B1 UNITS 1 and 2 CLIL

CLIL B1 Units
Technology
1 Work with a partner. Look at the photos of 2 Quickly read the text. Which statement best describes
the animals and discuss this question: what it is about?
Why do you think there are fewer and fewer of a Introducing technology to increase the number of
these animals remaining in our world today? endangered animals in the wild
b Preventing the illegal sale of animal body parts
c Using new methods to track criminals who exploit wildlife
It is estimated that 100,000,000 sharks

are killed each year for their fins.
HOW TECHNOLOGY
IS HELPING THE FIGHT In the last three years,
AGAINST ANIMAL CRIME

poachers have killed about
100,000 elephants.
We don’t only come across crime in the human world, 3 In some parts of the world, robotic animals
a growing number of people are exploiting the are used to trick poachers. This method has
endangered wildlife of our planet too. They are known already worked for criminals hunting deer, and
as poachers or animal traffickers and their criminal perhaps it could prove successful to use robotic
activity is threatening the survival of more and more of elephants and tigers too.
our animal population.
4 The DNA analysis of illegal animal goods,
Poachers focus on capturing or killing animals with like elephant ivory or shark fins, helps
body parts that are worth a lot of money – tiger skins investigators locate where they come from, and
and bones, rhino horns, shark fins or ivory from this can bring them closer to finding out who
elephants – and they sell these items illegally. the criminals are, therefore protecting these
Fortunately, we now live in a world that is making animals in the future.
use of technology more than ever, and there are some
5 Mobile apps like WILDSCAN now exist
excellent high-tech methods used to look for these
to help investigators keep track of animal
criminals and help combat animal crime.
trafficking by providing photos and information
1 Some endangered animals wear smart collars on wildlife in danger.
to track their movements. These collars have a GPS
These methods of technology are all making
system inside that tells investigators where the animal
improvements in the hunt for poachers and
is at any time, and therefore helps keep it safe from
with plenty of other techniques also in use, one
traffickers.
day animal crime can hopefully be stopped
2 High-tech flying devices called drones are altogether.
increasingly used to cover large and remote regions and
can help locate criminals illegally hunting wildlife in
these areas.
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CLIL B1 Units
3 Read the text again. Decide if the statements are PROJECT

True (T) or False (F).
1 Find out about another technology that is used to
1 A poacher is somebody who investigates help prevent animal crime. Describe the key features
a crime. T/F of the technology and how it works to protect
2 The increase in animal trafficking is wildlife. Present the information to the class.
resulting in more endangered wildlife. T/F 2 Research an endangered animal and include ways in
3 New technology methods are helping which technology is used to help protect the animal
criminals sell animal body parts illegally. T/F in the wild. Present the information to the class.
4 Some traffickers are using smart collars
to find out the location of animals. T/F
5 A robot of a tiger could be used in A VOCABULARY FOCUS
the future to help combat animal crime. T/F
combat [v]: fight, prevent
6 Investigators can use DNA analysis and mobile
endangered [adj]: when something risks disappearing
apps to collect more evidence on criminals. T/F
exploit [v]: treat somebody/something unfairly to
benefit others.
4 Write the correct method of technology. fin [n]: thin flat part sticking out from the body of a fish.
1 something an animal wears around its neck to keep high-tech [adj]: the most modern or advanced of
it safer: technology.
horn [n]: hard pointed part growing out of an animal’s
2 a device that can locate poachers from the sky: head.
illegal [adj]: not allowed
ivory [n]: the bone that an elephant’s tusks are made of.
3 investigators analyse this to find out where illegal
poacher [n]: somebody who illegally catches or kills
animal goods come from:
animals.
survival [n]: trying to live in very difficult conditions.
4 an animal that isn’t real:
threaten [v]: cause harm to somebody or something.
trafficker [n]: somebody who buys and sells things
illegally.
5 Work with a partner and discuss the questions.
1 How important do you think technology is in
protecting endangered animals?
2 In what way can satellite cameras help stop poaching?
?
? DID YOU KNOW?
?
Thanks to some technology tests using drones in
?
an important wildlife area in Kenya, poaching has
reduced by 96%.
The West African giraffe is a success story for

endangered animals – about 15 years ago there
were only 50 of them left in the world, but this has
increased to 200 today partly thanks to the use of
smart collars that some of the animals now wear to
protect them from poachers.
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It is estimated that 100,000,000 sharks

AGAINST ANIMAL CRIME

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3 Read the text again. Decide if the statements are PROJECT

The West African giraffe is a success story for

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