Unit 6: ENDANGERED SPECIES

Lesson 2- LANGUAGE
 I.
VOCABULAR Act 1. Complete the word diagrams.
Y 5. extinction
................. (n)
1.
1...................
dangerous (adj) (adj)
extinct (adj)
danger (n) extinguish (v)
2. ...............
endanger (v)
evolve (v)
endangered (adj)
6. evolution
6. ............... (n)
.................(v)
3. diversify (v)
evolutionary (adj)
diverse (adj)
4. ................
diversity (n) (n) ...............(n)
(n)
7. survival
survive (v)
biodiversity (n) survivor (adj)
Act 2. Complete the following sentences with the words in
the box.
Biodiversity endangered habitat evolution
vulnerable extinct conservation survival
1. Darwin's theory of evolution
_________ has helped to explain the disappearance of
survival of others.
some species and the ________
2. The saola and the rhino are considered endangered
___________ species in Vietnam.
habitat is the bamboo forest. Giant pandas
3. The giant panda's natural __________
like to eat bamboo leaves.
vulnerable when they leave their nests and
4. Baby sea turtles are most ____________
make their way to the sea. They are convenient targets for birds and other
animals.
5. Mammoths and dinosaurs used to live on our earth quite a long time ago,
extinct
but they are now ________.

Biodiversity helps to maintain the balance of nature that we rely on for our
6. ____________
well-being and benefit.
7. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an organisation which is working on
conservation research and restoration of the environment.
issues related to ______________,
II. Pronunciation - Linking vowel to vowel
Act 1. The following phrases are spoken in slow, careful speech and in
fast, connected speech. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the
pronunciation of the linked sounds.

no linking in slow, careful with linking in fast, connected

speech speech

a. in danger of extinction  b. in danger of extinction 

a. saola or deer b. saola or deer 

a. the mother of success  b. the mother of success 

a. draw a diagram  b. draw a diagram 

a. the idea of saving b. the idea of saving

endangered species  endangered species 
 Act 2. Listen and repeat the following
sentences spoken in fast, connected speech.
1. A: What can we see in the park now? 
B: Animals in danger of extinction, like tigers or rhinoceros. 
2. A: What's that animal? Is it a saola or a deer? 
B: I don't know. 
3. A: Don't get disappointed. Try again. Failure is the mother of
success. 
B: OK. I will. 
4. A: I can't draw a diagram to show the increasing pollution levels.
Can you help me? 
B: Sure. 
5. A: Your idea of saving endangered species sounds very interesting. 
B: Thank you. 
I. FORM: (+) S + will/shall + have + PII + O
(-) S + will/shall + not + have + PII + O
(?) Will/shall (not) +S+ have + PII + O?
II. USES: The future perfect tense is used to express
an that will be finished or completed by a
certain future time or before another action
in the future.

Ex1: They shalln’t have returned the book before they go home. 

Ex2: She will have finished her English course by the end of this month.
Practice 1. Circle the correct verb form in each sentence.

1. Our rescue centre (has released/will have released) 150 monkeys, deer and bears
back into the forests by the end of this week.
2. You may not believe this, but this sea turtle is quite old. It (has lived /will have
lived) in this marine park for 40 years. We (will have/will have had) a party to
celebrate its birthday tomorrow.
3. Well, next time I see you, I expect you (will be finishing/will have finished) your
report on the endangered saola.
4. If you come to see me at 7 o'clock tonight, I (will be watching/ will have
watched) a documentary about rhinos to prepare for my presentation tomorrow. So,
you'd better come after 8. By then the programme (finishes/will have finished).
5. Jill is sick and can't work on her assignment about the blue whale's habitat. So she
(hasn't completed /won't have completed) it by Monday. She needs to ask for an
extension of the deadline.
 Practice 2. Complete the sentences.
1. By next summer, our rescue team (save and take in) ______________
will have saved
___________
and taken in hundreds of endangered animals.

2. Look at this cute little bear. It (live)has lived in the wildlife park for
_______
six months, and it'll be released back into the wild next month.

3. If you come to the conference on wildlife protection after 10 a.m., the

most interesting presentation (finish) will have finished
_______________.

4. By the end of today, Kim (visit)will have visited all of the animal
_____________
rescue centres in the city.

5. I'll start writing my essay on protection of endangered species as soon

as I (collect) have collected enough information.
____________
1. The + comparative adj/adv + S + V, the + comparative adj/adv + S +
V
Ex1: The hotter the weather is, the more tired I feel.
2. The more/ less (+N) + S + V, the more/ less (+N) + S + V
Ex4: The better grade you get, the more gifts you will be presented.
PRACTICE: Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
1. The more you talk about the situation, ____.
A. it seems worse B.
B the worse it seems
C. the worse does it seem  D. it seems the worse 
2. ____ the Sun is, ____ the shadow is. 
A. The higher / the low  B. The more high/ the more low 
C.
C The higher / the lower  D. The more higher / the more lower
3. The more she practices, ____ she becomes.
A. the greater confidence  B. more confidently 
C the more confident 
C. D. the most confident