LISTENING
Before you listen
Work in pairs. Name some national parks in Vietnam. (Làm việc theo cặp. Tên một số vườn quốc gia ở việt Nam.)
-  Cuc Phuong National Park
-   Cat Tien National Park
-   Bach Ma National Park
While you listen
Task 1. Listen to the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) Or false (F). (Nghe đoạn văn và quyết định các báo cáo sau đây là đúng (T) hoặc sai (F).)
Click tại đây để nghe:

1. National parks protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land.           T
2. They usually contain a variety of scenic features.                         F
3. All national parks are in danger of being destroyed.                       T
4. Large areas of national parks can be destroved by fire.                  T
5. Visitors do not help to preserve and protect national parks.            T
TAPESCRIPT
In many parts of the United States, large areas of land have been made into national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land. Naiional parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains, caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. Today, there are 52 national parks in the United States, covering approximately 3 per cent of the total land area of the country. National parks are open to the public and have millions of visitors every year.

Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed. Rare animals in national parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cut down for wood. Large areas of national parks also have experience of being on fire fires caused by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming the parks due to the pollution from their vehicles.
If these problems are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough money for the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources, many national parks will be completely destroyed.
Task 2. Listen again and answer the questions. (Lắng nghe một lần nữa và trả lời các câu hỏi.)
Click tại đây để nghe:

1. How many national parks are there in the United States?
—   > There are 52 national parks in the United States.
2. How many people visit national parks every year?
—> Millions of people visit national parks every year.
3. Can you name some problems which national parks are facing currently?
—> - Rare animals are killed or hunted for fur.
-   Trees are cut down for wood.
-   Forest fires.
-   Pollution from visitors’ vehicles.
4. What should be done to protect them?
—> Rare animals and trees should be protected.
Fires caused by careless people should be limited.
Pollution from their vehicles should be decreased.
Money should be raised for the parks' staff and maintenance of their sources.
AFTER YOU LISTEN
Work in groups. Summarize The passage, using the information in Tasks 1 and 2. (Làm việc theo nhóm. Tóm tắt đoạn văn, bằng cách sử dụng các thông tin trong Tasks 1 và 2.)
Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
National parks are to protect and preserve the natural beauty of land. They contain a variety of scenic features. There are 52 national parks in the USA and millions of people visit it every year. Many national parks are in danger of being destroyed. If their problems are not solved, they will be destroyed completely.