Going green. Spotlight 10. Module 3

Objectives
Vocabulary: animals
Reading: an article (comprehension questions)
Skill ― reading for specific information
Writing: a short article about an endangered species in your country

Loggerhead sea turtle

Defining words in bold using a
dictionary/recalling information

Compose phrases and translate them :

reading for specific information
Read the text p.59

Why are beaches important for sea turtles?
What do the young turtles find when they hatch from their eggs?
How can people help protect the loggerhead sea turtles?
Answer the questions
based on the text:

Name and type of species;
Habitat;
Threat (s);
What measures are taken for saving this animal?
Collecting information/researching/
writing an article(using the Internet)

Suggested Answer Key
The polar bear is an endangered species in Russia. It is a member of the bear family. It lives in the Artic region around the North Pole, which covers five countries: Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Greenland, and Norway.
It lives and hunts on the ice surrounding the North Pole. In Russia, polar bears can be found in Siberia. There are about 20,000 in the world still in the wild.
Polar bears are endangered because their habitat is melting. In addition,they are under threat from illegal hunters who kill them for their valuable furs.
Canada, the USA, Denmark, Norway and Russia have signed an agreement to protect them and their habitat.
Polar Bears

Can you explain these words?

Синквейн
1-ая строка отвечает за основную тему занятия и состоит из ключевого слова
2-ая строка — два прилагательных, характеризующих это понятие
3-я строка — три глагола, отвечающих за действие
4-ая строка — короткое предложение, раскрывающее суть происходящего
5-ая строка — синоним главного слова
рефлексия