Endangered species [animals]
Topic: Endangered Animals (EA)
Aim: In this topic you are going to learn about the meaning of “Endangered Species” and why it is so important.
Objectives: read the activity objectives below;
- Listening comprehension: to watch a topic video and learn the key vocabulary and language
- Reading comprehension: to practice reading and learn paragraph writing format styles
- Writing: to research an endangered animal and write a short report – paragraph format
- Speaking: prepare a short 1 minute presentation about your endangered animal
Video Watch the video two times and follow the steps below. There are two steps.
Step 1: First, watch the video with no subtitles, and try and understand the content – what is the topic about? Do not take notes at this stage, just listen.
Skill exercise:
- Listen for the main points in the video
- Remember key words or phrases
Step 2: Watch the video a second time with English subtitles and follow the skill exercise.
Skill exercise:
- Write keywords or phrases – also called topic vocabulary or specialised vocabulary
- Identify the main points – write them
- Identify the support sentences explaining the main points