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Before you start 1 Match the names of the endangered species with their pictures? Giant pandas Snow leopards Yangtze dolphins Bengal tiger Yangtze Alligator Crested ibis 2 look up these Key Words in a dictionary . Conservation: the protection of natural things (such as animals, plants , forests) from being spoiled or destroyed Extinct: not existing Habitat: the natural home of a plant or animal Preserve: to save something from being harmed Complete the sentences with the key words. habitat 1 An animal’s is the type of area that it lives in. 2 If we are not careful ,the panda will extinct become and our children will only see them in books. preserve 3 It is important to forests because otherwise a lot of animals will have nowhere to live. conservation 4 I am working on a trying to save the panda. project.we are Listen to learn :Exercises Listen to the lecture again and complete the fact files. Giant panda: Numbers : -----world wide : 1,600 -----in special centers : 120 -----in zoos : 20 Habitat : bamboo forests (of centeral China) Food : bamboo Reason for being endangered : human activity destroying their habitat Yangtze Dolphin: Reasons for being endangered : 1 pollution of the river 2 caught and killed in fishermen’s nets 3 hunting in the past Tiger : Numbers world-wide : 5,000 Numbers pf species remaining : 5 Reasons for being endangered : 1 killed by hunters for false beliefs 2 loss of their natural habitat Vocabulary 7. Choose the proper words from this paragraph and use them to complete the sentences below. There are many animals in danger of extinction world wide. For example , only five sub –species of tiger remain and the number of fresh –water dolphin in China is declining. We must protect endangered species. 1 Fresh-water fish are difficult to catch. 2 The giant panda is the symbol of endangered animals . 3 The number of endangered animals world -wide is increasing. 4 Three sub-species of tiger are extinct . 5 Many endangered species now face the danger of extinction . declined 6 Cars sales have by a quarter. remained 7 He had finished ,but he at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience. protect 8 Physical exercise can you from heart disease. 8 listen to the lecture again and take note of the pronunciation of the compound words. Example : giant panda central China Yangtze Dolphin Yangtze River fishermen fresh –water worldwide 9 listen to the dialogue and complete the Function File with these expressions. Justifying Arguments that’s why Yes , (1) I’m joining a conservation programme (2) to help save the Yangtze alligator. (3) Basically , the alligator live in holes that damage the farmland . So (4) that’s the reason why they are killed. (5) one reason is that farmers shoot them because they sometimes attack farm animals , but (6) a lot of it is to do with their beatiful fur . The government is trying to enforce the law (7) so that they are protected. Because of that (8) falling disastrously , the numbers are Speaking 10 Read the following information on these endangered animals: Asian Elephant Population : 35,000 -60,000 Countries : India and serveral other Asian countries Habitat : forest Problem : hunting for ivory Conservation : strong laws against illegal hunting; national parks established Orangutan Population : 15,000-24,000 Countries : Malaysia and Indonesia Habitat : forest Problem : illegal deforstation Conservation : protection laws in place ; Public awareness programmes ; Forest conservation urgently needed.