Unit 4Wild animals

Reading

gram kilogram outside bamboo bamboo shoot leaf sadly n. 克 n. 千克，公斤 prep. 在 …… 外面 n. 竹子 竹笋 n. 叶 adv. 可惜，令人伤心地 Words and expressions

hunter kill farmer forest nowhere danger following action n. 猎人 v. 杀死 n. 农民，农场主 n. 森林 adv. 无处，没有地方 n. 危险 adj. 以下的，接着的 n. 行动 Words and expressions

protect reserve encourage thick land continue writer v. 保护 n. 自然保护区 v. 劝告，鼓励 adj. 厚的，密的 n. 土地，陆地 v. 继续 n. 作者 Words and expressions

Lead-in Which animal do you like best? Do you like giant pandas? Why?

I like giant pandas best. Because giant pandas are very lovely. They look like white mice when they are born. They look like bears when they grow up. Also, they are friendly. They like eating bamboo leaves and shoots. They seldom eat meat or hurt other animals. There are not many giant pandas in the world. They’re in danger. We should take action to protect them.

Giant pandas Here is the story of Xi Wang, a lovely giant panda. Let’s read it and find the main ideas of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1: Paragraphs 2-3: Paragraphs 4-6: Paragraphs 7-8: something about Xi Wang the growth of Xi Wang the problem of pandas take actions to protect pandas Find the main ideas

1. What’s the story about? 2. What will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing? There will be no more giant pandas in the world. Questions The story is about Xi Wang, a giant panda.

3. How old was the baby panda when the writer first saw her? What did she look like? We called her Xi Wang. It means “hope”. 4. What did we call her? What does it mean? The writer first saw the baby panda when she was only ten days old. She looked like a white mouse.

She weighed just 100 grams. 5. How much did Xi Wang weigh at birth? 6. How long did she drink her mother’s milk at the very beginning? She drank her mother’s milk for up to 14 hours a day.

7. When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves? 8. Why did she have to look after herself when she was 20 months old? When she was six months old, she started to eat bamboo shoots and leaves. Because her mother had another baby.

The growth of Xi Wang AgeWeightFood 1 day 10 days / 4 months 8 months 12 months/ 20 months/ 100g 10kg 35kg her mother’s milk bamboo shoots and leaves Note-making

Having some of the problems Taking the following actions 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 reserves Note-making

The growth of Xi Wang Match the sentences with the pictures and write the correct letters in the boxes.

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.

1 day 10 days 4 months 12 months20 months 6 months e c b d f a

Protecting giant pandas danger fur help reserves survive wild Giant pandas are in ________. We must help them ________. Hunters should not kill giant pandas for their ___.Farmers should not work in giant panda________. People should not take baby pandas away if they find them on their own. This is not ______ because baby pandas need to stay in the _____ with their mothers. danger survive fur reserves helpful wild

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. survive fur bamboo shoots forests protect encourage reserves stay alive giant panda’s favorite food thick hair of animals keep ··· safe from danger large areas of land with trees special areas for wild animals support

Complete the conversation. How much do you know about Xi Wang? Millie: How old was Xi Wang when the writer first saw her? Simon: She was _______day old. Millie: What did Xi Wang look like? Kitty: She looked like a _____________. Millie: What did she eat when she was six months old? ten white mouse

Amy: She ate _____________ and _______. Millie: When did she start to look after herself? Daniel: She started to look after herself when she was ______________ old. Millie: What will hunters do if they catch a giant panda? Sandy: They’ll kill it for its _____. bamboo shoots leaves twenty months fur

When Xi Wang was only ten days old, she looked like a ___________. ___________________, Xi Wang drank _________________ for up to 14 hours a day. When she was six months old, she started to eat ______________________. When Xi Wang was 20 months old, she had to look after herself _______ her mother had another baby. white mouse At the very beginning her mother’s milk Fill in the blanks because bamboo shoots and leaves

It is difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild __________ people. If hunters ________ a giant panda, they _________ it for its fur. If farmers __________ trees and forests, giant pandas _________ nowhere to live. If people _____baby pandas alone, they ________them away. Giant pandas are _________ now. We must ____________ to protect them. If we ___________, soon there _______ no giant pandas in the world! because of catch will kill cut down will have find will take in danger take action do nothing will be

1. Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more. not … any more ＝ no more 没有，不再 He didn’t come here any more. ＝ He no more came here. 他不再来这儿了。 He is not a child any more. = He is no more a child. 他不再是个孩子了。

2. Sadly, it is very difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild. sadly adv. 遗憾，可惜 sad adj. 伤心的，难过的 He walked sadly away. 他伤心地走了。 I felt very sad that we lost the game. 我很难过，我们队输掉了比赛。

It is difficult/ hard/ easy for sb to do sth. 对某人来说，做某事很难 / 容易。 It is not easy for such a little boy to learn a foreign language. 对于这样小的男孩而言，学外语太难了。 survive v. 活下来，幸存 His parents died in the accident, but she survived. The boy survived the fire.

3. Mothers often leave baby pandas for two whole days on their own. on one’s own 独立地， 靠自己 He is old enough to live on his own. 他足够大了，可以独立生活了。 Can you finish the work on your own? 你能独立完成这项工作吗？ I can’t leave the baby on his own. 我不能把孩子单独留下。

4. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away. take … away 把 …… 拿走 You’d better take your books away. = You’d better take away your books. 你最好把书拿走。 Take away these tea-cups. 把这些茶杯拿走。

5. Encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves. encourage v. 鼓励 encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事 The headmaster encouraged us to work hard for our country. 校长鼓励我们为祖国努力学习。 I encouraged him to see a doctor. 我鼓励他去看医生。

句型转换 1. This is difficult. The giant pandas live in the wild. ( 合并为一句 ) It is difficult for giant pandas to live in the wild. 2. If hunters find a panda, they will kill if for its fur. ( 对画线部分提问 ) What will hunters do if they find a panda?

3. He weights 70 kg. ( 对画线部分提问 ) How much does he weigh? 4. My mother no longer buys clothes made of animal fur. ( 改为同义句 ) My mother doesn’t buy clothes made of animal fur any more.

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