Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 (Global Success) - Unit 10: The ecosystem (Lesson 1)

 UNIT 10: THE ECOSYSTEM
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED CLUE 1
 This landscape forms the habitat for 
some of Asia’s rarest animal and plant 
 species. CLUE 2
Visitors in April and May have the chance 
 to see thousands of vibrant butterflies. CLUE 3
This place is located 120 km southwest of 
 Hanoi, and nestled between the 
 provinces of NinhBinh, ThanhHoa and 
 HoaBinh. Cuc Phuong National Park VOCABULARY Guess the word: 6 letters
 the plants of a particular area, 
 type of environment or period of 
 time
 _ _ _ _ _ _ (n)
 flora (n) / ˈflɔːrə/ Guess the word: 5 letters
 all the animals living in an 
 area or in a particular period 
 of history
 _ _ _ _ _ (n)
 fauna (n) / ˈfɔːnə/ Guess the word: 6 letters
 any small creature with six legs and a 
 body divided into three parts. Insects 
 usually also have wings. Ants, bees and 
 flies are all insects.
 _ _ _ _ _ _ (N)
 insect (N) / ˈɪnsekt/ Guess the word: 8 letters
 a living thing, especially one 
 that is extremely small
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (N)
 organism (n) 
 /ˈɔːɡən ɪzəm/ Guess the word: 12 letters
 the existence of a large number 
 of different kinds of animals and 
 plants which make a balanced 
 environment
 ------------ (n) 
 biodiversity 
 (n)/ ˌba ɪəʊda ɪˈvɜːsəti/ Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese
 meaning
flora (n)
 /ˈflɔːrə/ the plants of a particular area, type of environment or period of time Thực vật
 fauna (n) /ˈfɔːnə/ all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history Động v ật
 insect (n) /ˈɪnsekt/ any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually Côn trùng
 also have wings. Ants, bees and flies are all insects. 
 organism (n) /ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/ a living thing, especially one that is extremely small Sinh v ật
 biodiversity the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which Đa d ạng sinh học
 (n) /ˌba ɪəʊda ɪˈvɜ make a balanced environment 
 ːsəti/ 
 6. ecosystem all the living things in an area and the way they affect each other and Hệ
(n) /ˈiː.kəʊˌsɪs.tə the environment sinh thái
 m/ 
 Exercise 1: Listen and read
Ms Hoa: Nam, you went to Cuc Phuong National Park last weekend, didn‘t you?
Nam: Yes, that’s right. It was an amazing trip. This old forest is home to thousands of different kind of 
plants, insects, and animals. I really liked the colourful butterflies and the thousand -year -old tree.
Ms Hoa: Yes, Cuc Phuong National Park has a very rich ecosystem.
Mai: What's an ecosystem, Ms Hoa?
Ms Hoa: It's a community that has living things, like flora and fauna. Flora refers to plants and fauna 
refers to animals, including tiny organisms, like bacteria. Ecosystems also include non -living things, 
like sunlight, air, soil, and water.
Nam: How important are ecosystems to life on our planet, Ms Hoa?
Ms Hoa: Healthy ecosystems are essential for human health and survival because they provide us 
with goods such as food, energy, raw materials, clean water, and air.
Mai: So we should protect our ecosystems, shouldn't we?
Ms Hoa: That's right. Unfortunately, many ecosystems around the world are being lost, damaged, or 
destroyed because of climate change, pollution, and overuse of natural resources. It’s very important 
to protect and restore them for future generations. We don't want our planet to lose even more 
biodiversity, do we? Exercise 2: Read the conversation and decide whether these 
 statements are True or False.
 Ms Hoa: Nam, you went to Cuc Phuong 
 National Park last weekend, didn‘t you?
 Nam: Yes, that’s right. ExerciseMai: 2: What's Read anthe ecosystem, conversation Ms Hoa? and decide whether these 
 Ms Hoa: It'sstatements a community thatare hasTrue living or things,False. 
 like flora and fauna. Flora refers to plants and 
 fauna refers to animals, including tiny organisms, 
 like bacteria. Ecosystems also include non-living 
 things, like sunlight, air, soil, and water. Exercise 2: Read the conversation and decide whether these 
 statements are True or False.
 Unfortunately, many ecosystems 
 around the world are being lost, 
 damaged, or destroyed because of 
 climate change, pollution, and overuse 
 of natural resources. Exercise 3: Complete the diagram with words and phrases in Task 1 Exercise 4: Use the words in the box to form compound nouns 
 mentioned in Task 1. Match them with the meaning below. 
 1. a change in the earth’sweather conditions. climate 
 change
 natural 
 2. things that exist in nature and can be used by people
 resources
3. land protected by the government because of its natural beauty of national park
special history
4. basic materials used to make products raw materials
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