ANIMAL AND NATURE
Nature
1. Continent (n) /ˈkɑːntɪnənt/ One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface, surrounded, or mainly surrounded, by sea and usually consisting of various countries
Ex: The Southern Shores of the continent receive much less rain.
2. Rotation (n) /roʊˈteɪʃn/ The action of an object moving in a circle around a central fixed point
Ex: The daily rotation of the earth on its axis.
3. Volcano (n) /vɔːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ A mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava (= hot liquid rock) are forced out into the air or have been in the past.
Ex: An active volcano may erupt at any time.
4, Mammal (n) /ˈmæml/ Any animal that gives birth to live babies, not eggs, and feeds its young on milk. Cows, humans, and whales are all mammals.
Ex: Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to achieve sustained flights.
5. Naturalist (n) /ˈnætʃrəlɪst/ A person who studies animals, plants, birds, and other living things
Ex: A group of naturalists came to the island to study the environment
6. Prioritize /prai'ɔrətaiz/ (v) To decide in what order you should do things, based on how important or urgent they are
Ex: The locals priority planting trees to protect the environment.
7. Bullfighting (n) /ˈbʊlfaɪtɪŋ/
8. Confine (v) /kənˈfaɪn/
9. Malnourished (adj) /ˌmælˈnɜːrɪʃt/
10. Spectacle (n) /ˈspektəkl/
11. Exploit (v) /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ to use something in a way that helps you
12. Collar (v) /ˈkɑːlər/ to catch and hold someone so that they cannot escape
13. Adorable (adj) /əˈdɔːrəbl/
14. Affectionate (adj) /əˈfekʃənət/ showing feelings of liking or love
15. Bark (n) /bɑːrk/ the hard outer covering of a tree
16. Breed (n) /briːd/ to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way
17. Pet (v) /pet/ nựng, cưng chiều
18. Puppy (n) /ˈpʌpi/
19. Logging (n) /ˈlɔːɡɪŋ/ the activity of cutting down trees in order to use their wood
20. Nature reserve (n) /ˈneɪtʃər rɪzɜːrv/
21. Sustainable (adj) /səˈsteɪnəbl/
22. Habitat (n) /ˈhæbɪtæt/
23. Biodiversity (n) /ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/ đa dạng sinh học
24. Conservation (n) /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn/
25. Recycle (v) /ˌriːˈsaɪkl/
26. Habitat (n) /ˈhæbɪtæt/
27. Wild (adj) /waɪld/
28. Extinction (n) /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/
29. Threaten (v) /ˈθretn/
30. Risk (n) /rɪsk/
31. Conservation (n) /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn/
32. Poacher (n) /ˈpoʊtʃər/ someone who catches and kills animals illegally
33. Captivity (n) /kæpˈtɪvəti/ the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave
34. Vanish (v) /ˈvænɪʃ/ to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way
35. Mitigate (v) /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
36. Habitat (n) /ˈhæbɪtæt/
Animal
1. Insect (n) /ˈɪnsekt/ Any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. ants, bees, and flies are all insects.
Ex: The pesticide is lethal to all insect life.
2. Bullfighting (n) /ˈbʊlfaɪtɪŋ/: a traditional activity of killing bulls for fun
3. Confine (v) /kənˈfaɪn/: to capture animals and keep them in a small place, make them lose their freedom
4. Malnourished (adj) /ˌmælˈnɜːrɪʃt/ the animals are not feed enough food they are skinny. They are not being fed enough. (lack of food)
5. Spectacle (n) /ˈspektəkl/ an unusual event that attracts visitors
6. Exploit (v) /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ to use sth in a way that suits you but harms them
7. Collar (v) /ˈkɑːlər/ to capture sb and hold them tightly
8. MPs ( a member of parliament): thành viên của nghị viện hoặc quốc hội
9. Pesticide (n) /ˈpes.tɪ.saɪd/: a chemiscal substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants and others organism.
<chemistry: ngành hóa học>
10. Insect (n) /ˈɪn.sekt/: a type of small animals with 6 legs, a body divided into 3 parts and usually 2 pair of wings, or any similar very small animals
11. Adorable (adj) /əˈdɔːrəbl/ used to describe so/st that make you love or like them because they are attractive and small
12. Affectionate (adj) /əˈfekʃənət/ showing feeling of liking or love (a affectionate kiss, words, smile)
Affectionate towards someone: biểu lộ sự trìu mến với ai <He's affectionate towards his children>
13. Bark (n) /bɑːrk/ the hard outer covering of the tree/ the loud, rough noise that dog or other animals make
(v) make a loud, rough noise by animals/ shout out someone in a forceful manner
14. Breed (n) /briːd/ to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way/ to have sex and produce young animals
15. Pet (v) /pet/
16. Puppy (n) /ˈpʌpi/
17. Companionship (n) /kəmˈpæniənʃɪp/
18. Anxiety (n) /æŋˈzaɪəti/
19. Socialization (n) /ˌsoʊʃələˈzeɪʃn/
20. Immunity (n) /ɪˈmjuːnəti/
21. Active (adj) /ˈæktɪv/
22. Allergy (n) /ˈælərdʒi/
kinds of entertainment:
Dogs and Pets:
Kinds of animals:
Phrases
1. See the world: to travel widely and gain wide experience
2. (Get, Go,...) back to nature:(to return to) a simple kind of life in the country, away from cities
