Unit 4 Wild animals Reading 1

some wild animals kangaroo bear giant panda squirrel dolphin tiger

Hello, everyone. I’m Xi Wang. Are you willing to make friends with me Hello, everyone. I’m Xi Wang. Are you willing to make friends with me? I hear there is a good place with many bamboo shoots and leaves in Yixing. They are my favourite.

bamboo leaves bamboos bamboo forest bamboo shoots

Enjoy a video The growth of Xi Wang

Reading time 1. Read Paragraphs1-3 with the tape. 2. Read Paragraphs1-3 by yourselves.

Paragraphs1--3: the growth of Xi Wang Time 10 days 4 months 6 months 8 months later 20 months Look like / a _______ ________ giant panda Weight Food and others go ______ her home look after ________ 1 day healthy a white mouse young 100 g 10 kg 35 kg Mum’s milk Mum’s milk bamboo shoots and leaves outside herself

a. She started to look after herself. c 1 day 10 days 4 months b d 6 months a. She started to look after herself. b. She was about 10 kilograms and started to go outside her home. c. She looked like a white mouse. d. She began to eat bamboo shoots and leaves. e. She weighed 100 grams. f. She weighed 35 kilograms. f 12 months a 20 months

Now, I’m very very sad. I like living in the forest Now, I’m very very sad. I like living in the forest. But I’m afraid of hunters. They killed my friends. I can’t survive in the wild. I’m also frightened of farmers. They…

giant pandas' problems hunters farmers people Paragraphs 4--6 If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur. hunters farmers If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live. people If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.

giant pandas' problems Paragraphs 4--6 Sadly, it is very difficult for giant pandas to survive ___________ because they will meet ___________________. For example, if hunters___________________________, they will ____________________________. If farmers ___________________________, they will ____________________________. If people ____________________________, they will ____________________________.

Xi Wang’s dream Please take actions at once. If human beings(人类) can get on well(相处好) with us, the world will become better and better.

Actions to protect Xi Wang: Paragraphs 7--8 1. make giant panda reserves bigger 2. build more reserves 3. encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves

The story of Xi Wang actions to protect pandas the growth of Xi Wang Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-3) actions to protect pandas Part 2 (Paragraphs 4-6) the growth of Xi Wang Part 3 (Paragraphs 7-8) the problems of pandas

What can we do for other animals like Xi Wang? Discussion What can we do for other animals like Xi Wang?

What can we do for other animals like Xi Wang? We mustn’t keep taking the land. We shouldn’t wear clothes made of fur. Let more people know that wild animals are in danger. …

Remember that we are a part of the food chain, so we are in danger, too. If we protect animals, we are protecting ourselves. food chain 食物链

Things for you to do: Tell Xi Wang’s problems to more people. Try to find out more actions to protect Xi Wang and other animals.

Thank you!

Many people lost their lives in Wenchuan Earthquake, but some survived.