12Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?31a.Comparefactsaboutthesetwoanimals.Usethelanguageintheboxtohelpyoumakesentences.4Examplesentence:Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.(200cmtaller/shorter,weighmuchmore/less,eatmuchmore/lesseatmanytimesmore)Thiselephantis200cmtallerthanthispanda.Thiselephantweighs50timesthanthispanda.Thiselephanteatmuchmorethanthispanda.51b.Listenandcheck()thenumbers✓youhear._____100_____16_____20_____50_____120_____0.1_____0.2______150✓✓✓✓✓61.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout______to_______kilos.2.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout_____cmlong.3.Ababypandaisnotblack.Itis________andithasno________.4.Apandacanliveupto____to____years.1c.Listenagainandcompletethesentences.pink0.2150.1teeth203071d.Taketurnstellingyourclassmatesaboutpandas.A:Ababypandacannotsee.B:Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.8bigbamboozoopopularcuteblackandwhiteSichuanfamousendangeredbeautifulforestprotect2a.Talkaboutpandasinyourclass.Usethesewordstohelpyou92b.Scanthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean:10,12,200，2,000.ScanningThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.10Itis8:30a.m.attheChengduResearchBase.LinWeiandtheotherpandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.At9:00a.m.,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!11“They’resocuteandlovely.Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies.Iwash,feedandplaywiththemeveryday.They’reveryspecialtome.”LinWeilovesherjob,butitisadifficultone.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears.Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotliveverylong.12Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo.Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChina,butthenhumansstartedtocutdowntheforests.Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheremainingforests.Another200orsoliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.13AneducationprograminChengduteacheschildrenincitiesaboutpandasandotherendangeredanimals.Theysendpeopletoschoolstotellchildrenabouttheimportanceofsavingtheseanimals.Thechildrensingsongsormakeartworkaboutpandasandotherwildanimals.Teachingchildrenisonewaytohelpsavepandas.TheChinese14governmentisalsoplantingmorebambootreessotherewillbemoreforestsforpandastolivein.Weallhopethatinthefuturetherewillbealotmorepandasthannow.151.WhatisLinWei’sjob?2.Whatdothebabypandaseatforbreakfast?2c.Scanthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.Heisresponsiblefortakingcareofthepandas,Includingwashing,feeding,playingwiththem.Theydrinkmilkforbreakfast.163.Whatdoadultpandaseat?4.Whyarepandasendangered?5.Whatisonewayofsavingpandas?Theyeatbamboo.Ononehand,thebabypandasdon’tlivelongbecauseofillnesses;Ontheotherhand,pandasfeedonbamboo,buthumanscutdownthebambooforests.Teachingchildrentheimportanceofsavingpandas/Plantingmorebambootrees.171.Thepanda__________attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_________breakfastforthebabypandas.2.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery__________,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof___________.2d.Completethesentencesusingwordsandphrasesfromthepassage.keepersprepareoftenillnesses183.Anotherreasonforfewerandfewerpandasisbecausepeoplearecuttingdown____________sopandashavefewerplacestolive.4.AspecialprograminChengdute...
