Hanoi University l English Department l Distance Education Centre
Protecting The Wild
Pham Thi Van Anh, MA.
Learning Outcomes
Pronunciation
• Saying and linking –s endings
• Content words and function words
Speaking
• Using adjective Clauses
• Talk an extinct animal
• Argumentation and Debate
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Discussion
• What are some reasons that
animals become extinct?
• Who do you think should be
responsible for protecting
endangered animals?
Governments or citizens?
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Pronunciation
• Saying –s endings
• Linking –s endings
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Pronunciation Practice
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Run and Grab
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Dresses Televisions Phones Trucks Forests
Pants Tables Cooks Flowers Beaches
Brushes Couches Rains Trees Ships
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Run and Grab
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Peaches Meals Desks Sunshines Matches
Schools Carpenters Bunches Snowflakes Rows
Languages Actresses Forks Hails Valleys
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Pronunciation Practice
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Pronunciation Practice
What causes species to go extinct? In modern times, it seems that sometimes we humans
are to blame. Dodo birds are a case in point. When humans first visited the islands on
which dodos lived, they hunted the birds for food. They also introduced rats that destroyed
the birds’ habitat and ate their eggs, causing the species to die out sometime around 1670.
Since that time, we have begun to modify our behavior, at least sometimes. California
condors are a good illustration of this. As recently as 1987, just 27 of these birds existed
in the world. They were all captured and taken to zoos to breed. This program has been
somewhat successful, and it’s estimated that there are around 450 condors alive today.
This is better than 27, of course, but the birds’ status is still critically endangered, and if
these magnificent creatures are going to survive, ongoing conservation efforts are needed.
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Grammar for Speaking
Using Adjective Clauses
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Essential Adjective Clause/ Relative Clause
◍ Describe the noun
before it, giving more
information about a
noun.
◍ Who, whom, that are
used for people
◍ Which, that are used for
things.
◍ Whose is used for
possessives
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Practice Using Adjective Clauses
Combine the
sentences into
one, adding
adjective
clause after
the underlined
noun
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Practice Using Adjective Clauses
Pair
Activity
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Speaking
An Extinct Animal
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Group Presentation
Describe an extinct animal that you learned or heard about.
Consider the following questions:
• What was the animal?
• What do you know about this animal’s habitat and behavior?
•What made this animal extinct?
Support your presentation with details.
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Refuting An Argument
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Responding to An Argument
◍ Argument 1 – Opposing argument 1
◍ Argument 2 – Opposing argument 2
◍ Argument 3 – Opposing argument 3
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Take notes on speakers’ arguments
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Take notes on speakers’ arguments
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Languages for opposing arguments
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Pratice
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Practice: Refuting an Argument
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Final Task
A Debate on Wild Animals in the Zoos
Suggested arguments
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Reference
◍ Becky Tarver Chase (2008). Pathways, Listening, Speaking,
and Critical Thinking 4 (second ed.). Boston, USA: National
Geographic Learning
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thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
[email protected]
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