1. 牛津版 八年级 (8A) Unit 4

2. 江苏 徐建国 Reading 1

3. Our dear friends kangaroo bear Giant panda squirrel dolphin tiger

4. Today, we are going to meet a new friend ---- Xi Wang. Do you want to know anything about her?

5. Listen to the tape, please! Then answer my questions!

6. 1. What did the baby panda look like when she was only 10 days old ? 2. When did she start to go outside her home for the first time ? 3. Is it easy for giant pandas to survive in the wild? 4. If giant pandas are in danger, what can we do ?

7. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2-3: Paragraph 4-6: Paragraph 7-8: something about Xi Wang the growth of Xi Wang the problems of pandas take actions to protect pandas Can you tell us the main ideas?

8. 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

9. 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 leaves When she was_________ old, she had to look after herself. 20 months Things she eats shoots

10. The growth of Xi Wang 1 day10 days 20 months 12 months 6 months 4 months a. She started to look after herself. b. She was about 10 kilograms and started to go outside her home. e a f d b c

11. 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.

12. Matching game 1. bamboo shoots 2. survive 3. fur 4. forests a. thick hair of animals b. giant pandas’ favourite food c. large areas of land with trees d. stay alive

13. e. support f. keep someone/ something safe from danger g. special areas for wild animals 5. protect 6. reserves 7. encourage

14. Protecting giant pandas Dangers: _______catch them for their ____. ________cut down forests and the pandas have _______ to live. People take baby pandas _____ if they are left alone. away Hunters Farmers fur nowhere

15. Can you retell the sentences ?

16. How can we protect the giant panda if Xi Wang is hungry, cold or in danger? Discuss 1

17. Don’t kill animals. Don’t cut down trees and forests. Don’t buy the clothes made of animal fur. Don’t hunt animals for their fur or bones. ( 骨头 ) Don’t hunt animals to make medicine. Improve animals’ living areas. Build more reserves( 保护区 ). Try our best

18. Wonderful news Motherland choose pandas for Taiwan

19. On May 3rd, Chen Yunlin ( 中台办负责 人 ) said that the Chinese mainland would give a pair of giant pandas as gifts ( 礼物 ) to Taiwan.Next Tuesday, scientists will begin to select a pair of giant pandas for Taiwan. The pandas will be chosen from 17 giant pandas.

20. Discuss 2 Do you enjoy the news? Would you like to protect the pandas to Taiwan? Can you tell the Taiwan people how to take care of the giant pandas? what are the best names for the two pandas?

21. Love wild animals! Love ourselves!

22. Goodbye Thanks a lot