72 Unit 05 | Caring for our world What is your opinion on conservation efforts such as the one for pandas? Write a PEEL paragraph of around 120 words. See Writing coach, PEEL, p. 165. Share your paragraphs in class, get feedback and create an improved version to hand in to your teacher. Do one of these research tasks and then share your findings in class. 1 D o some research on Austrian zoos. How many pandas are there? What other animals can you find there? How do these zoos promote wildlife conservation? What could be improved? 2 T here have been many initiatives to introduce wolves back into the wild in several European countries, such as Germany, Austria or France. Do some research on one of these projects. Expand your vocabulary: Adjective connotations Adjectives can inspire a positive or negative feeling about a topic. This is called ‘connotation’. Sort the following adjectives from the article into three groups: Do they have a positive, negative or neutral connotation? Sometimes more than one answer is possible. WRITING 9 a b SPEAKING 10 LANGUAGE 11 a Watch the news clip on brown bear conservation efforts in Slovenia and take notes on the questions below. 1 How many brown bears live in Slovenia? 2 How do the bears affect the forest? 3 What does the person interviewed do for a living? 4 Who looks after the bears? 5 How are possible problems with bears dealt with? 6 What is special about the rubbish collection? LISTENING + VIEWING 13 04 Copy the adjectives into your notebook, then go through the article and add the noun or noun phrase they are used with. Example: beloved conservation icon. Tense revision Find an example of each of the following tenses in the article. Explain the meaning in the context of the article. Example: present simple: ‘pandas are loved by everyone’ – a generally true statement. b LANGUAGE 12 a beloved b controversial c countless d cuddly e distinctive f endangered g hefty h indigenous i lovable j lucrative k sustainable l threatened m tireless n unique o welcome a present perfect simple b present perfect continuous c past perfect passive d your choice Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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