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Spotlight 10. Going Green 3.
Endangered Species: The Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Wednesday, the twenty-sixth of November
Class work

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Welcome to the “Planet” show. Today we will talk about some animals that are now under threat of
extinction. Meet Sue Jendal. She’s the leading researcher at the University of Los Angeles.
- Sue, can you, please, tell us more about your recent research.
- Sure. Let me start with some numbers. In 2002, there were 3079 species of animals in the Red list.
And there were 2064 spices of animals which were categorized as “critically endangered” by IUCN
- What does IUCN stand for?
- Well, it’s the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This organization works in the field of
the natural conservation.
- Sue, tell us please, what animals are already under threat?
- Unfortunately, we all know these animals. Pandas, rhinos, tigers, whales, elephants, gorillas and
even turtles are in that list.
A lot of scientists claim that nowadays the biodiversity of our planet is under threat. People destroy
natural habitats of animals, as a result, many species of animals become extinct. To talk about this
environmental problem we need the following words.

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Vocabulary practice
• hatch - вылупляться,
• human activity – деятельность человека,
• increasingly – всё больше и больше, увеличивающийся
• newly-born - новорожденный,
• protection - защита,
• die out – вымирать, постепенно исчезать,
• do my best – делать всё возможное,
• lay eggs – откладывать яйца,
• make a difference – делать мир лучше,
• under threat – под угрозой,
• damage - вред,
• check out - проверять

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Complete the text with these words:
designated, plastic, instead, pick, waste
Saving lives by reducing waste
If you ever see a 1) ______ bottle, thrown away on the grass in the park, or a plastic
bag, why don’t you try to make a difference, 2) _____ this litter up and put it into a
specially 3) ________ trash bin? Every year millions of marine animals die out because
of plastic 4) _____. Turtles, fish, whales are all under threat of extinction because of
irresponsible human behaviour.
Next time when you go to the store why don’t you grab your fabric bag from home
5) _______ of taking a plastic one from the store?

5. Read the text at p. 59. Which of the statements are true according to the text?

1. Tropical rainforests are being destroyed because of their flora.
2. There are only 1500 pandas left.
3. People hunt animals to make medicine or for fun.
4. There are only 2000 tigers remain in the world.
5. Commercial whaling is forbidden from 1985.
6. There are no countries which have continued commercial whaling.
7. Rhinos are killed for their horn.
8. The elephant hunting is banned and no poachers left.
9. Poisonous chemicals don’t cause diseases of marine animals.
10. The best solution of the problem is keeping endangered species in the zoos.

6. Choose the correct answer

1. The polluted sea and newly-born / human / sunbather activity are the main
reasons of the damage.
2. I think people should clean the marine territories in order to protect the turtles /
volunteers / vendors.
3. Whales/ tigers / pandas are very lazy animals.
4. Their lays / actions / hatches are very slow and clumsy.
5. They live only in wet rares / vendors / territories.
6. Unfortunately pandas are on / under / over threat of dying.

7. Complete the sentences with the words: whale, born, best, out, artificial, turtles

1. Newly _____ pandas are extremely small in size.
2. Rare species of animals die _____ very day.
3. A blue _____ is under threat of extinction.
4. I will do my _____ to save the planet.
5. Marine _____ usually mistake plastic bags for food.
6. Nowadays people build _______ islands in the sea.

8. Match the phrases to get the sentences: