unit 11: national parks part a: reading. 1. have you ever been to a national park?
TRANSCRIPT
Ba Vi National Park In Ha TayBach Ma National Park in Hue
Dartmoor National Park inthe United Kingdom
Nairobi National park in Kenya
- To be located in: to be in a particular place
- Establish (v): set upEx: The committee was established in
1912.- Rainforest (n) :forest in the tropical
region
Amazon rainforest
- Orphan / 'fi:t∫ə / (n): a child without parents, an animal without mother.
Ex: He was an orphan and lived with his uncle.
Orphan (v): to make sb an orphan.Ex: She was orphaned in the war. Orphanage / 'ɔ:fənidʒ / (n): home for
orphan- Toxic / ‘tɔksik / (adj): involving sth
poisonousEx: Many pesticides are highly toxic.
Vocabulary• To be located in• Establish (v)• Rainforest (n)• Orphan (n)• Orphan (v)• Orphanage (n)• Toxic (adj)
Find the word in the passages that best suits each of the following definitions.
1. ____________ to start an organization that is intended to continue for a long time
2. _____________ to have something inside
Establish
contain
3. _____________ a group/ groups of animals or plantsspecies
4. _____________ a state of continuing to live or existsurvival
5. _____________ related to an area near a tropical area
Sub- tropical
6. _____________ a state of being pollutedContamination
1. What is the area of the rainforest in Cuc Phuong National Park?
It is over 200 square kilometres2. Why would November be a suitable time to
visit this park? Because the rainy season is over.3. What can people learn in Nairobi National
Park? They can learn about the habits of animals
and how one species is dependent upon another for survival.
Answer the following questions
4. What kinds of animals are taken care of in the Orphanage?
In the Orphanage, orphaned and/ or abandoned animals are taken care of.
5. Why is Everglades National Park endangered? Everglades National Park is endangered
because of the toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
6. What do you think will happen to Everglades National Park if more chemicals are released into the water?
If more chemicals are released into the water, plants and animals will die/ be killed/ destroyed.
Cuc Phuong National Park
Nairobi National Park
Everglades National Park
-Located ____ kilometres _____ of Ha Noi.- The activities tourists can do there:
+ ____________
+_____________
+_____________
+
_____________
- _____ park in Kenya.- The things visitors can learn there:
+
_____________
+
___________
-It is a sub-tropical wilderness in ________ United States.
- Special features we can see there:
+
_________________
+
________________
160
South west
Study butterflies
Visit caves
Hike mountains
Look at the 1,000-year- old tree
The smallest
how to recognize the different species of animals & plants.
The habits of animals & how one species is dependent upon another for survival
southeastern
Plants & animals from both tropical & temperate zones.
The toxic levels of chemicals in the water.
1. Which of the three national Parks would you like to visit most? Why?
2. What should we do to protect the national parks?