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Unit 5 Giant Pandas
Reading 1
What do you know about pandas?
fat
black and white fur
like a bear
lovely
like to eat bamboo
Free talk
Where do pandas live?
res____ve
Free talk
[rɪ'zɜː(r)v]
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take action to protect
采取行动保护
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Task 1: What’s the main idea of the report?
Can you find an easy way?
Title
Pictures
The first or the last paragraph
It asks us to protect giant pandas.
It tells us a story of a baby panda called Xi Wang.
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Introduction
Conclusion
Main body
Weight
Food
Problems
Actions
Task 2 Skimming: The structure of the report
How many parts of the report? What are they?
5
e
c
b
d
f
a
Check your answer
Xi Wang
hope
There is a panda called .
Xi Wang
This means .
hope
Mind Map
Introduction to Xi Wang
Para 1
Task 3: Scanning
The growth of Xi Wang
Xi Wang’s weight When she was born, she weighed just___________.
At four months old, she weighed about_______________.
Eight months later, she weighed over____________.
Things Xi Wang eats In the beginning, Xi Wang
drank__________________.
When she was six months old,
she began to eat_________.
100 grams
eight kilograms
35 kilograms
her mother’s milk
bamboo
Para 2 & 3
not any more
look like
4 months old
was born
100 grams
8 kilograms
8 months old
go outside
35 kilograms
>
Mind Map
Xi Wang
hope
weight
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The growth of Xi Wang
Xi Wang’s weight When she was born, she weighed just___________.
At four months old, she weighed about_______________.
Eight months later, she weighed over____________.
Things Xi Wang eats In the beginning, Xi Wang
drank__________________.
When she was six months old,
she began to eat_________.
100 grams
eight kilograms
35 kilograms
her mother’s milk
bamboo
Para 2 & 3
Mind Map
Xi Wang
hope
food
in the beginning
drink
6 months old
eat
20 months old
learn to
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Exercises (B2): The growth of Xi Wang
1 day
10days
12 months
6 months
4 months
a She learnt to look after herself.
b She was about eight 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 over 35 kilograms.
e
a
f
d
b
c
20 months
problems
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
It’s very_______ for pandas to .Many baby pandas ____ when they were
_____________.
The bamboo forests are becoming_________________
Pandas may not ______________________or_________________
Help pandas
________________
Build more_____________
___________to protect pandas.
actions
Para 4 & 5
difficult
have babies
very young
die
have more babies
smaller and smaller.
panda reserves
have a place to live
food to eat
Make laws
Mind Map
Xi Wang
hope
Problems
difficult..
babies
small bamboo forest
die young
no place to live
no food to eat
Actions
have more babies
build more reserves
make laws
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in danger
very young
live on
As a result
take action
in the wild
drank her mother’s milk
eat bamboo
35 kilograms
have more babies
100 grams
serious problems
panda reserves
make laws
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2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
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Pay attention to the underlined phrases and patterns
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What serious problems do these wild animals face now?
air/water pollution
cut down trees and forests
people kill them for their fur/ bones…
become dishes on the table
Further thinking
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Stop eating their meat.
Collect money to help them.
Don’t buy fur coats any more.
Stop hunting them.
Build more reserves
Don’t cut down trees.
Make some laws to protect them
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Discussion: What action can we take to protect wild animals?
Expressions
be born 出生 weigh 100 grams 重100克
eight months later 八个月后 in the beginning 开始
face serious problems 面临严重的问题 in the wild 在野外
in danger 处境危险 live on 以食…为生
It is difficult for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做某事很难
take action 行动 right away 立刻,马上
panda reserve 大熊猫保护区 make laws 制定法律
However, we do believe that where there is Xi Wang, there is hope.
然而,我们坚信熊猫在,希望就在。
I. 根据所给汉语意思或英文解释写单词。
1. By ____ (法律), children can’t buy
cigarettes (香烟) in any shop.
2. To the baby tiger, losing his parents
______ (意味着) losing his life.
3. As we grow up, we may ____ (面对)
different kinds of problems.
4. There is nothing ______ (bad or
dangerous). Don’t worry.
5. “He’s been away for six months,” she
said _____ (伤心地).
law
means
face
serious
sadly
Check your answer
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Homework
1. Read and repeat.
2. Preview Grammar
1) Using may for possibility
2) Using verbs + to-infinitives
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