Section C SB pp.

60-6í
Caring for the environment
Aims of the section To practise reading and
writing about protecting the environment.
Grammar Giving advice; passive voice. See WB
Unit 5 pp.46-47,WB Grammar summary 5.1-
5 13;WB Key TB p.9B.
New vocabulary Definitions; words connected
wrth saving an endangered species. See WB
Word|ist p.77.

Skills ldentifying the author's purpose; readin9

for specific iníormation; talking about endangered
species; completing a qulz,, writin9 advice on
protecting the environment.
Context We read a letter about savin9 orphan
bears and complete a quiz on green lrvin9

Reading C r.s
1a Focus attention on the pictures. Ask a student
to describe them, Focus attention on the title. can
students guess the meanin9 of orphan?

Answer key
The text is about looking after baby bears whose
'mothers have been killed.

b Play the recording for students to listen to while

they read. Ask what the writer wants.

Answer key
He wants money for the bear orphanage.

c Students read the text again and find who or

what the names refer to. They should try to do this
as quickly as possible and put their hands up when
finished. The íirst student finished with correct
answers is the winner.

Answer key
Yuri: a young brown bear
Valentin Pazhetnov: the professor who runs the
bear orphanage
Fred O'Regan: the writer of the letter
The Russian Bear Orphanage, the place where they
care for bears who have lost their mothers
Bryansk: the location oí the nature reserve where
the bears are sent to after the orphanage

2 Rllow plenty of time for students to read the text

again, and to drscuss the questions with a partner.
Go through their answers together.

Answer key
1T 2F 3F 4DS 5DS 6T 7F 8DS

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