3. Use violence against/ towards something/ someone.
4. Do away with st: to make sth end
5. Care for somebody/ something: to look after sb who is sick, very old, very young
6. Runaway (adj): fast and uncontrolled
Ex: Nature pushed to the brink by the runaway consumption (People use the nature in a way that we can't control it. Out of control)
The government aims to deal with the runaway inflation.
Runaway (n): so who escapes
7. Wipe out: completely destroy
Ex: Humanity wiped out 60% of animal since 1970.
Another meaning: be exhausted
The government wiped out hundreds
Ex: I was wiped out after a workday.
8 Be hooked on sth: be addicted to sth (can be like drug or alcohol)
Another meaning: Hook(n): cái lưỡi câu
9. Get a buzz from sth/ out of sth: feel strong excited, energy or pleasure.
Ex: He only seems like get a buzz out of video game. He says everything else is boring.
Running marathon gives her a real buzz. She loves challenge.
10. Acquired taste: a flavor that you didn't like at first, but learn to enjoy.
Ex: Have you try my acquired taste? It's an acquired taste. No one likes it immediately.
I didn't like boxing at first. But now I've acquired a taste for it. It's my new hobby.
11. Do away with something: to stop doing or having something; to make something end
Ex: We should do away with using wild animals' skins to make clothes.
12. care for = take care for = look after
Ex: My dog is sick so that I stay home to care for it.
13. tie up: to attach something to something else with a rope or string
Ex: He left his dog tied up to the tree
14. (a case of) dog eat dog: A situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed (cuộc tranh đua tàn nhẫn, cuộc sát phạt lẫn nhau)
Ex: I'm not tough enough to participate in a dog eat dog deal
15. fall off: to decrease in quantity or quality
Ex: Attendances coming to my classes fall off considerably.
16. die out: to stop existing
Ex: The elephants nearly die out because we have destroyed their environment.
17. drink like a fish: to drink a lot of alcohol regularly
Ex: I'm worried about her, she drinks like a fish
18. not harm/ hurt a fly: to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness
Ex: She is a warmed- person, she never hurt a fly
19. at risk from/ of something: in danger of something unpleasant or harmful happening (đứng trước nguy cơ/ có nguy cơ)
Ex: We are at risk of war
20. be accused of something: bị tố cáo, bị buộc tội
Ex: He is accused of smuggling.
21. run wild: to grow or develop freely without any control
Ex: The ivy has run wild
22. protect so/st from/against st: bảo vệ ai/ cái gì khỏi/ chống lại cái gì
Ex: To balance the ecosystem, we must protect all the species from being hunted.
23. mate with: kết đôi với
Ex: Panda rarely mate with each other in captivity.
QUESTION
1. Discuss "Some amazing facts about the natural world"
2. Are you interested in wild animals? Why(not)?
3. Where is nature at its most beautiful – the mountains, oceans, deserts, beaches, space, or forests? Why do you think so?
4. How important is nature to you? Why?
5. What bad things are people doing to nature? What three things can you do today to help nature?
6. How are animals used for entertainment? What can happen to those animals?
7. Some people think that captive animals no longer have to struggle to survive in the wild, so they have a greater life. What do you think about that?
8. Should animals perform in circuses?
9. Which animals do you prefer: dogs or cats? Why?
10. What do you think about training dogs?
11. Do you think that dogs are the most loyal animals on Earth?
12. Do you think people should treat dogs as humans? Why/ Why not?
13. What make the dogs become important?
14. Why is it important to save endangered animals? Who should take responsibilities for endangered animal protection?
15. What should we do to protect endangered animals?
16. Why do animals become endangered?
17. Why do people hunt rare animals?
18. “Should we have zoos to protect endangered animals?
19. What are the most popular pets in your country? What animals would be your perfect pets? Why?
20. In your opinion, what are the disadvantages of having a pet?
21. What is the cutest animal you can think of?
22. Should pets be given as gifts?
23. What are threatening the animals mentioned in this picture?
24. How to protect endangered spieces?
25. How to help save endangered animals?
25. How to protect wild animals?
