2. Unit 4 Wild Animals Reading I

3. A riddle We are beautiful black and white animals.We look like bears. We live only in China. Our favourite food is bamboo shoots and leaves. our greatest hope is to take a colour photo. Who are we?

4. Appearance: Ability: Fat but lovely, black eyes, black and white fur Can climb trees

5. Giant panda forest reserve bamboo shoots and leaves The best place they live in: the things she eats

6. Its name is Xi Wang. It means “hope”.

7. Listen to the tape,answer the following questions 1. Was she very small when she was born? 2. How heavy was she when she was 4 months old? Yes, she was. 10 kilograms. 3. Why do hunters catch giant pandas? 4. Do people do anything for giant pandas? They catch them for their fur. Yes, they do.

8. 1 2 3 growth problems actions story Xi wang

9. Read the report.Match the main idea. Part one (Line1-14) Part two (Line15-22) Part three (Line 23-30) The problems giant pandas meet The actions we take The growth of Xi Wang

10. the weight of Xi Wang the things she eats Read the report(1-14) again and find out :

11. When she was born, she weighed just. 100 grams At four months, she weighed about. 10 kilograms Eight months later, She weighed. 35 kilograms The weight of Xi Wang

12. At the very beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s for up to a day. milk 14 hours When she was six months old, she started to eat, and. bamboo shoots leaves When she was old, she had to look after herself. 20 months Things she eats

13. The growth of Xi Wang 1 day10 days 20 months 12 months 6 months4 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. e a f dbc

14. The growth of Xi Wang 1 dayweighed just 100 _____ and drank her mother’s milk for ___ ___ 14 hours a day 10 dayslooked like ____ _____ ______ 4 months oldweighed about 10 _________ and started to go _______ her home ____ _____ _____ __ 6 months oldstarted to eat ______ ______ and _____ 8 months later ____ ____ a healthy young giant panda and weighed 35 ________ 20 months old had to ____ _____ ______ grams upto a whitemouse kilograms outsideforthe firsttime bambooshoots leaves grew into look after herself

15. TimeActivity 1 day/ 4 monthsstart to 6 months / 12 monthsgrow into 20 monthshave to a healthy young giant panda go outside her home for the first time look after herself

16. The growth of Xi Wang 1.When..was born, 100 grams 2.Ten days old, like a mouse, 3. Four months old, Ten kilograms, go outside 4 eight months later, Not…any more, grow into, 35 kilograms At the very beginning, up to 14 hours a day, Six months old, bamboo shoots and leaves, 20 months old, look after herself Try to retell

17. Giant pandas are in danger now. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live. Mothers often leave baby pandas for two whole days on their own. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away. Read the report(15-22 lines)

18. Protecting giant pandas Dangers: catch them for their. cut down forests and the pandas have to live. Hunters Farmers fur nowhere How to protect giant pandas? People them if they find baby Pandas alone. Because they think… takeaway Read the last part

19. Actions: Protecting giant pandas  Giant pandas are in.we must________________________ them.  Make giant panda reserves.  Build more.  We should__________ farmers __ the panda reserves. danger bigger reserves to leave take actions to protect encourage

20. Problems and actions kill for fur, nowhere to live, take…away make …bigger, more reserves, encourage

21. Complete the form Having some of the problems Taking the following actions 1.4. 2.5. 3.6. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live. If people find baby pandas, they will often take them away. Make giant pandas reserves bigger. Build more new reserves. Encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves.

22. ( ) 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. ( ) 4 Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk for up to 14 hours a day at the beginning. ( ) 5 Farmers kill giant pandas for their fur. ( ) 6 Making bigger reserves for giant pandas will help to protect them. T F F T F T Read the report fast.write a T if the sentence is true.write an F if it is false

23. A giant panda – Xi Wang Giant pandas are When they were born, they. But when they grows up, they will be like bears. Pandas live in China. Here is a baby giant panda. When she was born, she And she drank her mother’s milk. At four months old, she started to go outside her home.At this time, she began to eat. Before long, Xi Wang had to. beautiful black-and-white animals 漂亮的黑白相间的动物 看上去像白老鼠 叫做希望 只重 100 克 一天达 14 个小时 首次 竹笋和竹叶 照顾她自己 looked like whitemice called Xi Wang weighed only 100 grams for up to 14 hours a day for the first time bamboo shoots and leaves look after herself

24. Now Giant pandas are very rare. Because female pandas have only one or two babies. Sadly, the number. It is difficult for Xi Wang. Here are some problems. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will. If farmers giant pandas will. Mothers often leave baby pandas for two days. If people find baby pandas alone, they will.They think that the baby pandas. Giant panda are now. What actions can we take? Please think about it and let’s do something to help them. 一次性 正变得越来越少 生存在野外 at a time is getting smaller and smaller to survive in the wild 为了皮毛而杀害它 kill it for its fur 砍伐森林与树木, cut down forests and trees 无处可住 have nowhere to live 独自 on their own 带走他们 take them away 需要帮助 need help 在危险中 in danger

25. Appearance: Ability: Character: Favourite food: Danger: fat but lovely, black eyes, black and white fur can climb trees very quiet and peaceful bamboo shoots and leaves Hunters hunt them for their fur. Farmers cut down trees and they have nowhere to live. Their living places are becoming farmland. Report: Giant pandas are in danger

26. The growth of Xi Wang The growth of Xi Wang Activity of Xi Wang Activity of Xi Wang Problems and actions Problems and actions Report to the class Choose one topic to say something to your members and report to the class.

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

28. Review at four months for the first time grow into at the very beginning up to 14 hours a day bamboo shoots and leaves survive in the wild at a time be in danger 在四个月时 第一次 长成 … 在刚开始的时候 一天达到 14 小时 竹笋, 竹叶 在野外生存 一次 处于危险之中

29. kill it for fur cut down trees and forests have nowhere to live on their own= alone take the following actions to protect giant pandas build reserves encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves 为皮毛杀它 砍伐树木和森林 无处生存 独自 采取以下措施保 护大熊猫 建立保护区 鼓励农民离开熊 猫保护区

31. When XiWang was born, she was only 10 days old, like a _____. She weighed __________ and drank____________ for _____________ a day. At 4 months old, she weighed ___________. At 6 months old she started to eat _______________________. 8 months later, she is not a baby __________, weighed ___________. mouse 100 gramsmother’s milk up to 14 hours 10 kilo grams bamboo shoots and leaves any more 35 kilo grams

32. At 4 months, Xi Wang started to _________ for ____________, 8 months later, she _________ a healthy young giant panda. When she was 20 months old, she had to _________ herself because her mother ________________. go outside the first time look after grew into had another baby

33. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will ____________. If farmers ________ trees and _______, giant pandas will have ________ to live. If people find baby pandas, they will often ______ them _____. So we have to build more ________ and make these reserves ______, also we should ________ farmers to leave the giant panda reserves. kill it for its furcut down nowhere forests take away reserves encourage bigger