2. Pandas 1.Where are they talking? 2. What animal do they want to see first ? At the zoo.

3. 1.What does a panda look like? a chubby white body black legs and shoulders round head Black ears a white face with a black patch around each eye

4. 1 Does Li Jie want to see the birds? No, he doesnt. 2. What does Li Jie want to see? He wants to see something dangerous. 3. What does Xiaoling think of snakes? He thinks they are too dangerous. On Sunday, Zhao Xiaolings dad takes Xiaoling and Li Jie to the zoo. Listen to their conversation and answer the questions.

5. 4. Where are the brown and white bears? They are far along the path. 5. How much do pandas weigh? About 150 kilos. 6. Where do pandas come from? They come from the mountains in Sichuan. 7. What do pandas eat? They eat bamboo shoots.

6. After they are back from the zoo, Xiaoling finds more information about pandas in an encyclopaedia. Read the following information and then use one or more words to complete the sentences. 1.Giant pandas live in __________________. 2.Giant pandas have ___________ bodies with ____________________. black legs and shoulders chubby white south-western China

7. 3.An pandas head is _____________, its ears are _____________ and it has a ______tail. 4. Giant pandas may grow ________ tall. 5. An adult panda may weigh ______________ 6. A giant panda looks like ______ in ______. large and round small and black short 1.5 metres up to 150 kilograms. bears shape

8. 7. A mother panda may give birth to _______________ once a year. 8. _____________ are giant pandas favourite food. 9. A giant panda may eat __________ of bamboo a day. 10. Pandas are ______________ in China because they are ______. one or two babies Bamboo shoots 30 kilograms protected by law rare

9. 1. Is China the biggest country in the world? No,China is the third biggest country in the world. 2. Where are the hottest and driest places in China? In the north-west. 3. Which is the highest mountain in the world? Mount Qomolangma. Xiaoling also finds a short introduction to China from an encyclopaedia. Read it and answer the questions.

10. 4. Where do the Changjiang River and the Yellow River begin? They begin in the mountains in the west. 5. Where do they end? They end in one of Chinas seas --- the Yellow sea, the East China Sea or the South China Sea 6. What lake is on the Yuan River? Dongting Lake.

11. in the east /south /west / north in the north-west / south-west in the north-east / south-east more and more beautiful become higher and higher Ice and snow cover the mountains. get wider They become important rivers like the Changjiang River and the Yellow River. run to… begin… end…

12. be useful for, as well, give birth to around the world, be afraid of, 1.We can know what is happening _____________ by watching TV. 2.Dont ___________ this cat. It is gentle. around the world be afraid of

13. 3.This kind of wood __________ making desks. 4.All my friends were very happy, because the panda just ___________ a baby. 5.Tom is a middle school student. Kay is a middle school student, _______. be useful for, as well, give birth to around the world, be afraid of, is useful for gave birth to as well

14. Thank you!