Animals in the wild Unit 4 Giant panda Reading I Jenny Zhang October 27,2006 NSFZ Xincheng Junior School

Riddles giraffe I am very tall. I eat leaves on trees. I have only seven bones in my long neck. My tongue can touch my ears. Who am I? giraffe

camel I am very tall. I live in dry places. I can help people to carry heavy things. Each of our eyes has three eyelids. I can walk very fast in deserts without having water for a long time. Who am I? camel

tortoise I have very soft bodies. I carry my home everywhere. When somebody touches me, My neck, my arms and my tail will draw back into my home. I like eating fish, shrimp, meat and so on. I can live up to 150 years old. Who am I? tortoise

polar bear I live in a place that always has snow and ice. My fur is white and thick. Fish are my favourite thing to eat. To walk in the snow, I need big feet. In winter,I sleep all day and night. I’m big and strong and I like to fight. My babies are called cubs and when they’re young they are small. But they soon grow up and become very tall! Who am I? polar bear

tiger I live in the forest. I have a big nose, a long tail and four strong legs. I like to eat meat and I have sharp teeth. My fur is orange and black. If you meet me in the forest, you should run away! Some hunters hunt me for my fur and bones. Who am I? tiger

blue whale I have beautiful blue skin, and no part of my body is thin. I’m not a fish and I breathe air. I don’t have much hair. I am the world’s largest animal and I live in the sea. Some men want to catch me for my meat. I have huge fins. I never walk so I don’t need feet. Who am I? blue whale

giant panda I am very fat. My fur is black and white. I look like a bear but I am not a bear. When I was born, I was as little as a mouse. Many people think I am lovely. I like eating bamboo shoots and leaves. I am the national animal in China. Who am I? giant panda

My name is xiao xiong . I want to tell you my story.

I was born in Sichuan Province two years ago I was born in Sichuan Province two years ago. I was just like a mouse at that time.

When I was four months old, I became strong.

When I was six months old, I could eat bamboo shoots and leaves.

But later I couldn’t find any food because some people cut down the trees.

I got nothing and I was very hungry and tired I got nothing and I was very hungry and tired. Suddenly two men caught me and wanted to kill me for my fur.

When I was afraid, my dear policemen saved me.

Some doctors looked me over and took care of me.

From then on, I have a happy life with people. We are good friends.

Help!!! But my brothers and sisters are in danger now. They have not enough food and some people want to kill them. Please Help us giant pandas.

Word match: survive fur bamboo shoots forests protect encourage reserves stay alive giant panda’s favourite food thick hair of animals keep ··· safe from danger large areas of land with trees special areas for wild animals support

Jigsaw Reading Group 1: Paragraph 1-3 Group 2: Paragraph 4-6

Find the main ideas: Paragraph 1: something about Xi Wang the growth of Xi Wang Paragraph 4-6: the problems of pandas Paragraph 7-8: take actions to protect pandas

Age weight Appearance food activity 1day 10days 4 months 6 months Mother’s milk 100 grams A white mouse Start to go outside her home 10 kilograms Bamboo shoots, leaves 35 kilograms Healthy,Young giant panda Look after herself

new-born baby like a mouse 100 grams 4 months old, drink mother’s milk, 10 kilograms 6 months old, eat bamboo shoots and leaves

12 months old a healthy young panda weigh 35 kilograms 20 months old look after herself

What problems may Xi Wang have in the future? 1. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur. 2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live. 3. When mothers leave baby pandas alone, people will take them away.

1.We should make giant panda reserves bigger. 2.Build more reserves. Protecting giant pandas Actions: 1.We should make giant panda reserves bigger. 2.Build more reserves. 3.Farmers should leave the giant panda reserves. 4.And people should not take the baby pandas away.

Listen to the tape 1. T or F 2.Questions.

F T ( ) 1 When the writer saw Xi Wang, F True (T) or false (F) ( ) 1 When the writer saw Xi Wang, she weighed only 10 kilograms. ( ) 2 When she went outside for the first time, she started to eat bamboo shoots and leaves. ( ) 3 Eight months later, she weighed 35 kilograms. F F T

T T F ( ) 4.Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk for up to 14 hours a day at the beginning. ( ) 5. Farmers kill giant panda for their fur. ( ) 6. Making bigger reserves for giant pandas will help to protect them. T F T

Question 1 At birth, how much did it weigh? 100 grams.

Question 2 What did she look like when she was 10 days old? A white mouse.

Question 3 When she was 4 months old how heavy was she? What did she start to do? 10 kilograms, she started to go outside her home for the first time.

Question 4 When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves? At six months.

Question 5 Her mother’s milk. For up to 14 hours a day. (1)Before this, what did she live on? Her mother’s milk. (2)How long did she drink her mother’s milk a day? For up to 14 hours a day.

Question 6 How heavy was she when she was one year old? 35 kilograms

Question 7 At the age of 20 months old, what did she have to do? Why? Look after herself. Her mother had another baby.

Read the report loudly together, then answer: What’s the purpose (目的)of this report? Take actions to protect giant pandas.

danger Fill in the blanks: survive fur reserves wild Giant pandas are in _________. We must help them __________. Hunters should not kill giant pandas for their ________. Farmers should not work in giant panda _________ . When mother pandas leave baby pandas in the _______, people should not take them away. survive fur reserves wild

Pandas’ ideal home Discuss: What can we do? Wolong Reserve

As a middle school student, can you think of some good ideas to protect pandas?

we students buy clothes made of panda fur eat panda meat give money to panda reserves make advertisements on TV or on the internet to protect ask people to help …… We should (not) … We ’re friends! I like you!

Not only pandas, but also many other animals are in danger Not only pandas, but also many other animals are in danger. Can you tell me what they are?

Let’s do everything we can to help these animals!

Homework: 2. Try to retell the report. 1.Read the report loudly. 2. Try to retell the report. 3. Underline language points and difficult points. 4.Try to search other articles about wild animals.

Goodbye Thanks a lot