8F Life lessons from Big cats

8F Life lessons from Big cats

by Richard PN

Open Ended

What kind of animals do you see in the photo?

Where do they live?

Open Ended

What else do you know about about these animals and their habitat?

​Study the vocabulary box and complete the paragraph with the correct word.

​collectively shared or done by a group of people

condone to allow (something that may be considered wrong) to continue crash to go down very suddenly and quickly

disrupt to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way pride a group of lions

revenue stream a flow of money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization

Fill in the Blanks

Africa’s big cats are endangered, and we are all (1) ______ responsible. Soon, the (2) _____ of lions may disappear. Because we (3) _______ hunting and other activities that put them at risk, their numbers have (4) ________ in the last 50 years. And it’s not only the big cats that are in danger—ecotourism brings in a large (5) _______ to Africa. If the cats disappear, so will the money and jobs.

​WHILE YOU WATCH

Watch the TED Talk. Select the main idea.​

Multiple Choice

Which is the main idea of the video?

• 1. It’s necessary to study big cats over many years.

• 2. If the big cats disappear, many other species may disappear.

• 3. Beverly and Dereck Joubert believe that big cats are beautiful.