Unit 5 Wild animals Reading 1： Giant pandas （课件20张）

Reading Ⅰ
Learning aims
1. To develop the ability to guess general meaning from context.
2. To get to know the problems that the giant pandas are facing and then start to think of way to protect the pandas..
3. To describe the giant pandas
A riddle
We are beautiful black and white animals. We look like bears. We live only in China. Our favourite food is bamboo shoots and leaves. Our greatest hope is to take a colour photo. Who are we?
What do you know about giant pandas?
black and white fur
bamboo and leaves
leaf
live in the forest
live in giant panda reserves
[b?m'bu?]
['f?r?st]
[r?'z??v]
Pre-reading
Can you help match the words with the meanings?
Be born _______ a do something
In the beginning _______ b not any
Serious _______ c bad or dangerous
mainly ________ d at first
take action _______ e more than anything

6.None _______ f come into the world as
else
a baby
f
d
c
e
a
b
Fast reading
What is this story mainly about?
It’s mainly about a giant panda called Xi Wang.
while-reading
The growth of Xi Wang
The problems Xi Wang may have in the future
The actions we can take to protect the giant pandas
Part 1
(para1-3)
Part 2
(para4)
Part 3
(para5-6)
Careful reading
Read for details about Xi Wang:
When she was born,
she weighed just .
100 grams
At four months,
she weighed about .
8 kilograms
Eight months later,
She weighed .
35 kilograms
The weight of Xi Wang
Part 1
At the very beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s ____.
milk
When she was six months old,
she started to eat _______.
bamboo
When she was 20 months old, she had to __________.
look after herself
Things she eats
Part 1
The growth of Xi Wang
1 day
10 days
20 months
12 months
6 months
4 months
a. She started to look after herself.
b. She was about 8 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 35 kilograms.
e
a
f
d
b
c
Part 1
Suppose （假设）you are Xi Wang, say something about yourself, including（包括） your growth and problems you have.
at birth
10 days
4 months
6 months
12 months
20 months
100 grams
Like a white mouse
10 kg, go outside
Stop drinking…
Start to eat…
35kg, not…any more, grow into
Look after herself, because…
Why is Xi Wang crying?
There are many problems that Xi Wang may have in the future.
It’s difficult for pandas to ______________ , and many baby pandas ________when they are young.
2. Pandas may not ___________________ or
__________________.
die
Read and try to find out the problems:
have a place to live
food to eat
have babies
Part 2
Taking the following actions
help pandas have more babies
build more new pandas reserves
make laws to protect pandas
Read and fill in the table:
Part 3
Show time
Can you say something about Xi Wang?
Post-reading
No!!!
Many others are in danger, too! If we do not take action, they will die soon!
Is the giant panda the only animal that is in danger?
Discussion
What can we do to protect wild animals?
1.build more reserves
2. encourage people to leave the reserves
3. donate money for wild animals
4. tell other people to protect wild animals
5. make some laws to protect them
6. keep the world clean…


1. work in the reserves
2.cut down the trees
3. keep wild animals as pets
4. kill them for their fur or meat
5. throw rubbish in the reverses…
Homework
1. Read the story of Xi Wang more.
2. Write down some other ideas of protecting wild animals in your notebook.