Reading Endangered species

• I can identify specific details in an article and talk about endangered species.

What do these creatures share?

In pairs, look at the photos on the right. What do you think all these creatures have in common?

What do you think all these creatures have in common?

Read the article quickly and find two things the creatures have in common.

1 □ tell us what kind of creatures get the least funding in terms of research and preservation?

2 □ tell us about a creature whose body is perceived as useful by some humans?

3 □ explain how a creature’s physical features protect it from an extreme environment?

4 □ explain why wildlife conservation institutions often choose certain animals to represent them?

5 □ describe an animal that is very different from others in its class?

Animals:

Parts of the body:

Adjectives to describe a creature:

1 Animals that are classified as ‘endangered’ are at risk of becoming ___ .

2 Tigers – the largest living cats on Earth – are at the top of their food chain so they have no ___ predators.

3 The orangutan and black rhino are ___ endangered which means they are facing a very high risk of extinction.

The blue whale is critically 1 ___ .

Blue whales are 2 ___ animals, preferring to travel alone or in small groups.

They have few natural 3 ___ other than man.

Until 2008, the tiny pygmy tarsier was assumed to be 4 ___ .

The animals look very cute and 5 ___ , with what looks like a permanent smile.

The article: creatures we forget to protect

Which paragraph says it?

Sort the highlighted words

Three collocations from the article

• critically
• extinct
• natural

The blue whale and the pygmy tarsier

Speaking: the Arabian oryx and your talk

• invertebrates
• backbone
• slimy
• marine
• fins
• skeleton
• crustaceans
• mammals
• scales
• reptile
• cuddly
• nocturnal
• primate
• solitary
• furry