The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Elephants are in danger. Many elephants in Africa are dying. People kill them and sell the ivory from their tusks. The USA wants to stop this. On Thursday, the USA burnt 6,000 kilograms of ivory. The USA told people to stop killing elephants. This is difficult to stop. The USA will give $1 million to catch a group that sells ivory.

Conservationists (people who want to protect animals) say elephant killers must not make money. A conservation group said it is important to stop people selling ivory. If no one sells it, elephants will live. The world banned selling and buying ivory in 1989. This has helped elephants, but the world needs to do more.

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Sources
  • http://www.voanews.com/content/authorities-crush-ivory-anti-poaching-message/1790646.html
  • http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/15/us-officials-crush-6-tons-illegal-ivory-to-send-global-anti-poaching-message/
  • http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ivory-destroy-20131114,0,3214835.story


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Elephants are

a.

them

2.

Many elephants in Africa

b.

to stop

3.

People kill

c.

stop this

4.

sell the ivory

d.

6,000 kg of ivory

5.

The USA wants to

e.

in danger

6.

the USA burnt

f.

that sells ivory

7.

This is difficult

g.

are dying

8.

catch a group

h.

from their tusks


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

people who want to protect

a.

selling ivory

2.

elephant killers must not make

b.

group

3.

A conservation

c.

do more

4.

it is important to stop people

d.

money

5.

If no one sells it,

e.

and buying ivory

6.

The world banned selling

f.

helped elephants

7.

This has

g.

animals

8.

the world needs to

h.

elephants will live

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Elephants (1) ___________________. Many elephants in Africa are dying. People kill them and (2) ___________________ from their tusks. The USA (3) ___________________ this. On Thursday, the USA (4) ___________________ kilograms of ivory. The USA told (5) ___________________ killing elephants. This is difficult to stop. The USA will give $1 million (6) ___________________ that sells ivory.

Conservationists (people who (7) ___________________ animals) say elephant (8) ___________________ make money. A conservation group said (9) ___________________ to stop people selling ivory. (10) ___________________, elephants will live. The world banned (11) ___________________ ivory in 1989. This has helped elephants, but the (12) ___________________ do more.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Elephantsareindanger.ManyelephantsinAfricaaredying.Peoplekill
themandselltheivoryfromtheirtusks.TheUSAwantstostopthis.OnT
hursday,theUSAburnt6,000kilogramsofivory.TheUSAtoldpeoplet
ostopkillingelephants.Thisisdifficulttostop.TheUSAwillgive$1milli
ontocatchagroupthatsellsivory.Conservationists(peoplewhowant
toprotectanimals)sayelephantkillersmustnotmakemoney.Aconse
rvationgroupsaiditisimportanttostoppeoplesellingivory.Ifnoonese
llsit,elephantswilllive.Theworldbannedsellingandbuyingivoryin19
89.Thishashelpedelephants,buttheworldneedstodomore.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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c)

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d)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about elephants for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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