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for mankind.T: Now let’s e to the text and look at the picture. Region :Galapagos Category :Tortoises Comments :This tortoise might have very well met Charles Darwin himself. They’ve been known to live up to about 160 years. Region :Galapagos Category :Tortoises Comments :These turtles are incredibly large and sometimes it’s hard to believe your eyes.Ss: It is a large tortoise.T: Find his name in the text quickly.Ss: Lonesome George.T: Good! Now please read the text, and do Ex 1.Step III Language AwarenessDeal with Ex 1.Ask students to read the article individually and do Ex 1. Check the answers with the whole class.Deal with Ex 2.Ask students to read the text again. Before answering the question in Ex 2, students will be asked to discuss the following questions. Show the following questions on the PowerPoint.1. Why is the tortoise called Lonesome George?2. What are the reasons?Three minutes later, check the answers. After some students present their answers, show the suggested answers on the PowerPoint.3. What did man do to help Lonesome George?Suggested answers:1. Because he is known to be the last surviving member of his subspecies.2. There are three reasons referred in the article. When it was realized that they could supply excellent meat for passing ships, the numbers began to decline. The goats destroyed the ecological balance on the islands and the livelihood of George’s clan. The tanker Jessica has leaked almost a million liters of oil into the sea.3. George was taken to the Charles Darwin Research Center on Santa Cruz island and provided with a harem from related subspecifies.T: Now discuss the question in Ex 2 in groups and five minutes later, I’ll ask some of you to present yo