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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Description of animals Name: the timber wolf Category: vertebrate, warm-blooded, carnivore, mammal, wild/zoo, the dog family Habitat: forests, tundra, plains and mountains of the USA, Canada, China, Russia Size (height, length, weight): 1.5 metres long, 76 cm tall, 44 kilos Body + Colour: long legs, long tail, long, sharp teeth, grey / brown or black Food: big mammals (deer), small animals (rabbits, mice) Live up to / for: 10 years Other (can / cannot): live in packs Endangered / Protected: Endangered due to disease, natural disaster increase and illegal hunting
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger a) Examples Grizzly Bear, Polar Bear, African and Asian elephants, rhinos, Bison, Giant Panda, Mountain Gorilla, Orang-utan, Snow Leopard, Iberian Lynx, Siberian and Bengal Tigers, Cheetah, Grey Wolf, Blue Whale, Great White Shark, Marine Turtle, Dolphin, American Alligator, Bald Eagle, California Condor, ….
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger b) Reasons for extinction (why to protect?) ● hunted for their fur / meat / trophies / souvenirs / profit ● their habitat changes because of the destruction of the natural environment by fires, cutting down trees, pollution, building roads / houses, tourists´ activities, etc.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger c) Protection (how to protect ?) ● Endangered species should be protected against poachers. ● Endangered species should be looked after in nature reserves, national parks and ZOOs. ● Even small children should be taught about protecting wildlife and conserving our planet. 8.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger How can you help? ● help restore damaged wildlife habitats (lay trails, build fences, plant trees, build ponds) ● clean up beaches / parks ● help protect forests ● adopt an animal ● inform the public, organize and promote campaigns ● raise funds ● help to tag animals, measure and monitor them ● hand out leaflets / free recycling bins ● etc.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Polar Bear a marine mammal (depends upon the marine environment) adapted to life in the extremes of the Arctic body parts: long body, white coat, thick fur, a thick warming layer of fat beneath its skin, large, strong paws for hunting seals in holes in the ice, sharp straight claws, black eyes, rounded ears, black nose excellent swimmers favourite food: seals hunted for their fur, endangered
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Polar Bear 9.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – African Elephant large, grey, four-legged herbivorous mammal largest of all land mammals almost hairless skin, a distinctive long, flexible trunk, large fan-shaped ears, tusks of ivory the trade of ivory is illegal today female elephants (cows) live in family herds with their young adult males (bulls) tend to roam on their own an endangered species
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – African Elephant 10.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Mountain Gorilla roughly about 700 mountain gorillas remaining on Earth live on the green, volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo still face major threats from habitat loss and poaching longer hair and shorter arms than their lowland cousins troops are led by one dominant older adult male they eat fruit, shoots, roots, wild celery, tree bark generally calm and non-aggressive unless they are disturbed endangered
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Bengal Tiger the largest members of the cat family live in India eat buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals use their distinctive black and orange coats as camouflage a big body, a long tail and long, sharp teeth live for about 20 years weigh about 160 kg hunted as trophies + their body parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine + forest destruction, endangered
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Bengal Tiger 11.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Blue Whale Earth’s largest animals, Marine mammals about 30 metres long and weigh about 180 metric tons in all the word’s oceans, stay under water and then come up for air, blow water 12-15 metres into the air above the sea whalers kill(ed) them mainly for their oil are attacked by sharks and killer whales, some of them die of impacts with large ships under protection since 1966, classified as endangered
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Great White Shark the largest predatory fish on Earth grow to an average of 4,6 meters in length and weigh more than 2,000 kilograms powerful tail, teeth arranged in several rows, exceptional sense of smell eat sea lions, seals, small whales, turtles, etc. their number is decreasing due to over-fishing and accidental catching in gill nets listed as an endangered species
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Animals in Danger – Bald Eagle proud national symbol of the USA powerful bird of prey snowy-feathered (not bald) head, dark wings and body hunted for sport and the “protection” of fishing grounds pesticides like DDT collected in fish weaken the birds´ eggshells and limit their ability to reproduce live near water, coasts and lakes where fish are plentiful also eat small mammals are believed to mate for life is categorised as a protected species
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Bald Eagle 12.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy ZOOs ● A few decades ago ZOOs took animals from the wild for exhibition and entertainment. 13.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy ZOOs ● Today ZOOs purpose is quite different. Most of them have improved, it is rare to see animals in cages, bored, depressed or stressed. 14.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy ZOOs important, may be not perfect, but have a useful function rare animal species would die out if people didn’t take care of / breed / help them reproduce places of education (help adults and children appreciate nature) research into animal behaviour is done in zoos → increased our knowledge of zoology, genetics, … the variety of animal species within the zoo → overall importance of biological diversity zoos worldwide have a network → the importance of nature conservation on a global scale
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy ZOO = places of education 15. 16.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy Comprehension Tasks and Questions the Ring-Tailed Lemur fact-file 17.
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Gymnázium a Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky Svitavy OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES 4. Least favourite animal – video: BBC LearningLeast favourite animal English Kids 5. Word Game Interactive: BBC Learning EnglishWord Game 6. Animal Records Quiz: BBC Learning English KidsAnimal Records 7. Beneath the sea Song: BBC Learning EnglishBeneath the sea 8. Jungles of Brazil – Song: BBC Learning EnglishJungles of Brazil 9. Wild Animals Video: BBC Learning English TeensWild Animals Video 10. Pet Mania Reading: BBC Learning English TeensPet Mania Reading 11. Animals in the City – Reading Comprehension (Level 1-3): BBC Learning English TeensAnimals in the City
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