## Introduction

Introduction - Declining elephant numbers
In this next lesson, we look at the status of animals.

We are going to look at the decline of animal species. Whilst many animal species are endangered, a regulatory body assigns more precise conservation statutes to them. For example, some species are in danger of extinction or threatened whilst others are in a ‘critical’ category.
This means that they are all threatened but at different levels. We look at some animals in these categories and then we move on to the involvement of famous people, or celebrities to help save these animals.
Does the involvement of these famous people make a difference?

​This lesson contains 4 steps and an evaluation.
Work them through step by step.

Step | Activity |
|  | Introduction | Find out what you already know.
Step 1 |  | Speaking | Read about conservation status of animals. Tick aspects. Do an exercise about the conversation status. Discuss questions with a classmate.
Step 2 |  | Reading | Decide if sentences are true or false. Read an article about Declining Elephant Numbers. Read the speech of Prince William. Answer questions. Study the checklist for giving a speech.
Step 3 |  | Words | Complete the table with verb, noun, adjective or adverb form of a word. Complete the text using correct form of words.
Step 4 |  | Task | Choose an animal and research some information about it. Make use of the five 5 points.
|  | Evaluation | Reflecting on what you have learned.

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