1. The story of Xi Wang

2. mean be born beginning in the beginning sadly face vt. 意思是，意味着 出生，出世 n. 开始，起初 一开始 adv. 令人遗憾地，不幸 地；伤心地 vt. 面临；面对 Words and expressions review

3. live on mainly result as a result danger in danger 以食 …… 为生 adv. 主要地；大部分 n. 结果 因此 n. 危险 处境危险 Words and expressions review

4. action take action right away reserve law none at birth n. 行动；行为 采取行动 立刻，马上 n. ( 动植物 ) 保护区 n. 法律，法规 pron. 没有一个 ( 人或物 ) 出生时，诞生时 Words and expressions review

5. A Guessing game It has black and white lines and looks like a horse. It is a large wild animal of the cat family. It has orange fur with dark lines.

6. It is very big and heavy. It has a long nose and big ears. It is the tallest animal in the world.

7. Free talk: What’s your favourite wild animal?

8. My favourite wild animal is very lovely. It looks like a bear. It likes eating bamboo. Most of them live in China.

9. 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. They are friendly, too. They like eating bamboo leaves and shoots. They seldom eat meat or hurt other animals. But it’s a pity that there are not many giant pandas in the world. They’re in danger. Hunters catch them and kill them for their fur. And farmers cut down trees and forests. So they have nowhere to live. We should take action to protect them.

10. 1. When the writer first saw Xi Wang, she weighed less than 100 grams. 2. When she went outside for the first time, she started to eat bamboo. 3. At Eight months old, she weighed over 35 kilograms. 4. When she was 8 months old, she learnt to look after herself. 5. It’s very easy for pandas to have babies. 6. Building more reserves for giant pandas will help to protect them. Listen carefully and finish the following “true or false”. more was six months old less than 20 difficult

11. Paragraph 1: Paragraphs 2-3: Paragraph 4: Paragraphs 5-6: C. something about Xi Wang A. the growth of Xi Wang B. the problems of pandas D. take action to protect pandas Find the main ideas Reading C A B D

12. The growth of Xi Wang AgeWeightFood 1 day 10 days / 4 months 6 months/ 12 months 20 months/ 100 g 8 kg 35 kg her mother’s milk bamboo Note-making

13. Post-reading Match the sentences with the pictures and write the correct letters in the boxes.

14. a. She learnt to look after herself. b. She was about eight kilograms and started to go outside. c. She looked like a white mouse. d. She began to eat bamboo. e. She weighed 100 grams. f. She weighed over 35 kilograms.

15. 1 day 10 days 4 months 12 months20 months6 months e c b dfa

16. ProblemsIdeas · It is very difficult for pandas to have babies, and many baby pandas die when they are very young. · Giant pandas live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. · help pandas have more babies · build more panda reserves · make laws to protect pandas Group work:

17. Summary: What’s the purpose of this passage? Take action to protect giant pandas.

18. Homework 1. Retell the story. 2. Finish the Exercises B3 and B4 on Page 60.