Report about endangered animals

Учитель английского языка: Соколова Галина Николаевна

Гимназия №1, г. Полярные Зори, Мурманская область.

Урок в 7 классе по теме “Endangered Animals”.

Цели урока: - развитие познавательных способностей обучающихся;

- повышение мотивации к изучению английского языка;

- экологическое воспитание учащихся.

Задачи урока: - повторение и обобщение лексико-грамматического материала по

по теме (“Animals”, “Environmental Protection”);

- развитие навыков монологической речи и аудирования.

Оборудование: иллюстрации по теме “Животный мир”, названия редких животных,

кроссворд, заготовка Декларации в защиту исчезающих животных.

Ход урока.

1. How much we know about animals on our Planet.

Good morning boys and girls! I’m glad to see you. Sit down! Let's start our lesson. The theme of the lesson is “Endangered Animals”. Today we'll speak about our favourite animals and animals which are in danger. I hope you’ll know many interesting things about them and tell how we can help them.

1. Warming up: What are your favourite animals? Why do people love animals?

2. Riddles: Which is the largest flower? (Rafflesia).

Which is the largest animal? (Blue whale).

Which is the smallest bird? (Humming Bird\колибри).

Which country is named after a tree? (Brazil is named after a tree called Brazil Nut).

Which bird can bark like a dog? ( Kagu bird found on the island of New Caledonia).

Which is the highest waterfall? (Angel Falls in South-East Venezuela- 979m).

Which is the longest snake? (Anaconda of South America. It’s 11.5 m long and

weights 385kg).

c). Crossword : Grammar and Practice workbook p.35

d). True\ false sentences:

- The Blue whale, which is the smallest animal in the world, weights more than 200tons (F\biggest).

- The humpback whale, which sings in the water, is not in danger. (F\ is in danger)

- Dolphins, which are related to whales, have very large brains. (T)

- Elephants, which are the largest animals on land, have very small brains. (F\very large brains)

- Men hunt elephants for their tusks, which are made of ivory. (T)

- The Arctic fox, which is an endangered animal, lives in southern countries. (F\ in northern countries)

- People kill Arctic foxes for their fur, which is brown in winter. (F\white in winter)

e). The Monologue about cats.

- What is the most favourite pet? Why? Do you have any pets? What do you know about cats?

Cats.

People all over the world love cats because they are beautiful and gentle. They are not expensive to keep, and they are very clean.

There are about forty breeds, or kinds, of cats. They come in many different colours, and can have short hair or long hair.

Siamese cats come from Thailand, where the weather is very hot. They have creamy white fur where their bodies get hot. However, the tips of their ears, tails, paws and noses, are darker.

The Korat cat also comes from Thailand. This short-haired cat has large eyes and deep blue-grey fur. Because it looks like a rain cloud, people carry it in rain ceremonies, when farmers sing and dance to bring rain.

Normal Thai cats have kinked tails. There is a legend which explains this. A Thai cat was sitting beside a bathing pond when a beautiful princess came along. First the princess took off her rings and looked around. 'Where shall I put these?' she asked. The cat heard her. It wanted to help the princess, so it held out its tail. The princess put her rings on the cat's tail and went to bathe. The cat kinked its tail so that the rings could not fall off. And that is why Thai cats have kinked tails.

There are cats everywhere. There are cats in Egyptian tomb paintings and on coins from ancient Greece. There are cats in stories and poems. Can you think of any cartoon cats or cat stories?

2. Why people hunt animals.

a). Make up statements for these points: WB-p 69 –ex. 1

FUR OIL\ MEAT SKIN IVORY SHELL

e.g. – The crocodile is hunted for its skin.

1. Combine the sentences: use non-defining relative clause (cards for students).

Tigers are found in India. India is a tropical country.

(Tigers are found in India, which is a tropical country).

Elephants tusks are made of ivory. Ivory is used for jewelry.

Elephants tusks are made of ivory, which is used for jewelry.

Seals are shot by hunters. They sell their skins.

(Seals are shot by hunters, who sell their skins).

Crocodiles are hunted for their skins. These are made into handbags and shoes.

(Crocodiles are hunted for their skins, which are made into handbags and shoes).

Dolphins are endangered by tuna fishermen. They catch them in their nets.

(Dolphins are endangered by tuna fishermen, who catch them in their nets).

1. Combine the sentences: use non-defining relative clauses (pair work).

Sea turtles are endangered by tourists. They lay their eggs on beaches.

(Sea turtles, which lay their eggs on beaches, are endangered by tourists).

