| Step 2 Listen and read. Then act out similar dialogues. (Track 24 CD2) Refer the pupils to the dialogue. Play the CD.The pupils listen and follow along. Pause the CD for the pupils to repeat, chorally and/or individually. Refer the pupils to the pictures and elicit the names of the animals and what the pupils know about them. Read aloud the fact files.The pupils, in pairs, act out similar dialogues using the information in the fact files. Go around the classroom providing any necessary help. Ask some pairs to come to the front of the classroom and act out their dialogues. If you wish, write the following on the board so the pupils can refer to it while they are completing the activity. A: Look at these amazing .... Where do ... live? B: They live in .... Did you know they are in danger? A: Really? Why? B: Because.... A: That's a shame. We must do something to protect them! Suggested answer key A: Look at these amazing chimpanzees. Where do chimpanzees live? B: They live in the jungle. Did you know they are in danger? A: Really? Why? B: Because people hunt them or sell them as pets. A: That's a shame. We must do something to protect them! Read and circle. Then listen and check. (Track 25 CD2) Explain the activity. Go through the sentences and elicit/explain any unknown words. Play the CD. The pupils listen and circle the correct words. Check their answers. AUDIOSCRIPT So that was the news at five o'clock. Anyway, I hope you are all listening because here are some rainforest facts. More than 50% of the world's animals live in rainforests. That's a lot! There aren't any rainforests in Antarctica because it's always very cold. The largest rainforest is the Amazon rainforest in South America. Rainforests give us oxygen. That's why we must protect them. Today, rainforests are slowly getting smaller because people are cutting down the trees. We must save our rainforests... Extension activity (Optional) Ask the pupils to write guestions based on sentences 1 -5.Then the pupils, in pairs, ask and answer questions. Go around the class providing any necessary help. Ask some pairs to report back to the class. Read aloud the title of the poster and have a class discussion about why we must save the rainforests. Read the instructions and explain the activity. Allow the pupils some time to prepare their posters. Ask individual pupils to present their poster to the class. Design your own Save the rainforests! poster. Present it to the class. Save the rainforests! Rainforests give us oxygen and many of the v animals live there. We must do something to p them! |