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Unit: Animals & Wildlife • Lesson 1 of 6 (20 mins)

🐾 Animals and Wildlife

Master 10 key B2 wildlife terms, essential ecological collocations, and fluent pronunciation patterns.

📋 How to Use This Lesson

🧑‍🏫 For Teachers

1. Allocate roughly 20 minutes for direct vocabulary study and structured task completion.

2. Direct learners to review autonomous feedback checks via the embedded answer key.

🎒 For Learners

1. Study the word table carefully, paying close attention to collocations and memory tips.

2. Complete the 16 practice exercises and record your voice in the shadowing section.

📖 Vocabulary Reference Table

10 Target Items

Review definitions, derivative forms, natural collocations, and memory hooks before attempting the practice tasks.

Word	Meaning	Common Collocations	Word Forms	Example Sentence	Memory Tip
🌿 Group 1: Animals in Nature
species	A set of animals or plants sharing similar characteristics and able to breed together.	endangered species, rare species, invasive species	–	Over a hundred rare species live within this rainforest reserve.	Sounds like "specific" kind of living thing.
predator	An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals for survival.	apex predator, natural predator, fierce predator	predatory (adj)	Lions are the primary apex predator across the savannah.	Think of a hunter ready to "pounce" on targets.
prey	An animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal.	fall prey to, easy prey, stalk prey	–	Small rodents often fall prey to owls and foxes.	Spell with "e" — the victim that might "pray" for escape!
migrate	To travel from one region or habitat to another according to the seasons.	migrate south, migrate annually	migration (n), migratory (adj)	Swallows migrate south before the harsh winter begins.	Picture birds flying south in a V: they move to a new place for the season.
⚠️ Group 2: Danger
habitat	The natural home or environment in which an animal or plant lives.	natural habitat, habitat loss, destroy habitat	–	Logging operations are destroying the natural habitat of wild primates.	Sounds like "inhabit" — the place creatures inhabit.
extinct	No longer in existence; having died out completely.	become extinct, face extinction, drive to extinction	extinction (n)	The dodo bird became extinct several centuries ago.	Like "extinguished" flame or an "exit" forever.
endangered	Seriously at risk of disappearing and becoming extinct.	critically endangered, endangered animals, endangered wildlife	endanger (v)	The mountain gorilla is classified as an endangered mammal.	Put IN-DANGER = endangered.
🌱 Group 3: Looking After Nature
ecosystem	A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.	fragile ecosystem, marine ecosystem, balance the ecosystem	–	Pollution disrupts the delicate balance of the river ecosystem.	Eco (environment) + System (interconnected network).
conservation	The protection and preservation of wildlife and natural resources.	wildlife conservation, conservation project, conservation effort	conserve (v), conservationist (n)	The zoo runs an international conservation project for snow leopards.	Relates to "preserve" and "serve" nature by protecting it.
pollinate	To transfer pollen from an anther to the stigma of a plant so seeds can develop.	pollinate flowers, naturally pollinate, cross-pollinate	pollination (n), pollinator (n)	Bumblebees pollinate thousands of fruit trees every single spring.	Pollen carrier: bees delivering yellow dust to flowers.

SECTION 3

Practice Suite (16 Questions)

Work through all four practice tasks below to test your mastery of collocations, definitions, and word forms.

🧩 Part A: Collocation Matrix

Select the matching active verb for each noun phrase

1. Which verb completes the collocation: “___ the natural habitat”?

____ borrow (borrow the natural habitat) ____ destroy (destroy the natural habitat) ____ pollinate (pollinate the natural habitat)

2. Which verb completes the collocation: “___ prey to”?

____ jump (jump prey to) ____ make (make prey to) ____ fall (fall prey to)

3. Which verb completes the collocation: “___ extinction”?

____ face (face extinction) ____ spend (spend extinction) ____ migrate (migrate extinction)

4. Which verb completes the collocation: “___ rare flowers”?

____ catch (catch rare flowers) ____ pollinate (pollinate rare flowers) ____ migrate (migrate rare flowers)

📝 Part B: Contextual Gap-Fills

Use the word bank chips to complete each sentence

ecosystem species migrate predator

5. Monarch butterflies journey thousands of miles when they ___ south for the winter season.

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6. The polar bear is the undisputed apex ___ of the frozen Arctic ice shelves.

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7. Rising sea temperatures threaten the delicate balance of the Great Barrier Reef's marine ___.

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8. Scientists in Madagascar recently cataloged a brand-new ___ of nocturnal lemur.

____

🎯 Part C: Choose the Best Word

Pick the word with the most accurate ecological meaning

9. Deforestation leaves many forest mammals without their natural ___.

____ species ____ pollinator ____ habitat

10. Once the last individual of a creature dies, the entire species is declared ___.

____ extinct ____ dead ____ gone

11. A weak young zebra was isolated from the herd and fell ___ to a pack of hyenas.

____ predator ____ prey ____ target

12. Commercial expansion and illegal poaching will seriously ___ the survival of wild tigers.

____ bother ____ disturb ____ endanger

🔄 Part D: Word Formation

Use the exact authorized derivative form from the word table

13. Geese and storks follow long-distance ___ routes across continents each autumn. (MIGRATE)

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14. Unregulated hunting drove the passenger pigeon to total ___ by the early 20th century. (EXTINCT)

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15. Without successful ___ by insects, many fruit-bearing plants cannot reproduce. (POLLINATE)

____

16. Jane Goodall is celebrated internationally as a passionate wildlife ___. (CONSERVATION)

____

🎙️

Shadowing

Listen to each natural model via the 🔊 button, match the stress and intonation, and record your pronunciation.

A Key Collocations (4 Drills)

Collocation 1

natural habitat

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Collocation 2

apex predator

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Collocation 3

fall prey to

[Bài tập luyện nói]

____

Collocation 4

cross-pollinate crops

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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B Short Sentences (4 Drills)

Sentence 1

Many bird species migrate every winter.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Sentence 2

Polar bears stalk their icy prey.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Sentence 3

The dodo bird became extinct quickly.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Sentence 4

Bees pollinate bright wild flowers.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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C Complex Sentences (2 Drills)

Long Sentence 1

If human activity destroys their natural habitat, rare species quickly face extinction.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Long Sentence 2

Conservationists work hard to protect fragile ecosystems.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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D Pronunciation Spotlight: Target Terms

Word 1 /ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm/

ecosystem

Notice the primary stress on the first syllable: EE-co-sys-tem.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Word 2 /ɪnˈdeɪndʒəd/

endangered

Stress falls on the second syllable: en-DAN-gered.

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Animals and Wildlife

🐾 Animals and Wildlife

📋 How to Use This Lesson

📖 Vocabulary Reference Table

Practice Suite (16 Questions)

🧩 Part A: Collocation Matrix

📝 Part B: Contextual Gap-Fills

🎯 Part C: Choose the Best Word

🔄 Part D: Word Formation

Shadowing

A Key Collocations (4 Drills)

B Short Sentences (4 Drills)

C Complex Sentences (2 Drills)

D Pronunciation Spotlight: Target Terms

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