Unit 4 Wild animalsReadingthick How can they survive ? as few as 1,000protectfurtake actionsIn dangerhunternowhereWolong MountainWolong reserve Pandas’ ideal home encouragebamboo forestbamboosbamboo shootsbamboo leavesten daysXi WangListen and answer:1. What’s the story about?It’s about a giant panda.2. What will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing?There will be no more giant pandas in the world .Questions:1. How old was the baby panda when the writer first saw her? What did she look like?2. What did we call her? What does it mean?3. How heavy did Xi Wang weigh at birth?4. How long did she drink her mother’s milk at the very beginning?5. When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves?6. Why did she have to look after herself when she was 20 months old?Give the right answers:1. How old was the baby panda when the writer first saw her? What did she look like?She was only ten days old. She looked like a white mouse.2. What did we call her? What does it mean?We called her Xi Wang. It means “hope”.3. How heavy did Xi Wang weigh at birth?She weighed just 100 grams.4. How long did she drink her mother’s milk at the very beginning?For up to 14 hours a day.5. When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves?When she was six months old.6. Why did she have to look after herself when she was 20 months old?Because her mother had another baby.Find the main ideas:Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2-3:Paragraph 4-6:Paragraph 7-8:sth about Xi Wangthe growth of Xi Wangthe problems of pandastake actions to protect pandasWord match:survivefurbamboo shootsforestsprotectencouragereservesstay alivegiant panda’s favourite foodthick hair of animalskeep ··· safe from dangerlarge areas of land with treesspecial areas for wild animalssupporta. 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.1 day 10 days 4 months12 months20 months6 monthsecbdfaNote-making 1The growth of Xi WangAge WeightFood1 day1.5.10 days2. /4 months3.8 months4.6.12 months/20 months/100g10kg35kgher mother’s milkbamboo shoots and leavesNote-making 2Having some of the problemsTaking the following actions7.⒑8.⒒9.⒓ 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 panda reserves bigger build more new reserves encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reservesDiscuss with your partners ： What other problems will the giant pandas have? What actions can we take?Have a face-to-faceinterview about pandasSummary:What’s the purpose of this passage?Take actions to protect giant pandas.Homework:Write an article. What’s the relationship( 关系 ) between wild animals and human beings? GoodbyeThanks a lot
