1、1. To talk about pandas. 2. To learn the words and expressions. A “national treasure” is something that is important to a countrys history or culture. Do you know “national treasures”? Lead in Think of three more Chinese “national treasures”. Write one fact about each. panda The panda is only found
2、in China. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect 2a Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you. Scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. 2b Read the article to fin
3、d out what these numbers mean: 10,12, 200，2,000. It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other 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 awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they
4、 run over to them with excitement and some of young pandas 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 day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact,man
5、y 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 centers in China and other countries.Pandas do not h
6、ave 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 in China, but then humans started to cut down th
7、e 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 in cities about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell child
8、ren 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 a lot more pandas. 10- Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily. 1
9、2- Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating. 200- About 200 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries. 2000- Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests. 2b Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10,12, 200，2,000. 1. What i
10、s Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? Lin Wei is a panda keeper. Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast. Adult pandas eat bamboo. 2c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of
11、 saving pandas? Pandas are endangered because humans started cutting down bamboo forests, causing pandas to have fewer places to live (in) and less food to eat. One way is to plant more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. 1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are
12、awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. keepers prepare often illnesses 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 3. Another reason for few
13、er and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. (bamboo) forests chi
14、ldren endangered (animals) government planting 2e What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas? 1.Pandas have become _ popular _ they are now a symbol of China. A.too;to B.as;as C.such;that D.so;that 2.These trees are very important.Dont _. A.cut down them B.cut down it C.cut th
15、em down D.cut it down 3.The old man spent a lot of time _ games with children. A.play B.playing C.played D.to play 4.I think there will _ more robots _ the future. A.have;in B.have;at C.be;in D.be;at 5.Look!There are some birds _ in the sky. A.flying B.fly C.to fly D.flown Exercises Write an article about what people can do to protect the endangered animals.
