1、Section B Reading Talk something about the baby pandas and the adult pandas according toSectionB1b1c about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos. about 0.15cm long. pink , has no teeth. weighs 100 kilos Around 150 cm tall black and white live up to 20 to 30 years 链接视频链接视频 Before reading What are the pandas doing in the
2、video? bamboo 竹子竹子 bmbu Sichuan famous cute bamboo black and white zoo popular forest protect beautiful 熊猫外交熊猫外交 Pandas are a symbol of China. From 1957 to 1982, we have given 9 countries 23 pandas as gifts. So they have brought China and other countries closer. Panda keepers feed pandas. Put the ma
3、in ideas into the right order What Lin Wei thinks of her job. The reasons for fewer pandas. The ways of protecting pandas. It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awa
4、ke and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every
5、 day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research center
6、s in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas
7、in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.
8、They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now. Ne
9、w words and expressions 1. bmbu: n. 竹子竹子 2. ki:p(r) n. 饲养员，保管人饲养员，保管人 3. wek adj. 醒着醒着 4. 走路时撞到走路时撞到 5. 绊倒绊倒 6. lns n. 疾病，生病疾病，生病 7. wald adj. 野生的野生的. 8. gvnmnt n. 政府政府 9. 大约大约 bamboo keeper awake walk into fall over illness wild government or so What do these numbers mean? While reading Food Facts
10、Appearance 10 12 300 2,000 Underline the sentences in the passage. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies o
11、ften die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human acti
12、vities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific spsfk information. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in Ch
13、ina and other countries. Read the sentences ,we can infer (推 断） pandas now are _. A. in danger B. dangerous endangered. endangered adj. 濒危濒危 的的ndendd research rs:t n.& v. 研究，调查研究，调查 Why are pandas endangered? Pandas dont have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from ill
14、ness and do not live very long. Humans started to cut down the forests. reason 2 Paragraph 3 1.What do baby pandas have for breakfast? 2.How do the baby pandas feel when they see the keepers ? Paragraph 1 It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby
15、 pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! excitement ksatmnt n. 激动，兴奋激动，兴奋 At Chengdu Research Base Paragraph 2 1
16、.What is Lin Weis job? 2.What does she think of pandas ? Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black a
17、nd white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China. Paragraph 4 The ways of protecting pandas ( )1. An education program in Chongqing teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of
18、 saving these animals. ( )2. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. Is the information in these sentences True (T) or False (F)? T F Chengdu Scan para 4 and find out: Teach children. Tell them about the importance of saving endangered animals. 4.What does the educat
19、ion program in Chengdu do? 5.Why are scientists doing research? It teaches children about pandas and other endangered animals and sends people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _ at t
20、he Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. keepers prepare 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. often illnesses 2d 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas ar
21、e _ and how to save them. endangered 5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. Its _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. Chinese government necessary to plant 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live. trees chi
22、ldren Pandas Baby pandas Amount of food Retell the passage Only _ Babies often die from _ 10_ a day Number of pandas 2,000_ 300_ Ways to protect pandas Teach_. Tell them about the _ of saving pandas. The Chinese government _. Therell be _ than now. one every two years illness kilos of bamboo in the
23、forests in zoos or research centers children importance is also planting more bamboo trees. a lot more pandas Our government (政府政府)has set up 13 nature reserve(自然保护区自然保护区) to protect pandas. We also build zoos and research centers. What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas? s
24、top cutting plant put up give out protect What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas? As teenagers, we should protect endangered animals. Not only pandas are endangered, there are also many other animals in danger. After the reading, I hope you 1. know more about pandas and animal protection. 2. learn how to scan(寻读寻读) for specific information. 3. learn to use numbers and facts in expository kspztr writing (说明文说明文). Summary: Make a poster or an artwork about protecting endangered animals. Show them in our school.
