HUE UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

READING 3

Course instructor: Pham Thi Diem Trang, M.A

UNIT 6: WHAT IS ECOTOURISM?
 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be
able to:
• Make and confirm predictions
• Identify main ideas; identify different types of
supporting details
• Scan a text to locate specific information
• Follow a chronological sequence in a reading
• Categorize information from two texts
1. meteorologist [,mi:tjə'rɔlədʒist] (n)
2. astronomer [əs'trɔnəmə] (n)
3. biologist [bai'ɔlədʒist] (n)
4. botanist ['bɔtənist] (n)
5. geologist [dʒi'ɔlədʒist] (n)
6. psychologist [sai'kɔlədʒist] (n)
7. have an interest in doing s.th
8. to be concerned about s.th
9. protect s.o / s.th from s.o / s.th
10. stop s.o from doing s.th
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the oldest (p. 1)
view (p. 2)
harsh (p. 2)

research projects (p. 5)

plants and animals (p. 5)
animal and plant life (p. 5)
The writer wants Antarctica to be closed to tourists (p.1)

Psychologists study how people behave when they live (p.2)

and work together in such a remote location.
Oil spills in Antarctica have killed penguins and (p.3)
destroyed scientific projects

Tour companies may not be concerned about the (p.4)

environment of Antarctica

If we don’t protect Antarctica from tourism , there (p.5)

may be serious consequences for us all
7. We know from past experience that when things get
balanced, harmful changes can occur.
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We know from past experience that when things
(p.5)
_______________________________________________
get unbalanced, harmful changes can occur
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* VOCABULARY
1. iceberg (n)
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2. glacier (n)
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3. crushed ice (n)
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4. frozen sea (n)
Discuss the questions with the class.
1. How did the writer feel about her trip? What
adjectives describe her emotions?

2. What opinion does the writer have about tourism

in Antarctica? How do you know?
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 HOMEWORK

• Choose one of the question. Discuss your ideas

in Unit 6_Discussion in LMS
• Prepare the Reading exercises in Unit 7 of
Northstar Reading & Writing 3 (p.154-p.164) for
the next periods
• Submit 2 readings related to the topic of the unit
in Unit 6_Self-study
• Do Reading exercises and Achievement test in
Practice.