Objectives: to become aware of the animal world on the territory of Ukraine to get acquaintance with the animal world in the reserve Askania Nova to broaden pupils’ outlook and extend knowledge about the animals on the list of the Red Book to bring up the will to protect the environment and fair attitude to the environment to teach students to do projects to select the necessary material, to use the reference literature, the Internet, the encyclopedias, dictionaries to improve skills to carry out the research work
The List of Thematic Words Nouns: animal wild life fauna environment deforestation forest fires floods danger scientists species animal skin fur Adjectives: beautiful wonderful marvelous picturesque endangered extinct rare valuable Verbs: to protect to keep to save to look after to breed to feed to found to spread to attract to admire to enjoy to surround to hunt to destroy to disappear, to pollute
Quotations The greatness of the nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi To understand whether animals have a soul, you need to have a soul. Albert Schweitzer An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. Martin Buber I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. Robert Brault
Wildlife in Danger Elephants are killed for their ivory tusks which are used to make ornaments or necklaces. Blue whales are hunted for food and oil. Polar bears are in danger because of weather changes and warm temperature. Rhinos are now becoming extinct as their horns are used to make special medicine. Pandas are killed for their fur to make rugs.
Lions and tigers have little space to live because of people’s activity Penguins are killed because of pollution caused by oil from ships Mountain gorillas are killed because their hands are used to make souvenirs Arabian oryx is in danger because of its horns. They are used for ornaments. Musk oxen are almost extinct because people use their musk to make perfume.
ONLY WHEN Only when all the rivers have run dry And all the fish in the river have died, Only when all the rainforests have been burnt down And there is no food for animals, Only when all the blue skies have been filled with smoke And all the cities of the world have choked, Will the man understand That’s too late to save the Earth
International organizations help animals all over the world the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a police force for animals the World Society for the Protection of Animals aims to prevent cruelty and mistreatment of animals the World Wildlife Fund is the most famous international organization which seeks to help endangered species