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Unit 5 Wild animals
Reading
Watch and say: Who is he?
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Disscussion
How much do you know about giant pandas?
When they were born,
pandas looked like a white mouse.
They live in the wild.
They live on bamboo.
3
More Background information
giant pandas
a kind of mammal
mainly live in Sichuan, China
look cute, funny and chunky
black and white fur
love eating bamboo leaves and shoots
rare animals
first-class national protected animals
[ˈdʒaɪənt]
[ˈmeɪnli]
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1. What does the name mean?
2. How many pandas are there in the world now?
Skimming: The story of Xi Wang
It means “hope”.
About 1,600.
Skim and answer:
3. What’s the story about?
4. What will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing?
It’s about a giant panda.
There may be none left!
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
be born (line 3) ____
in the beginning (line 9) ____
serious (line 12) ____
mainly (line 14) ____
take action (line 19) ____
none (line 25) ____
a do something
b not any
c bad or dangerous
d at first
e more than anything else
f come into the world as a
baby
f
d
c
e
a
b
Introduction
Conclusion
Main body
Weight
Food
Problems
Actions
The structure of the report
Group work
How many parts can the report be divided into? What are they?
Scanning
Read the story and match each part with the main idea.
Part 1
(paragraphs1-3)
Part 2
(paragraph 4)
Part 3
(paragraphs 5-6)
The problems giant pandas face
The story of Xi Wang
The actions we can take to protect giant pandas
The growth of Xi Wang
Age Weight Food
1 day
10 days /
4 months
6 months /
12 months
20 months /
100 g
8 kg
35 kg
her mother’s milk
bamboo
Fast reading : Scanning
Para 2-3:The growth of Xi Wang
12 months
20 months
6 months
4 months
10 days
1 day
a. She learnt to look after herself. d. She began to eat bamboo.
b. She wa