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Unit 2 The WWF is working hard to save them all.
Module 6 Animals in danger
Reading and vocabulary
1. Say what you know about pandas.
Pandas are in danger. They don’t have many babies and baby pandas often die. They live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. The panda is the symbol of the WWF.
2. Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a）Nature parks for pandas
b）WWF and animals in danger
c）The panda's home
d）An animal in danger
1__________
①Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1, 600 pandas in the wild today. Zoos and research centres are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live. ①
d
主题句：(加 句子）为首段主题句，有利于把握文章主旨大意，引导学生捕捉后面的具体信息。
do research into/on...对……进行调查，研究
science
n. 科学
scientific
adj. 科学的
考点：拟标题 Pandas in danger
体裁：说明文
2__________
②Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home.
c
a）Nature parks for pandas b）WWF and animals in danger
c）The panda's home d）An animal in danger
3 __________
③ In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. ② The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas. ③ Pandas born in zoos may go back to live in the nature parks.
a
句子赏析：（加波浪线部分）这两个句子体现出政府和WWF保护野生动物的果敢和愿望。
a）Nature parks for pandas b）WWF and animals in danger
c）The panda's home d）An animal in danger
文章结构：
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4 __________
④ The World Wide Fund for Nature （WWF）wants to protect all animals. And it chose the panda to be its symbol. ④ We do not want to lose tigers, elephants or any other animals, so the WWF is working hard to save them all.
b
a）Nature parks for pandas b）WWF and animals in danger
c）The panda's home d）An animal in danger
Learning to learn
Sometimes you can learn new words through translation. For example, when you learn “government”, you can take a card and write the English word on one side and the Chinese on the other. Practise saying “government” and check that you remember the meaning.
3. Complete the sentences.
Pandas eat bamboo to live.
1. Scientists do a lot of research .
2. The government is setting up nature parks .
3. The WWF chose the panda .
4. The WWF is working hard .
to help pandas
to protect pandas
to be its symbol
to save all animals
4. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
Zoos and research centres protect animals. (1) __________ do a lot of research to help pandas (2) __________ more babies. Very few (3) __________ pandas are born outside zoos. Many people are worried about the panda’s (4) __________. Luckily, the (5) ____________ is developing plans to (6) ________ pandas,
baby government nature produce
save Scientists situation symbol
Scientists
produce
baby
situation
government
save
and is setting up （7） parks to protect them.
People all over the world love pandas, and the panda has become a（8） of China.
nature
symbol
baby government nature produce
save Scientists situation symbol
Writing
5. Choose an animal in danger and answer the questions.
1. What is the animal？
2. Where does it live？
3. What does it feed on？
The animal is the tiger.
It lives in the forest.
It feeds on small animals.
4 Why is it in danger？
5 How difficult is the situation？
6 What can we do to save it？
Because the number of small animals is getting smaller and
people usually kill tigers for their fur.
The situation is very difficult and the number of tigers is
getting smaller and smaller.
We can grow more trees to form more forests and provide
tigers with more food.
6. Write a passage about an animal in danger. Use your answers in Activity 5 and the following example to help you.
Pandas live in Southwest China. They are in danger and the situation is getting very difficult. First, pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. Second, pandas eat bamboo, but the bamboo forests are getting smaller. So the government is setting up nature parks with a lot of bamboo to help protect pandas.
The tiger is in danger and the situation is getting very difficult. First, tigers feed on small animals, but the number of small animals is getting smaller. Second, people usually kill tigers for their fur. Now we can grow more trees to form more forests for them to live in and also provide them with more food.
课文背诵指南
The panda
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An animal in danger
about 1,600 pandas in the wild, looking after,
getting very difficult, help baby pandas
The panda’s home
forests, mountains, Southwest China, eat a lot of bamboo, getting smaller, losing their home
protect, setting up nature parks, more bamboo, go back to live in the nature parks
Nature parks for pandas
WWF and animals in danger
protect all animals, symbol, working hard, save them all
produce/pr dju s/ v. 生育；繁殖
知识点
1
Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live.
拓展：
produce 还可意为“ 生产；出产；制造”。
☆produce 的其他含义及派生词
production
n. 生产；制造；产量
producer
n. 生产商；产地
product
n. 产品；产物
e.g. Our cat produced kittens last week.
我家的猫上周生小猫咪了。
This factory plans to produce more electric cars this year.
这家工厂计划今年生产更多的电动汽车。
Nowadays, teenagers spend too much time on electronic
products.
