Spotlight 10 ''Loggerhead sea turtles''

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Loggerhead sea turtles

Objectives

Vocabulary: animals

Reading: an article (comprehension questions)

Skill ― reading for specific information

Writing: a short article about an endangered species in your country

action – действие, мера,

artificial - искусственный,

hatch - вылупляться,

human activity – деятельность человека,

increasingly – всё больше и больше, увеличивающийся

nest - гнездо,

newly-born - новорожденный,

protect - защищать,

protection - защита,

rare - редкий,

society - общество,

sunbather - загорающий,

territory - территория,

volunteer - волонтёр,

die out – вымирать, постепенно исчезать,

do my best – делать всё возможное

lay eggs – откладывать яйца,

make a difference – делать мир лучше,

under threat – под угрозой,

panda - панда,

whale - кит,

tiger - тигр,

elephant - слон,

gorilla - горилла,

turtle – морская черепаха,

passenger - пассажир,

vendor – уличный торговец,

damage - вред,

check out - проверять

Defining words in bold using a

dictionary/recalling information

Extinct

Under threat

Newly-born

Artificial

human activity

Lay

Protection

Rare

Hatch

Territory

Volunteers

Nests

Compose phrases and translate them:

• Loss of
• May be
• Under
• Human
• Increasingly
• Territory
• Terrible
• Artificial
• Rare
• Way to

• the sea
• threat
• popular
• sunbathers
• species
• damage
• light
• activity
• extinct
• habitat

Reading for specific information

Read the text p.59

Loggerhead sea turtles are found in coastal tropical and subtropical waters.

They live in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.

Loggerheads are a warm water species, and are rarely seen in water lower than 50ºF .

These turtles are named the loggerhead because of their wide skull.

This species is also the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world.

The adult turtles are protected from predators by their shells, large size and thick scaly skin on their heads and necks.

Sea turtles spend almost all their lives submerged but must breathe air for the oxygen.

Turtles can rest or sleep underwater for several hours.

They are slower than many other species of sea turtles .

Loggerheads eat jellyfishes, pteropods, floating mollusks, floating egg clusters, squids and flying fishes.

Adult loggerheads have reddish-brown shells and will stay with them throughout their lives .

The hatchling turtles emerge at night. The light reflected off the water from the sky guides them to the sea. These days, car headlights, street lamps, or lights on buildings near the beach cause some hatchlings to travel in the wrong direction.

Sea turtles are endangered and need our help!

Answer the questions

based on the text:

• Why are beaches important for sea turtles?
• What do the young turtles find when they hatch from their eggs?
• How can people help protect the loggerhead sea turtles?

Protect and enjoy this beauty!

Collecting information/researching/

writing an article(using the Internet)

• Name and type of species;
• Habitat;
• Threat(s);
• What measures are taken for saving this anima l?

Polar Bears

The polar bear is an endangered species in Russia. It is a member of the bear family. It lives in the Artic region around the North Pole, which covers five countries: Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Greenland, and Norway.

It lives and hunts on the ice surrounding the North Pole. In Russia, polar bears can be found in Siberia. There are about 20,000 in the world still in the wild.

Polar bears are endangered because their habitat is melting. In addition , they are under threat from illegal hunters who kill them for their valuable furs.

Canada, the USA, Denmark, Norway and Russia have signed an agreement to protect them and their habitat.

Can you explain these words?

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