UNIT 9 - E 10 NC - READING

Suggested answer: Whales, sharks, dolphins … are in danger and need to be protected... Dolphins are fascinating to many people.. Stories of dolphins helping people have been reported..

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan Tien 2

BEFORE READING:

A Work in pairs Match the following

pictures with the names of some sea

creatures.

a a humpback whale b a dolphin

e A sea turtle f a sea horse

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan Tien 4

BEFORE READING:

B Which of these sea creatures above are in

danger and need to be protected now?

Suggested answer: Whales, sharks, dolphins … are in danger and need to be protected.

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan Tien 6

Vocabulary:

• mammal : động vật có vú

• warm-blooded :(có) máu nóng

• contact : tiếp xúc

• disturb : quấy rầy

• caution : (n) thận trọng

WHILE READING : Read the text then do the tasks that follow

Starfish

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan TienDolphin 8

Dolphins live in the sea like fish, but they are not fish – they are warm-blooded mammals like us Dolphins are fascinating to many people Stories

of dolphins helping people have been reported For example, dolphins off the coast of Australia and Africa helped fishermen in fishing efforts or occasionally rescued victims of shipwrecks at

sea.

TASK 1: Work in pairs. Decide the following

sentences are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false sentence.

1 Fisk are cold-blooded animals.

2 Dolphins are fascinating animals because they

are intelligent.

3 Dolphins may help reduce stress.

4 Patients playing with dolphins may get better

without using medicine.

5 Frequent contact with people is good for

dolphins

6 Dolphins are friendly, so they do not harm

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan Tien 10

TASK 2: Work in pairs. Answer the following

questions.

1 In stories about them, what did dolphins do to

help people?

- They helped fishermen in fishing efforts or

occasionally rescued victims of shipwrecks at sea.

2 What is the purpose of the program set up by

Dolphin Research Center?

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3 What improvements can patients with Down’s

syndrome make after the program?

TASK 3: Work in groups. Find words and

expressions in the text with the following meanings

1 Animals that give birth to babies, not eggs: _

2 Choose an easy way of finding food, though it’s

not the right way:

3 Upset or worry (someone): _

4 Communication:

5 Do bad things to people who have been good to

them:

6 Carefulness, attention to avoid danger:

August 10, 2024 Phan Ngoc Hien SchooI – Teacher: Mac Xuan Tien 12

Post- reading: Discuss:

Questions: