Work in pairs. Read these facts about endangered species and discuss the questions below. Once found throughout Africa and Asia, cheetahs are now only scattered throughout east Africa. While you readRead the passage, and then do the tasks that follow.The human race is only one small species in the living World. Many other species exist on this planet. However, human beings have a great influence on the rest of the world. They are changing the environment by building cities and villages where forests once stood. They are affecting the water supply by using water for industry and agriculture. They are changing Weather conditions by cutting down trees in the forests. And they are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.115 I3116It can be said that human beings are changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their habits. This has resulted in two serious consequences. The first is that many kinds of rare animals are killed. The second is that the environment where these animals are living is badly destroyed. As a result, the number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming extinct.In order to make sure that these rare animals do not disappear, efforts have been made to protect the environments in which they live. Scientists have made lists of endangered species and suggested ways to save them. Many organisations have been set up and funds have been raised. Thousands of national parks all over the world have been established to protect endangered animals. Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals and the destruction of the environments where these rare animals are living.If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offspring. The Earth will be a happy planet where human beings, animals and plants peacefully co-exist.Task 1. The words in the box all appear in the passage. Fill each blank with a suitable Word.pollutants decreasing protect interference extinct endangered . Dinosaurs became millions of years ago. She tried to herself from the Wind. . This species of bird is in number every year. . The chemical from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. 5. The blue whale is a(n) species. 6. Because of the of human beings, many animals havebecome extinct.D3 Task 2. Circle A, B, C or D that best sums up each paragraph. . Paragraph l A. Human beings need to grow food. B. Human beings pollute the environment. C. Human beings interfere with nature. D. People should stop living in cities and villages.12. Paragraph 2 A. Many animals are disappearing. B. Human beings are responsible for the changes in the environment. C. People are in danger of becoming extinct. D. The human race is also an endangered species.3. Paragraph 3 A. Human beings have made efforts to protect the environment. B. Scientists have made a long list of endangered species. C. People should be kept away from animals and plants. D. Rare animals do not disappear.4. Paragraph 4 A. The survival of endangered species B. The Earth – a happy planet C. Conditions for a peaceful co-existence D. People’s interference with the environmentD3 Task 3. Answer the questions.1. What are the four ways by which human beings are changing the world?2. What are the serious consequences of people’s interference with the environment?3. What has been done to protect the environment?After you readWork in groups. Find out why some animals have become extinct.117B.US -LS118SPEAKING Task 1. Work in pairs. Below are some reasons why nature is threatened. Put them in the order of importance. o killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food o keeping animals as pets o hunting or capturing animals for recreation or entertainment oburning forests o cutting down trees for wood o using fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation o discharging chemical pollutants into the environment Task 2. Work in pairs. Match the reasons in Task 1 with possible measures for protecting the environment in the box below. o Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should be banned. o Planting trees should be encouraged. o Keeping animals as pets should be discouraged.o Zoos and national parks should be established to save animals and plants.o Animals should not be captured for recreation and entertainment. o All kinds of animals and plants should be protected.o Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment should be prohibited.o Decreasing the use of fertilizers and pesticides for farming should be encouraged.Task 3. Work in pairs. State the negative impacts caused by people on the environment and suggest measures to protect it.Example: A: People are killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food. B. Killing endangered animals for fur, skin and food should be banned.C.LISTENINGBefore you listeno Work in pairs. Name some national parks in Vietnam. o Listen and repeat.scenic features devastating maintenance approximately vehicles completelyWhile you listenDGSLIGESTask 1.Listen to the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).T F 1. National parks protect and preserve the natural beautyof the land.2. They usually contain a variety of scenic features. 3. All national parks are in danger of being destroyed. 4. Large areas of national parks can be destroyed by fire.5. Visitors do not help to preserve and protect national parks.Task 2. Listen again and answer the questions.1. How many national parks are there in the United States?2. How many people visit national parks every year?3. Can you name some of the problems which national parks are currently facing?4. What should be done to protect them?After you listenWork in groups. Summarise the passage, using the information in Tasks 1 and 2.119120WRITINGWrite a description of Cat Ba National Park, using the facts andfigures below.Location:Special features:Total area: Animals and plants:Historic features:CAT BANATIONAL PARK SOME FACTS AND FIEURESCat Ba Island120 km from Ha Noi, 20 km east of Hai Phong tropical forests and coastal waters white sand beach, abundant natural resources, beautiful landscapes, rare animals and plants15,200 haspecies of fish: 300 species of animals: 40 species of birds: 150 species of plants: 620 6,000-year-old stone tools human bones E. LANGUAGE FOCUSo Pronunciation: / sl / — / sm /o — / sm /o — / sw / o Grammar: Relative pronouns with prepositions Pronunciationo Listen and repeat./ sil / / sm / / sin / / sw / slave Small Snack Swallow sleep Smart ՏՈCC7C swim slim smell Snooker Swing slowly smoke Snowy switcho Practise reading aloud this dialogue. Is Snowy at home? Snowy Smith? He is sleeping. Go away.Sleeping? Where?In there. Why do you smile? Perhaps Snowy is in there. But he is not asleep.I swear he is sleeping.: When Snowy sleeps, he snores but he looks sweet.121Grammar122Exercise 1. Choose the suitable italicised words to complete the following sentences. 1. To whol whom it may concern. 2. It was a service for which/that I was grateful. 3. The success of a shared holiday depends on who whom you share it with. 4. Do you like the person who/whom sits next to you? 5. Midway through the second half, Manchester United scored their third goal, at that/which point Leeds United gave up completely. 6. There is one person to whom/who I owe more than I can say.7. It was the kind of accident for which that nobody was really to blame.Exercise 2. Combine the following sentences, using preposition + whom or which.Examples:She is the woman. I told you about her. – She is the woman about whom I told you. The song was interesting. We listened to it last night. – The song to which we listened last night was interesting. 1. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday. 2. The man works in the hospital. I told you about him. 3. The woman teaches me English. I am telling you about her. 4. The movie is fantastic. They are talking about it. 5. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.6. I’ll give you the address. You should write to it.Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences, using who, whom, which or that. 1. Jack is the one I miss most. 2. It was a kind of computer with I was not familiar. 3. Do you get on with the person lives next door? 4. I must thank the man from I got the present. 5. It is an event I would rather forget. 6. The meeting to I went was interesting. 7. The person did it was never caught. 8. That’s the woman to Jim used to be married.