

• What is the main reason of the extinction?

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Reading Strategy

• Decide what kind of information you’re looking for (e.g. dates, numbers, times, names, percentage).

• Read the text quickly to get the general idea.

• Then read the text again carefully and find the information you need.

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Mind Map

• Join any environmental organization and make your voice heard.

• If you just care, you could change the world.Hunting Pollution

Destruction of habitat

Why do animals become endangered?

Grammar Practice

by/with

SIMPLE PRESENT Cars burn fuel.Fuel is burned by cars.

SIMPLE PAST

PRESENT PERFECT

FUTURE

The raise thrilled Ben.Ben was thrilled by the raise.

Al has printed the photo.The photo has been printed by Al.

New cars will save fuel.Fuel will be saved by cars.

Passive Voice

The nuts were gathered by the squirrel.

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

The squirrel gathered the nuts.

The wall was painted byMatthew.

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

Matthew painted the wall.

The election results will be determined by

the voters.

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

The voters will determine the election results.

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

Many students use computers.

Computers are used by many students.

Thanks a lot!