Unit 10: nature in danger
lesson 1: reading
Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER
C: LISTENING
I- Before you listen
1. Name some national parks in Vietnam
* Can you name some National parks that you know in Vietnam?
Ba Vi National park,
Cuc Phuong National park,
Cat Ba National park, etc.
2. Listen and repeat
- scenic features / `si:nik `fi:t∫ə / đặc điểm phong cảnh
- approximately (adv)/ ə`prɔksimitli / = gÇn
- devastating (adj)/ `devəsteitiη / = tµn ph¸
- vehicles (n) / `viəkl / xe có động cơ
- maintenance (n)/ `meintinəns / sự giữ gìn; sự duy trì
- completely (adv)/ kəm`pli:tli / = hoµn toµn
II- While you listen
True
False
T
F
1. National parks protect and preserve the natural beauty of 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.
T
T
T
Many
2. Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions:
1. How many national parks are there in the United States?

There are 52 national parks in the United State.

2. How many people visit national parks every year?

Million of people visit national parks every year.
Rare animals are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cut down for wood. Large areas of national parks experience devastating fires caused by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles.
3. Can you name some of the problems which national
parks are currently facing?
4. What should be done to protect them?
Rare animals and trees should be protected, fires causes by careless people should be limited, pollution from visitors’ vehicles should be decreased and money should be raised for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources.

In many parts of the United States, large areas of land have been made into(1)………….. parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. National parks usually contain a variety of(2) ...………features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. There are (3)…………… national parks in the United States .
Many national parks, however, are in (4) ………… of being destroyed. Rare animals in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other(5)………....
If these problems are not solved immediately, ….. many national parks will be (6) …………. …..destroyed.
III- After you listen
national
scenic
52
danger
parts
completely
Learn by heart the new words
Prepare next period: Part D- Writing.
Homework