Zoos are hugely popular attractions for adults and children alike. But are they actually a good thing?
Critics of zoos would argue that animals often suffer physically and mentally by being enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can't come close to matching the space, diversity, and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also causes much suffering by splitting up families. Some zoos make animals behave unnaturally: for example, marine parks often force dolphins and whales to perform tricks. These mammals may die decades earlier than their wild relatives, and some even try to commit suicide.
On the other hand, by bringing people and animals together, zoos have the potential to educate the public about conservation issues and inspire people to protect animals and their habitats. Some zoos provide a safe environment for animals which have been mistreated in circuses, or pets which have been abandoned. Zoos also carry out important research into subjects like animal behaviour and how to treat illnesses.
One of the most important modern functions of zoos is supporting international breeding programmes, particularly for endangered species. In the wild, some of the rarest species have difficulty in finding mates and breeding, and they might also be threatened by poachers, loss of their habitat and predators. A good zoo will enable these species to live and breed in a secure environment. In addition, as numbers of some wild species drop, there is an increased danger of populations becoming too genetically similar. Breeding programmes provide a safeguard: zoo-bred animals can be released into the wild to increase genetic diversity.
However, opponents of zoos say that the vast majority of captive breeding programmes do not release animals back into the wild. Surplus animals are sold not only to other zoos but also to circuses or hunting ranches in the US or South Africa, where some people are willing to pay a lot of money for the chance to kill an animal in a fenced enclosure. Often, these animals are familiar with humans and have very little chance of escaping.
So, are zoos good for animals or not? Perhaps it all depends on how well individual zoos are managed, and the benefits of zoos can surely outweigh their harmful effects. However, it is understandable that many people believe imprisoning animals for any reason is simply wrong.
Task 1 Find English equivalents to the following phrases:
-страждати фізично і психічно, будучи замкнутим
-змусити тварин поводитися неприродно
-просвіщати громадськість щодо питань збереження
-надихати людей захищати тварин та місця їх проживання
-забезпечити безпечне середовище для тварин
-провести важливі дослідження
-підтримка міжнародних племінних програм
-переваги зоопарків
-переважають шкідливий вплив
-ув'язнення тварин з будь-якої причини
Task 2: Answer the questions
1. Why are zoos popular?
2. What are the benefits of zoos?
3. What are their harmful effects?
4. So, are zoos good for animals or not?
Future Tenses Exercise
1.
The train __________ (to arrive) at 12:30.
2.
We __________ (to have) dinner at a seaside
restaurant on Sunday.
3.
It __________(to snow) in Brighton tomorrow
evening.
4.
On Friday at 8 o’clock I __________ (to meet) my
friend.
5.
Paul __________ (to fly) to London on Monday
morning.
6. Don't worry! I __________ (to drive) you to the station.
7.
The English lesson __________ (to start) at 8:45.
8.
Are you still writing your essay? If you __________
(to finish) by 4pm, we can go for a walk.
9.
I __________ (to see) my mother in April.
10.
Look at the clouds – it __________ (to rain) in a
few minutes.
11.
When they __________ (to get) married in March, they
__________ (to be) together for six years.
12.
You’re carrying a heavy bag. I __________ (to
open) the door for you.
13.
Do you think the teacher __________ (to mark) our
homework by Monday morning?
14.
When I __________ (to see) you tomorrow, I __________
(show) you my new book.
15.
After you __________ (to take) a nap,
you __________ (to feel) a lot better
16.
I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you
__________ (to finish) your work.
17.
I __________ (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner
shop when it __________ (to open).
18.
I __________ (to let) you know when the builders
__________ (to finish) decorating.
19.
Before we __________ (to start) our lesson, we
__________ (to have) a review.
20.
We __________ (to wait) in the shelter until the bus
__________ (to come).
21.
I think, Dr. Jones __________ (not be) back in the
clinic until 2pm.
22. By June I __________ (to live) in Brighton for four years.
23. I don’t think you __________ (to have) any problems when you _______ (to come) to Boston.
24.
She hopes she
__________ (to work) for this company next year.
25.
By the time we get home, they __________ (to play)
football for 30 minutes.
26.
In three years I probably__________ (to live) in
a different country.
27.
When you __________ (to get) off the train, I
__________ (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.
28. you _______ (to take) your children with you to France for autumn holidays?
29.
This time next week I __________ (ski) in Switzerland!
30.
Wait for me! I __________ (to come).
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