Unit 10 The world around us

Period 2 Reading

Are we endangered?

wash down , into blow away

kill sell bone to…

kill use fur to…

Are we endangered?

Unit 10 The world around us Period 2 Reading

1.Steve Jones is an environmental expert who takes visitors on a tour of Green Park in Birmingham. ( )

2.Human beings always do as they say. ( ) 3.It is late for us to take measures to keep animals

and plants from dying out. ( ) 4.Animals and plants “help” each other in different

ways. ( )

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The topic sentence of each paragraphParagraph 1 : Some species are endangered and we

must learn to act in ways that don´t harm other living things.

Paragraph 3 :

Paragraph 2 : A species can become endangered for different reasons.

There is a lot we can do to help endangered species.

What´s the text about?It´s about why some species become endangered and what we can do to help them.

Main

reasons for endangered species

eat all the grasses

Overuse of plants

Arriving of a new species

Rhinoceros(犀牛 )

Lack of food

Tibetan antelope (藏羚羊 )

kill too many antelopesOverhunt of animals

Destruction of human beings

chemicals

pollution

Main

reasons for endangered species

1.Destruction of human beings

2.Arriving of a new species

3.Overuse of plants & overhunt of animals

4.Lack of food

5.Pollution

Discussion What can we do to keep animals and plants from becoming endangered?

Human beings

Plants Animals

environment

Live in peace on the earth

Steve JonesReporter

INTERVIEWINTERVIEW

HOMEWORK

ENDANGERED SPECIES