Speech activities. Replace the italicised parts with the words from the text

Replace the italicised parts with the words from the text.

Study the names of the following species. Add some more names of animals to the list.

Match the words with their definitions.

Language focus

Functional vocabulary

abundant in sth adj	обильный, изобилующий, богатый чем-л.
conservation n	охрана окружающей среды
decline v, n	уменьшаться; приходить в упадок, ухудшаться; упадок
diminish v	уменьшаться, убавляться
endangerment n	угроза уничтожения
migratory birds	перелетные птицы
wetland n	болотистая местность

national park	a large area of land that is designed for wild animals to live in safety
reserve	a large public garden where many different types of flowers and plants are grown for studies
wildlife refuge	an area of land where wild animals can live without being hunted
botanical garden	an area of natural or scientific interest which is kept and protected by government for people to visit

elk n	лось
ferret n	хорек
cheetah n	гепард

3. Insert the right preposition or particle where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/ Belarusian.

1. There is a growing need … stricter regulations of hunting.

2. The gradual killing … African elephants is giving cause … concern.

3. Including a species in Red Data Book does not necessarily lead … its survival.

4. The article describes the release of the Californian condor … its habitat.

5. Setting … protected areas … the wildlife reduces the threat of its extinction.

1. Passing laws that protect wildlife will make preparations for the survival of wild species.

2. Wildlife exists in large quantities in rainforests.

3. This forest was made known as a non-hunting area.

4. One of the ways for an endangered species to survive is its being raised in cages.

1. Answer the following questions.

1. Why has the wildlife suffered throughout man's history?

2. What animals require direct human protection? Why?

3. In what case are species considered to be threatened/rare?

4. What measures are usually taken by environmentalists…

– when people destroy the habitat of an animal?

– when an animal is threatened by hunting?

– when a species can no longer survive in the wild?

– when a species is threatened by diseases?

5. What are the steps taken by the world community to conserve wildlife?

6. What international conventions were signed in order to protect wildlife?

1. Read the supplementary texts "Cromo the Iberian Lynx – His Species' Last Hope?", "Save Endangered Right Whales" and "UN Launches Campaign to Save Last Great Apes in the Wild". Sum up the protective measures taken to save each species (the Iberian lynx, the North Atlantic right whale and endangered primates). Discuss in groups the prospects of each conservation campaign and share your ideas with the rest of the class.

Work with the video programme "World Park".

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