Class, Going on Safari

 By Nate Feldman

Warm-up activity:

“What comes to mind when you hear the word safari?”

“Where can you go on a safari?”

“What animals might you see?”

Vocabulary: 

🦏 1. Endangered (adjective)

Meaning: In danger of becoming extinct; at risk of disappearing forever.
Example: Pandas are endangered animals because there are only a few left in the wild.
Synonyms: at risk, threatened
Antonym: safe

Practice:
➡️ Name two animals you know that are endangered.

🦣 2. Extinct (adjective)

Meaning: No longer existing; all members of a species have died.
Example: Dinosaurs are extinct.
Synonyms: vanished, gone
Antonym: alive

Practice:
➡️ What would happen if tigers became extinct?

🦌 3. Poaching (noun)

Meaning: The illegal hunting, capturing, or killing of wild animals.
Example: Poaching elephants for their tusks is a serious problem in Africa.
Synonyms: illegal hunting, trapping

Practice:
➡️ Why do you think people try to stop poaching?

🧭 4. Tourism (noun)

Meaning: The business or activity of people traveling for pleasure.
Example: Wildlife tourism brings visitors to national parks to see animals in their natural habitats.
Synonyms: travel, sightseeing

Practice:
➡️ What kinds of tourism are popular in your country?

💪 5. Motivation (noun)

Meaning: The reason or desire that makes someone want to do something.
Example: Her motivation for studying hard was to become a veterinarian.
Synonyms: drive, incentive, reason

Practice:
➡️ What is your motivation for learning English?

💧 6. A Drinking Hole (noun phrase)

Meaning: A place where animals go to drink water; also called a watering hole.
Example: Lions often wait near a drinking hole to hunt for prey.
Synonyms: watering place, pond, waterhole

Practice:
➡️ Why are drinking holes important for animals in the wild?

⛺ 7. A Tent (noun)

Meaning: A portable shelter made of fabric and poles, used for camping.
Example: We slept in a tent during our safari trip.
Synonyms: shelter, camp shelter

Practice:
➡️ Have you ever slept in a tent? Where would you like to go camping?

Matching:

1. Tent                    a. A shelter for camping
2. Poaching            b. The illegal hunting of animals
3. Motivation         c. A reason for doing something
4. Extinct               d. No longer existing
5. Drinking hole     e. A place where animals drink water

6. Tourism              f. Traveling for pleasure

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