2. Use comparisons to talk about the mountains / rivers / deserts / lakes / population / countries … in the world. Which animal is bigger than any other animal on land? And do you know famous animal in our country? Such as …

3. Say something about elephants and pandas and compare facts about them. bamboo

4. Panda — is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) — weighs 100 kilos — eats 10 kilos of food a day How tall is this elephant/ panda? How heavy is it ? How much food does it eat every day? Elephant — is 350 cm tall — weighs 5,000 kilos — eats 150 kilos of food a day

5. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. 1a Elephant — is 350 cm tall — weighs 5,000 kilos — eats 150 kilos of food a day Panda — is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) — weighs 100 kilos — eats 10 kilos of food a day This … weigh/eats many times more than this …. This … weigh/eats (much) more / less than this …. This …is …cm taller/shorter than this …. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)

6. Know more about pandas black and white bamboo lovely, cute zoos, forests famous, popular

7. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It's the hometown of the giant pandas in China. Many tourists go there to see pandas every year. The hometown of pandas? Sichuan The giant panda is a treasure of the Chinese nation( 国宝 ) and it is a symbol of peace and auspiciousness( 吉祥 ).

8. Talk about pandas (at birth). Are baby pandas black and white? Do they have any teeth? Can they see anything? How long are they? How heavy are they? How long can they live? baby adult at birth 大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿 在出生时相当的不成熟，体重 仅是它母亲体重的 0.1% ，平均 为 145 克左右，约为成年的千分 之一。

9. Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear. 100 16 20 50 120 0.1 0.2 150 √ √ √ √ √ 1b

10. Listen again and complete the sentences. 1. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ to ___ kilos. 2. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ cm long. 3. A baby panda is not black. It is ____ and it has no _____. 4. A panda can live up to ___ to ___ years. 0.1 0.2 15 pink teeth 2030 1c

11. Make a list about how to protect and save pandas. Pandas are endangered now. We must think of ways to protect them.

12. Skim the article and match the paragraph with the main idea. Para 1 Para 2-3 Para 4 Para 5The panda keepers feed pandas. What Lin Wei thinks of her job. The reasons for fewer pandas. The ways of saving pandas.

13. Scan paragraphs 1-3 and write short answers to the questions. 1.What is Lin Wei’s job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What does Lin Wei think of her job? A panda keeper. Milk. She thinks it’s special and she loves it, but it’s difficult.

14. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 1,10,12,200,2000. Numbers mean 1 10 12 200 200,0 Maybe pandas only have one babies every two years. Adult pandas spend more than12 hours a day eating bamboos. Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of bamboo a day. 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. There are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests.

15. Scan paragraphs 4-5 and answer the questions. 1.Why are pandas endangered? 2.What is one way of saving pandas? 3. What is the government doing? The baby pandas often die from illnesses and do not live very long; and humans cut down the bamboo forests, pandas have fewer places to live in. Teaching children. It is planting more bamboo trees so there will be a lot more forests for pandas to live in.

16. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 2d 1.The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very ____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _______. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches_________ about why pandas are ____________ and how to save them. 5. The _____________is also helping to save the pandas. It’s _______ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _______ so pandas have fewer places to live. keepers prepare often illnesses endangered government planting forests children

17. Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas. 2e

18. 鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在 水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开 了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在头的上部，用肺呼吸。 体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。 鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前肢 变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜 水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至 100-300 米的水深处，停留 4-5 分钟，长须鲸可在水下 300-500 米处待上 1 小时，最大 的齿鲸 -- 抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续 2 小时之久。 whale

19. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart. 1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil 2. Eat small fish and other sea life 3. Jump high out of the water 4. Rules on whale protection 5. Huge 6. Water pollution 7. Live in the sea 8. Some kinds have teeth 9. Learn more about whales 10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea 11. Sing songs 12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap 3a

20. What do they look like? Where do they live? What do they eat? What can they do? Why do some of them have to be protected? How can we protect them? Huge; Some kinds have teeth Live in the sea Eat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water; Sing songs Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap Rules on whale protection; Learn more about whales; Stop putting rubbish into the sea

21. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster. 3b Whales are… They live in… They eat… They can… One interesting fact is… Another interesting fact is… Some kinds of whales are in danger because… We should protect whales from… I think people should/shouldn’t…

22. Animals are our friends. Protecting animals is protecting ourselves.