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UNIT 2
WILDLIFE PROTECTION
Listening and Speaking
To learn to talk about saving endangered wildlife.
To learn to use visuals to predict content.
To learn to listen for general and specific information.
To learn word stress.
To learn to know we should take actions to protect wildlife.
Learning Objectives
Warm up
When the buying stops, the killing can too.
—WildAid
Let’s watch a short video.
What do you think of when you see those photos and video? Do you think the animals are endangered species?
What wild animals are in danger?
giant panda
tiger
rhino
antelope
snow leopard
whale
polar bear
elephant
1. Can you list some other endangered animals?
2. What are the problems of these animals facing at present?
3. Which is the most important reason that some animals are in danger of extinction (dying out)? Why do you think so?
Before Listening
Before you listen, look at the posters on page 14 and discuss the questions.
Questions?
Use visuals to predict content
Before you listen, look at pictures, charts, videos and other visuals to help you predict what you will hear.
What messages do these posters share?
Which one moves you most? Why?
The message of these posters is that wildlife is under threat.
The second poster moves me the most because it is very bad that whole species are being lost, and the image of animals falling through an hourglass shows how serious it is and how time is running out to protect these species.
1 Before you listen, discuss these questions in pairs.
wild life species lost
say no to shark fin soup
What can you find out from the posters?
stop illegal hunting
Match the words to the correct meanings.
illegal
hunt
immediately
species
fin
not allowed by the law
a type of animal or plant
very soon before or after something
one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim
to chase animals and birds in order to kill or catch them
2 Listen to the first and fill in the blanks.
While Listening
wildlife
loss
protect
3 Listen to the second part and answe