Rhinos are endangered by hunters. Rhinos are found in Africa.

(Rhinos, which are found in Africa, are endangered by hunters).

Pollution harms lots of sea creatures. Pollution is a problem in many countries.

(Pollution, which is a problem in many countries, harms lots of sea creatures).

Hunters are destroying many beautiful animals. They are interested only in money.

(Hunters, who are interested only in money, are destroying many beautiful animals).

Many young people want to protect endangered animals. They care about wildlife.

(Many young people, who care about wildlife, want to protect endangered animals).

1. Use Present Passive to change these sentences:

They make combs from tortoise shells.

(Combs are made from tortoise shells).

They kill elephants for their tusks.

(Elephants are killed for their tusks).

They hunt Arctic foxes for their fur.

(Arctic foxes are hunted for their fur).

They catch dolphins in tuna fishing nets.

(Dolphins are caught in tuna fishing nets).

They make shoes and bags from crocodile skins.

(Shoes and bags are made from crocodile skins).

1. Endangered Animals (student’s reports). Можно изменить и добавлять другие тексты.

The ink monkey.

Until recently, people thought that the ink monkey, which lived in China, was extinct. The tiny monkey, which weighs just 200 grams, was the pet of Chinese scholars.

These scholars, who were very wise men, were known for collecting things. As well as brushes and ink and paper, which they needed for their work, their desks were covered with interesting things. They often kept pieces of jade and bone and wood, which they liked to touch. They also loved unusual trees and plants.

Ink, which has been known in China since at least 2000 BC, was one of four important things for the scholar. The others were his paper, his brush and his bowl. Ink was made from many things, including gold, pearls, herbs and tree bark. The ink was made in sticks, which were often in the shape of a flower or fish. These sticks were decorated with gold trees, cranes, dragons and landscapes.

The ink monkey, which scholars used as a helper as well as a pet, usually lived on the desk. At night it slept in a drawer or brush pot. During the day it helped the scholar.

The monkey held the stick of ink and ground it in the bowl with water. As well as preparing the ink, the monkey passed brushes to the scholar. It also turned pages. It must have been very entertaining!

Now the tiny creature, which no one had seen for a very long time, has been rediscovered in southeast China. Would a Chinese ink monkey be happy in an office in the computer age?

The Dodo.

The dodo was a large bird which used to live on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had a large beak, short, thick yellow legs and very small wings. The dodo could not fly. It built a nest on the ground and laid one large egg in it.

Nobody lived on the island until, 400 years ago, explorers from Europe visited the island and decided to settle there. The settlers brought animals with them. Some of these animals escaped and destroyed the dodos’ eggs.

The dodos had not seen people before so they were not afraid of the settlers. They could not fly and they could not run fast. It was easy for the settlers to hunt them for food.

In less then 100 years the dodo was extinct.

Other animals.

Many of the world's most beautiful and interesting creatures are disappearing. Why is this? In some cases the animals' natural habitat is being destroyed. In other cases animals are hunted for their fur, skin or other products. In China there are now very few pandas. The forests of bamboo, which is their only food, are being cut down so that towns can be built. In Borneo, forests are also being destroyed so that farmers can use the land for growing crops. This means that the orangutan apes no longer have a home. In Asia the number of tigers is decreasing. They are hunted for their beautiful striped skins. In Africa elephants are shot for their tusks and rhinos for their horns. Crocodiles are hunted for their skins and whales for their meat and oil. If we want these beautiful animals to survive we must tell the farmers, builders and hunters to stop. And they must stop now - before it is too late.

1. Declaration to the People all over the World.

(Примерный вариант текста Декларации, может быть дополнен, изменён).

Students of Gymnasium 1 Polyarnie Zori, Murmansk Region are deeply worried about endangered animals. We strongly urged to adopt our Resolutions in order to protect animals, which are at the edge of extinction and endangered animals.

1. Stop hunting baby animals.

2. Stop killing elephants for their tusks.

3. Stop hunting Arctic Foxes for their fur.

4. Don’t use tuna nets to protect dolphins.

5. Stop hunting crocodiles for making shoes and bags.

6. Build up new National Parks and preserves to look after and protect weak animals and animals which are at the edge of extinction.

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We appeal to all children to support our Resolutions by signing this Declaration.

Signatures:

5. Summing up.

Our lesson is over. Your marks are good and excellent today. I hope we have a useful lesson. We‘ll send the Declaration in our local newspaper. And I think we can help all animals on our planet. Thank you. See you tomorrow.