04.12.2021р. 9-А клас ( урок в асинхронній формі)

 Good morning, pupils! 

How are you today? I hope you are fine. 

So, let's start our lesson. Firstly, look at the photos and say what you know about these animals? What is similar about them?

These animals are extincting. The ecologist call them endangered species. So, the topic of our discussion is endangered species. According to The Free Dictionary the explanation of this word combination is: Endangered species - a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction.

Watch a video

Let’s complete the sentences:

1. An endangered species is…
2. Many countries have laws offering…
3. The conservation status of a species is…
4. Many factors are taken into account when…

 I've recieved a letter from Youth organization «Lovers of Nature». They are looking for the children of your age for cooperation. You will join them if you answer their questions. 

1. Why is the protection of animals important?
2. What different factors threaten their existence?
3. What endangered species of animals do you know?
4. Do you think endangered species of animals should be bred up in captivity or live in the wild?
5. Do you think zoos are good and useful places, or prisons for animals?
6. What are the most popular pets nowadays?
7. Are there organizations which try to save the animals for future?
8. What is the law which protects animals?

I suggest you to read the text about very beautiful and colourful bird, which is extincted now. This bird is called Carolina Parakeet.

Read the text and choose the correct item ( a, b or c) to complete the sentences.

The Extinction of Carolina Parakeet

 

The Carolina parakeet was the only 1_________ parrot in North America. It was a 2_____________ bird with a yellow head, orange cheeks and a green body.

The Carolina parakeet 3____________ forests and nested in tree cavities. Fruits and seeds of trees were its main source of food. Outside the breeding season they 4____________ large noisy flocks that fed on cultivated fruits, corn and other grain crops. Soon they were 5_______________ to be a serious danger for the crops and the farmers followed them with violence. As settlers occupied more areas, forests were cleared and large trees 6____________________ had cavities, were cut down. Those birds were also caught and sold 7_______ pets. By 1800 the parakeet had become a rare 8________________. Soon the bird became extinct today we have 9_______________ specimens of the Carolina parakeet to study in the museum.   

            a                      b                        c

1          original       nature                native
2          coloured     colourful           colouring 
3          located        inhabited          lived 
4          formed        shaped             built 
5          weighed      considered       supposed 
6          where          whose              which 
7          as                 so                      for
8          species        opinion              sight
9          single          only                  lonely

 Make up questions.
1)    the/live/did/Where/parrots?
2)    look/did/the/How/like/parrots?
3)    eat/What/birds/did/the?
4)    the/dangerous/the/were/Why/farmers/birds/for?
5)    we/today/the/study/can/Where/parrot?   

     HOMETASK:

     Read the sentences and try to guess the name of the animal

     1.     The female lay eggs. 
2.     Being an inhabitant of Australia it is one of the symbols of the country. 
3.     Although they are birds, they cannot fly. 
4.     There are only 10 000 left of them. )
5.     They are entertainers in water shows. 
6.     When attacked, they hide under their shells that protect them from larger animals.
7.     They live in salt and fresh water coastal areas around Florida. 
8.     They are very skillful with balls. 
9.     This animal doesn’t run, but hops. 
10.  They have a special thumb like finger, which helps them in eating. 
11.  They are becoming extinct nowadays as they are losing their habitats, because of the global warming. 
12.  They are the largest living animals on the Earth. 
13.  They live in China. 
14.  There is a small oval fruit of the same name. 
15.  They are mammals, living under water. 
16.  Mother animals carry their animals for 20-22 months. 

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