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Unit 6: Endangered species

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Vocabulary

1. Complete the following word diagrams. Use a dictionary, if necessary. (Hoàn thành sơ đồ chữ sau đây. Sử dụng từ điển, nếu cần thiết.)

Đáp án:

1. extinction (n)
2. danerous (adj), endanger (v)
3. survival (n)
4. diversity (n), diversify (v)
5. evolution (n)

2. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box. (Hoàn thành các câu sau đây với các từ trong hộp.)

1. Darwin’s theory of__evolution__has helped to explain the disappearance of some species and the__survival__of others.
2. The saola and the rhino are considered __endangered__ species in Viet Nam.
3. The giant panda’s natural __habitat__ is the bamboo forest. Giant pandas like to eat bamboo leaves.
4. Baby sea turtles are most __vulnerable__ when they leave their nests and make their way to the sea. They are convenient targets for birds and other animals.
5. Mammoths and dinosaurs used to live on our earth quite a long time ago, but they are now __extinct__.
6. __Biodiversity__helps to maintain the balance of nature that we rely on for our well-being and benefit.
7. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an organisation which is working on issues related to __conservation__, research and restoration of the environment.

Pronunciation

Linking vowel to vowel

1. The following phrases are spoken in slow, careful speech and in fast, connected speech. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the linked sounds. (Các từ ngữ dưới đây được nói chậm, cẩn thận và nhanh, được kết nối. Lắng nghe và lặp lại. Hãy chú ý đến cách phát âm của các âm thanh được liên kết.)

Audio script

	no linking in slow, careful speech	with linking in fast, connected speech
1	a. in danger of extinction	b. in danger of extinction
2	a. saola or deer	b. saola or deer
3	a. the mother of success	b. the mother of success
4	a. draw a diagram	b. draw a diagram
5	a. the idea of saving endangered species	b. the idea of saving endangered species

 2. Listen and repeat the following sentences spoken in fast, connected speech. (Nghe và lặp lại các câu sau đây ở cách nói nhanh, kết nối)

1.	A: What can we see in the park now? B: Animals in danger of extinction, like tigers or rhinoceros.
2.	A: What’s that animal? Is it a saola or a deer? B: I don’t know.
3.	A: Don’t get disappointed. Try again. Failure is the mother of success. B: OK. I will.
4.	A: I can’t draw a diagram to show the increasing pollution levels. Can you help me? B: Sure.
5.	A: Your idea of saving endangered species sounds very interesting.  B: Thank you.

Grammar

The future perfect

1. Circle the correct verb form in each sentence. (Khoanh tròn hình thức động từ đúng trong mỗi câu.)

1. Our rescue centre (has released / will have released) 150 monkeys, deer and bears back into the forests by the end of this week.
2. You may not believe this, but this sea turtle is quite old. It (has lived / will have lived) in this marine park for 40 years. We (will have / will have had) a party to celebrate its birthday tomorrow.
3. Well, next time I see you, I expect you (will be finishing / will have finished) your report on the endangered saola.
4. If you come to see me at 7 o'clock tonight, I (will be watching / will have watched) a documentary about rhinos to prepare for my presentation tomorrow. So, you'd better come after 8. By then the programme (finishes / will have finished).
5. Jill is sick and can't work on her assignment about the blue whale's habitat. So she (hasn't completed / won't have completed) it by Monday. She needs to ask for an extension of the deadline.

2. Complete the sentences, using the present perfect or the future perfect. (Hoàn thành các câu, sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành hoặc tương lai hoàn thành)

1. By next summer, our rescue team (save and take in)__will have saved and taken in__ hundreds of endangered animals.
2. Look at this cute little bear. It (live)__has lived__ in the wildlife park for six months, and it'll be released back into the wild next month.
3. If you come to the conference on wildlife protection after 10 a.m., the most interesting presentation (finish)__will have finished__.
4. By the end of today, Kim (visit)__will have visited__ all of the animal rescue centres in the city.
5. I'll start writing my essay on protection of endangered species as soon as I (collect)__have collected__enough information.

3. Work in pairs. Discuss which word(s) in the box can be used in each gap. (Làm việc theo cặp. Thảo luận từ nào trong hộp có thể được sử dụng trong mỗi khoảng cách.)

more     better     higher     longer

1. The __more/longer__ time you spend on preparing for the test, the __better/higher__ scores you may get.
2. The __more__ you practise speaking in your class, the  __better__ you are at public speaking.

4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. One word can be used more than once. (Hoàn thành câu với từ trong hộp. Một từ có thể được sử dụng nhiều hơn một lần.)

1. The __higher__ the pollution becomes, the __more__ animals lose their natural habitats.
2. The __more__ I study about endangered species, the __more__ I worry about their protection.
3. The __warmer__ the weather gets around the world, the __faster__ the polar ice caps will melt.
4. The __more__ effort you make, the __greater/ better/higher__ the achievements you may get.
5. The __more__ renewable energy sources we use, the __better__ our living conditions will become.

Bài tập

• Vocabulary bài 1 Complete the following word diagrams. Use a dictionary, if necessary.
• Vocabulary 2 Complete the following sentences with the words in the box.
• Pronunciation 1 The following phrases are spoken in slow, careful speech and in fast, connected speech. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the linked sounds.
• Pronunciation 2 Listen and repeat the following sentences spoken in fast, connected speech.
• Grammar 1 Circle the correct verb form in each sentence.
• Grammar 2 Complete the sentences, using the present perfect or the future perfect.
• Grammar 3 Work in pairs. Discuss which word(s) in the box can be used in each gap.
• Grammar 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. One word can be used more than once.