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Unit 5
Why do you like pandas?
Reading
By the end of this class, we’ll be able to
1.choose the best title for the passage through skimming;
2.build a mind map about the information of elephants through scanning;
3.introduce one endangered animal using posters.
Objectives
Philippine tarsier(眼镜猴):
be born only 1 once in a year
Canis rufus(红狼):
more than 200 left.
Gold Tiger(金虎):
about 30 living in the world
Nipponia nippon(朱鹮):1800 living in the wild.
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Polar Bear(北极熊):
26,000 living, fragile
Ceratotherium simum(白犀牛):
only 1 living in Africa.
Pandas: national treasure(国宝)
Elephants: ?
beautiful and lovely
Endangered Animals
Background
To welcome The Earth Day on 22, April. We are going to make a poster competition. The topic is “Save Endangered Animals”
Reading-1
Find the best title for the article
______ What Is an Elephant?
______ Come to Thailand
______ Let’s Save the Elephants
______ Elephants Are Good Pets
Reading-2Complete the mind map.
ELEPHANTS
Importance in Thailand
First flag had a _______
Symbol of _________
Abilities
can play________
can also_________ well
can ________ places with food and water
How to save them
Don’t cut down so many ___
Don’t ______ things made of ivory
________ is Thai Elephant Day
Facts and figures
People _______many trees
People kill them for________________
Today there are_______
(over__________ before)
a white elephant
good luck
cut down
their ivory
about 3,000
100,000
soccer or music
draw
remember
trees
buy
March 13th
A new UN(联合国)report says that about more than 20,000 kinds of animals are endangered species.
Endangered animals
Red- crowned crane
Leopard
Polar bear
Shark
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Animals Importance Abilities Facts or Figures How to save them
东北虎(the Siberian Tiger) King of Animals swim;
not climb trees;
live for 15-20 years;
more people;
less forest;
Animals Importance Abilities Facts or Figures How to save them
熊猫(the Giant Panda) National treasure eat bamboo;
play with;
show friendship more people; less forest;