ENDANGERED SPECIES

Endangered animals-what can we do?

Topics for discussion- Name some animals that are endangered

and on the verge of extinction.- What are the main threats to the- endangered animals?- What can we do to protect - animals against extenction?

Under threat-the rhino

Poaching: This poses the greatest threat to this species, despite the ban on trade in rhino horn, which is particularly used for for medical or decorative purposes.

Civil disturbances: War diverts funds from conservation and the high levels of poverty in affected areas increase the likehood that people will turn to poaching.

In some African countries, civil disturbance has taken heavy a toll on rhino population.

Vocabulary - match 1-5 with a-e

1. pose threat to sth. a) have a bad effect on sth. 2. poverty b) the illegal hunting of animals 3. divert c) create a threat 4. poaching c) the state of being poor 5. také a heavy toll e) use sth. for a purpose that on sth. is different from the original one

Sharks-unusual facts Read and complete the gaps with the missing words from the box:

The average ____________ of a shark is about 25 years but some can live to be 100. They are _____________ in that they have no ____________ in their body, and large sharks may have up to 4,000 ______________. They are very ______________ when they ___________

but only a few _____________ humans: more People die from bee _______________than from shark attacks. Dou you know the names of sharks? They are thegreat white shark, tiger shark, blue shark, mako shark, and the hammerhead Even their survival is under serious threat from fishing and other human

activities.

dangerous hunt bones attack lifespan unusual teeth stings

Snakes – are they always dangerous? Vocabulary weigh, v. - it says how heavy you are poisonous - producing a dangerous substance that can kill or harm you harmless - not causing damage, injury or illness survive - continue to live in a difficult situation vary - be different from each other

Read the vocabulary and complete the text about snakes: There are about 2,600 different kinds of snakes. About 400 are

________________, but more are ______________. In size they _____________ enormously. The smallest are 12 centimetres long and the biggest are up to 10 metres and ______________ 250 kilos.

Snakes don´t need energy from food (the sun heats their bodies), so they can ________________

for month without eating

Amazing animal facts Do you know that:

- elephants are the only mammals that

can´t jump

- polar bears can swim for 60 miles

without having a rest

- a cat uses its whiskers to feel if a space is wide enough to go

through

- albatrosses have a wing-span of up to four metres

- dolphins sleep with one eye closed

- goldfish lose their colour if kept in dim light