现在，青少年花太多时间在电子产品上。
考题1：[十堰] —The air in our city becomes fresher and fresher.
— I think so. To cut down air pollution, many factories _______ new energy cars.
A. produce B. throw C. cancel D. divide
【点拨】produce 生产；throw 扔；cancel 取消；divide 分开。根据“To cut down air pollution, many factories...new energy cars.”可知，为了减少空气污染而生产了新能源汽车。
A
考题2：—Look at those trees. They can _______ very good apples in a couple of days.
—Yes, I can nearly sense the smell.
A. produce B. grow C. plant
A
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（1）in order to 为了
in order to 后加动词原形，表示目的。
否定形式为in order not to
相当于so as to+ 动词原形（一般不放句首）
知识点
2
In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans.
e.g. It’s important for us to work hard in order to have a better life.
为了过上更好的生活，对我们来说努力工作是很重要的。
I get up early in order that I can catch the early bus. = I get up early in order to catch the early bus.
我早起是为了赶上早班公交车。
考题3：[营口] In order _______ the earliest flight, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.
A. not to miss B. not missing
C. to miss D. missing
【点拨】in order（not） to do sth. 表示“为了（不）做某事”。
A
（2）set up 建立；创办；设立；开办
e.g. China has already set up 5G stations in many countries.
中国已经在很多国家建立了5G 基站。
I’ve set up a meeting for Friday.
我已安排好在星期五开会。
☆set 短语
set out 出发；开始工作
set down 写下；记下；规定
set off 出发；引发；使爆炸
set back 耽误；使延误
☆ up 短语
take up 占用；开始从事
put up 搭建；张贴；提高
pick up 捡起，拾起；搭载
turn up 调大（声音）；出现
考题4：As the population of this city grew, the government decided to _______ a new school.
A. look for B. set up C. close down
【点拨】句意：随着这座城市人口的增长，政府决定建立一所新的学校。look for 寻找；set up 建立；close down 关闭。根据“As the population of this city grew, the government decided to... a new school.”可知，随着城市人口的增长，应该是要建立一所新的学校。
B
考题5：[荆州] 几年前，成立这个小组是为了保护濒危野生动物。
A few years ago, this group ________________（set）to protect endangered wild animals.
【点拨】根据“A few years ago”以及主语this group 与谓语之间是被动关系可知，此处是一般过去时的被动语态was/were done, 主语是单数，be动词为was。
was set up
（3）nature /ne t / n. 大自然；自然界
e.g. I like watching documentaries because I can learn a lot about nature. 我喜欢看纪录片，因为我能了解到很多关于自然的知识。
She is very positive by nature. 她生性很乐观。
It’s natural to worry about your children. 为你的孩子操心是自然的。
n.天性
adj. 自然的；天生的；正常的；合乎常理的
☆常见表达：
nature park 自然公园
nature reserve 自然保护区
考题6：Autumn is a wonderful time to go outing and explore the beauty of ________.
A. forest B. nature C. mountain D. animal
【点拨】句意：秋天是去郊游和探索大自然之美的好时机。forest 森林；nature 大自然；mountain 山；animal 动物。根据“go outing”可知，外出欣赏的是大自然的美。
B
（4）develop/d 'vel p/ v. 研制；制定
e.g. The company develops and markets new software.
这家公司开发并销售新软件。
They’ve developed a sense of caring the children.
他们形成了一种关爱孩子的意识。
拓展：develop 还可意为“（使）成长；发展；形成”。
development n. 发展
developed countries 发达国家
developing countries 发展中国家
考题7：The _________________（develop） of the area would endanger wildlife.
development
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feed/fi d/ v. 喂养；饲养
e.g. Have you fed the cat yet 你喂猫了没有？
Pandas mainly feed on bamboo.
熊猫主要以竹子为食。
Most Asians live on rice.
大多数亚洲人以大米为食。
知识点
3
The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed the pandas.
feed on
动物以……为食
live on
人以……为食，靠……为生； 也可以指动物以……为食
辨析：
考题8：— What do tigers _______
—They like eating small animals.
A. knock on B. feed on C. put on
【点拨】knock on 敲门；feed on 以……为食；put on 穿上。根据“They like eating small animals. ”可知问的是老虎吃什么。
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B
symbol /s mbl/ n. 象征；标志
e.g. The dove is the symbol of peace.
鸽子是和平的象征。
知识点
4
And it chose the panda to be its symbol.
☆常用短语:the symbol of... 意为“……的象征”。
考题9：Loong is the fifths _________ of the Twelve Animals in China.
symbol
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