Online Class Notes (George)[R]
Today we focused on:
we focused on reading and vovabularies
Reading
The Reading / Listening – Endangered Species – Level 6
CITES is an international treaty established in 1973 to protect endangered animals and plants. It has been signed by 182 different states, plus the European Union. There was not widespread agreement at the weekend’s meeting. The focus of the meeting was on protecting sharks. The number of sharks killed each year by commercial fishing is estimated at 100 million. One conservation group said this figure could be as high as 273 million. Forty countries disagreed that the mako shark was in danger. They argued that there was not enough evidence to show that the mako was disappearing as a result of fishing. The global shark fin market is estimated to be over $1.2 billion.
Vocabulary
vulnerable:
easy to get hurt or attacked
Momentum:
the power or force that keep something moving
ray :
convention : a large formal meeting
fin: a think part sticking out of the back of the fish
guitarfish :
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