1. Unit 4 Wild animals
Reading
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2. Wild animals
camel
giraffe
zebra
kangaroo
giant
panda

3. What do you know about giant pandas?
black and white fur
bamboo shoots and leaves
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leaf
live in the forest
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live in giant panda reserves
/ri5zE:v/
hard to survive in the wild
/sE5vaiv/

4. Why is it hard for them to survive in the wild?
Hunters kill them for their fur.
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/kil/
Farmers cut down trees and forests.
have nowhere to live
encourage them to …
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5. Matching 1 bamboo shoots 2 survive 3 fur 4 forests 5 protect
a keep someone/something safe from danger
b thick hair of animals
c support
d giant pandas’ favourite food
e large areas of land with trees
f special areas for wild animals
g continue to live
1 bamboo shoots
2 survive
3 fur
4 forests
5 protect
6 reserves
7 encourage

6. 1. What’s the story about?
2. What will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing?

7. Watch and answer: 1. What’s the story about?
2. What will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing?
It’s about a giant panda.
There will be no more giant pandas in the world .

8. The story of Xi Wang

9. Find the main ideas: Paragraph 1-3: the growth of Xi Wang
the problems of pandas
Paragraph 7-8:
take actions to protect pandas

10. 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 much 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?

11. 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 much did Xi Wang weigh at birth?
She weighed just 100 grams.

12. 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?
For up to 14 hours a day.
When she was six months old.
Because her mother had another baby.

13. e c b d f a a. She started to look after herself.
1 day days months
6 months
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. f
12 months a
20 months

14. Part 1 The growth of Xi Wang P62 E
Millie: How old was Xi Wang when the writer first saw her?
Simon: She was ____________ days old.
Millie: What did Xi Wang look like?
Kitty: She looked like a ________________.
Millie: What did she eat when she was six months old?
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 ___________. 10
white mouse
leaves
bamboo shoots
20 months
fur

15. P62 D Part 2 The problems that Xi Wang may have
danger fur helpful reserves survive wild
Giant pandas are in _________. We must help them __________. Hunters should not kill giant pandas for their __________. Farmers should not work in 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
P62 D

16. Discussion
What can we do to protect wild animals?

17. can can’t 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 make giant panda reserves bigger
cut down all the bamboos
encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves
kill giant pandas for their fur
keep pandas as pet
build more reserves
donate money for pandas
tell people to protect pandas
can
can’t 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8

18. Summary: The story of Xi Wang
The writer first saw Xi Wang when she was ___days old. She looked like______________. When she was six months old, she ate bamboo_______ and _________. She started to look after herself when she was _______months old.
She may have many problems in the future. Hunters may kill her for _________.If farmers ___________trees, she will have ________to live. If people find baby pandas _________, they will often _______________. 10
a white mouse
shoots
leaves 20
fur
cut down
nowhere
alone
take them away

19. What’s the relationship(关系) between wild animals and human beings?
Friends

20. Goodbye
Thanks a lot