Speech activities. Functional vocabulary

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Functional vocabulary

barren adj	бесплодный
captivity n	неволя
capture v	ловить
die out v	вымирать (syn. die off)
endangered adj	находящийся под угрозой исчезновения
extinct adj	вымерший
extinction n	вымирание
habitat n	естественная среда обитания, место распространения
irreversible adj	необратимый
livestock n	домашний скот
lizard n	ящерица
offspring n (sg/pl)	потомок, потомство
poach on sth v	незаконно охотиться, браконьерствовать
prey n	добыча
prey on sb v	охотиться на кого-л.
tusk n	бивень, клык
wildlife n	живая природа
wilderness	нетронутые уголки природы

1. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases. Translate them into Russian / Belarusian.

– to overgraze land;

– to establish wilderness areas;

– to harvest trees;

– commercial fishing;

– overhunting;

– competition for living space.

1. Match the words with their definitions.

endanger	to use something fully and effectively in order to gain an advantage or profit
poach	to cause a problem, danger, difficulty
infest	to catch or shoot animals, birds or fish illegally
pose	to hunt; to eat birds or animals
exploit	to catch an animal or a bird after chasing or following it
capture	to appear in large numbers and cause damage
prey	to put someone or something in a dangerous situation where they can be hurt, damaged or destroyed

1. Study the names of the following species. Add some more names of plants, birds and mammals to the list.

clover n	клевер
crane n	журавль
cypress n	кипарис
macaw n	áра (попугай)
manatee n	ламантин (морское млекопитающее)
osprey n	скопá (птица)
pheasant n	фазан
rhinoceros n	носорог

1. Suggest expressions from the text, which are synonymous with the phrases below.

– to stop existing completely;

– having so serious and so great effect that you cannot change anything back to how it was;

– the natural home;

– the use of animals in large quantities concerned with making money;

– the land without plants growing on it;

– very useful or valuable.

1. Join the words from the three columns to make phrases. Translate them into Russian / Belarusian.

to pose threat	in   on   to   under	the wild
to bring species	the brink of extinction
to be	way
to play a part	the wildlife
to return	the mass extinction

1. Answer the following questions.

1. How fast is humanity losing species?

2. What factors pose threat to wildlife?

3. In what case is a species classified as endangered?

4. Why is wildlife trade flourishing?

5. Why does clearing land for development present an ecological problem?

6. The competition of domestic animals with native species for living space endangers the latter, doesn't it?

1. Exchange your views on the following points. Work in groups.

1. Species are becoming extinct or dying out because of natural causes.

2. The destruction of a species' habitat is the main threat to its survival.

3. Capturing animals contributes to saving endangered species.

4. Hunting regulates the number of wild animals.

5. The animals that have become extinct in the wild are lost forever.

6. Wildlife calls for protection.

1. Prepare reports on the life of the species mentioned in exercise 3 and point out the difficulties these species face nowadays.

1. Read the supplementary texts "India's Black Market in Birds Threatening Rare Species", "Dirty Fishing" Emptying Oceans" and "Saving Turtles by Taking Them off the Menu". Sum up what threatens the species described in the texts. Discuss in groups what should be done for their protection and present your ideas to the rest of the students.

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