1. What’s wrong with the land here?
On the land, where the sun rises,
Lived the Lion King and his son.
What’s wrong with the land here?
Well, the land here is so different now …
Let’s go, son.
To a new land!
Where are we going, daddy?

2. We were the king, and we were never afraid!
Many years ago, before you were born,
We lived on a big land.
Everything the sun touches
Is our kingdom.
We breathed the fresh air,
We smelled the sun
We smelled the grass
We smelled the earth
We drank the clean water,
We drank the spring, the lake and the river.
The night was quiet
The sky was clear
You could see the stars clearly
We had lots of friends.
We sang, we danced, we ran.
We were much happier than now.
We were the king,
and we were never afraid!

3. Wow, it was really a beautiful land.
But now, we had less and less land to live on. …
Yes, it WAS. But now …

4. “I think it is about … (because …)”
Look and think
Look at the title and pictures only. Predict(预测) what the article is about.
“I think it is about … (because …)”

5. □ animals’ living places □ animals’ foods
Fast reading
Read through the text quickly, tick(√) the things that are mentioned in the article.
□ animals’ living places
□ animals’ foods
□ dangerous animals killing people
□ how people help animals
□ animals in danger
□ why animals are in danger √ √ √ √

6. √ Learn the vocabulary Choose the best meaning
A good way to get the meaning of a new word is to read the words around it.
2. Match the words with pictures
Blue whales …are the largest animals in the world.
Blue whales live in the ocean. People make the ocean water dirtier.
Some people kill them for their fur and bones.
Choose the best meaning
Pandas live in the forests and mountains of
Southwest China. They feed on bamboo.
A. give food to B. eat C. drink C A
blue whale
ocean
fur
bone √ B D

7. Find the facts …. animals live in feed on in danger because
Make a conversation about animals in danger.
Read the text carefully and take notes.
Excuse me, can I ask you some questions about animals in danger?
Sure!
Where …? What food …? Why …? ….
animals
live in
feed on
in danger because
pandas
blue whales
Chinese tigers
Southwest China
have less and less land to live on
bamboo
smallest sea animals
people kill them and make the ocean water dirtier
ocean
south of China
small animals
people kill them for their fur and bones

8. Further thinking
Fact 1. Pandas are in danger!
First, pandas only feed on bamboo. If the bamboo flowers
come out, bamboos will die(死), then pandas will have no food.
Second, some people cut down trees, so pandas have fewer
places to live on.
Third, pandas don’t have many babies. And it’s difficult
for baby pandas to live. So the number of pandas isn’t big.
Fact 2. We are trying to protect pandas!
Pandas are the treasure(珍宝) of our country, so we are trying
hard to protect them.
First, our country makes laws(法律) to ask people not to kill
pandas.
Second, we help pandas when they get ill.
Third, we build nature reserves(自然保护区) for pandas to live in.
In the future, will pandas still(仍然) be in danger or not? Why?

9. You can write about: air, sky, river, trees, people, animals …
Speak up:
What will the world be like in the future?
The World in the Future
What will the world be like in the future? I think it will be better /worse/ very different/more ….
__________________________________________
____________________________________________
You can write about: air, sky, river, trees, people, animals …

10. Let the trees grow, let the rivers flow (流淌).
Please write some words to call on(号召) people to protect the animals and the world.
Let the trees grow, let the rivers flow (流淌).
Let the birds fly, let the lions stride(徜徉).
Let’s try what we can do,
To make a better place,
For me and for you.

11. homework I’d like to live in the city / countryside. ______________
Do you like to live in the city or countryside? Write an article
about this topic. You may start like this:
I’d like to live in the city / countryside. ______________
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*useful words: quieter, busier, more exciting,
more convenient, more fun, ….