1. 6 Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all. 世界自然基金会

2. I am a panda. I will tell you my story. I live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. I like to have a walk and sleep. I feed on bamboo. I am the National Treasure( 国宝 ).

3. Watch a video and answer a question. How many kinds of animals are mentioned ( 提到 ) in the passage ？ What are they? Three.They are pandas,tigers and elephants.

4. a) Nature parks for pandas b) WWF and animas in danger c) The panda’s home d) An animal in danger 2 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs. Tips:Read quickly and pay attention to the key words( 关键词 ).

5. 1__________ Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the wild today. Zoos and research centers are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live. d(An animal in danger)

6. 2_________ Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home. And there are not many pandas left. 3_________ In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed c(The panda’s home) a(Nature parks for pandas )

7. the pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks. 4_______ The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) wants to protect all animals. And it chose the panda to be its symbol. We do not want to lose tigers, elephants or any other animals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all. b(WWF and animals in danger)

8. Read the passage aloud. Read it beautifully and pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.

9. Careful reading. 1.How many pandas are there in the world? 2. “In order to protect pandas in the wild,the government is building nature parks and making other plans.” 请在文中找出与该句意思相近的一句。 3. “ 自然公园占地面积会很大，会有更多的竹子用于 喂养大熊猫。 ” 请在文中找出与该句的对应的英文。 4. “Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks. ” 请将该句翻译为汉语。 5. “ We do not want to lose tigers,elephants or any other animals,so the WWF is working hard to save them all.”What does “them”refer to( 指代 )?

10. 1.How many pandas are there in the world? There are about 1,940 pandas in the world. (about 1,600 in the wild and 340 in zoos and research centres) 2. “In order to protect pandas in the wild,the government is building nature parks and making other plans.” 请在文中找出与该句意 思相近的一句。 In order to protect pandas in the wild,the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans.

11. 3. “ 自然公园占地面积会很大，会有更多的竹子用 于喂养大熊猫。 ” 请在文中找出与该句对应的英 文。 The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas. 4. “Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks. ” 请将该句翻译为汉语。 在动物园里出生的大熊猫也可能回到自然公园里 去生活。 5. “ We do not want to lose tigers,elephants or any other animals,so the WWF is working hard to save them all.” What does “them”refer to? All the animals in danger.

12. 1.Why are scientists doing a lot of research? 2.Why is the government setting up nature parks? 3. What did the WWF choose to be its symbol? 4.Why is the WWF working hard? Read the passage carefully and answer four questions. Scientists do a lot of research_________________ __________________________________________ The government is setting up nature parks _________________________________________ The WWF chose the panda_________________ The WWF is working hard _________________________________________ to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live. to protect pandas in the wild. to be its symbol. to save them all./ to save all the animals. Tips:Read carefully and pay attention to the words you have known and the example.

13. Sum up We can use a word map to sum up the passage.

14. Writing 5 Answer the questions about pandas according to the passage. 1 What is the animal? 2 Where does it live? 3 What does it feed on? 4 Why is it in danger? 5 What can we do to save it?

15. Problems Details( 细节 ) What is the animal? Where does it live? What does it feed on? Why is it in danger? What can we do to save it? The panda./Pandas. It lives/They live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. It feeds/They feed on bamboo. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The bamboo forests are getting smaller. The government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans to protect pandas.

16. 6 Write a passage about pandas. Use your answers in the table to help you. Pandas live in the forests and mountains of southwest China. They feed on bamboo. However,they are in danger and the situation is getting very difficult. First, pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. Second, the bamboo forests are getting smaller. So the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans to protect pandas.As a student,we can make animal posters and stop buying things made of animals to protect animals.

17. several kinds of animals in danger in China

18. Problems Details( 细节 ) What is the animal? Where does it live? What does it feed on? Why is it in danger? What can we do to save it? The white-fin dolphins. They live in the Changjiang River. They feed on fish. Dolphins don’t have many babies and baby dolphins often die. The Changjiang River is heavily polluted( 污染 ). The government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans to protect the white-fin dolphins.

19. The white-fin dolphins( 白鳍豚 ) The white-fin dolphins are named Pandas in the Water.They live in the Changjiang River.They feed on fish. However,they are in danger and the situation is getting very difficult. First,Dolphins don’t have many babies and baby dolphins often die.Second,the Changjiang River is heavily polluted( 污染 ). So the government is setting nature parks and developing other plans to protect the white-fin dolphins. As a student,we can make animal posters and stop buying things made of animals to protect animals.

20. Animals are our friends. We should protect them! To help animals is to help ourselves.

23. 4 Complete the passage with the words in the box. baby government nature produce save scientists situation symbol baby government nature produce save scientists situation symbol Zoos and research centres protect animals. (1)_________do a lot of research to help pandas (2) ________more babies. Very few (3)________ Scientists producebaby

24. pandas are born outside zoos. Many people are worried about the panda’s (4)__________. Luckily, the (5) __________is developing plans to (6) __________pandas, and is setting up (7) _________parks to protect them. People all over the world love pandas, and the panda has become a (8) ________of China. situation government save nature symbol

25. Look at the pictures. What do you think of them? As students, what can we do to help the animals?

26. Writing 动物是我们人类的好朋友，但是越来越多的 动物正濒临灭绝。而我们该如何保护动物呢？ 请以 How to protect animals? 为题写一篇短文， 呼吁人们热爱动物、保护动物。词数 80 左右 ( 开头已给出，不计入总词数 ) 。 提示：停止杀戮；保护动物的家园。 How to protect animals? Animals are our good friends. But now more and more animals are in danger. __________

27. A Sample How to protect animals? Animals are our good friends. But now more and more animals are in danger. As a friend of animals, what should we do to protect them? First, I think we should learn to live with animals in peace, so we must stop killing wild animals. Second, we can’t cut down so many trees, because we are taking away their homes. As a result, we should plant more and more trees. Finally the government should set up more nature parks for them. I think if we love animals and we are kind to them, our life will be better and better.

28. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words. eat give help live save see stop tell use The WWF is trying(1)_________animals around the world.They want(2)_________people it is important(3)__________killing animals.Lots of people still kill animals(4)__________their meat or(5)__________their skins for clothes.But all animals should be able(6)________in peace with Humans.For this reason,the Chinese government has made a plan(7)_______animals like pandas bigger and safer forests and to build nature parks. These nature parks mean that we will get a chance (8)_________these lovely animals,and(9)________them From being extinct.