What’s the problem of these Animals commonly facing?
Words and expressions
/'rI:sɜtʃ; /rI'sɜ:tʃ/ 研究;探讨n. research
/'beIbi/ 婴儿;婴孩n. baby
/'sItʃu'eIʃn/ 形势,情况n. situation
/'saIəntIst/ 科学家n. scientist
/prə'dju:s/ 生育;繁殖v. produce
/'saʊθ'west/ 西南 n.西南的adj. southwest
in order to 为了
/ 'gʌvnmənt / 政府n. government
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1. Look at the pictures. Say what you know about pandas.
2 Read the passage and match the headings with the paragraphs.
a) Nature parks for pandas
b) WWF and animas in danger
c) The panda’s home
d) An animal in danger
1__________
Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,600 pandas in the wild today. Zoos and research centers are looking after about 340 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. The situation is getting very difficult. Scientists are doing a lot of research to help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live.
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Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home. And there are not many pandas left.
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In order to protect pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo to feed
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Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions:
1.How many pandas are living in the wild today?
About 1,600.
2. What do scientists do a lot of research?
To help pandas produce more babies and help baby pandas live.
Read paragraph 2 and complete the sentences:
1.Pandas mainly live on ________.
2.The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home.
Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions:
What is our government doing?
Our government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans.
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Answer the questions.
1. Why do pandas have less and less land to live on?
Because people are using the land.
2. What do pandas need to eat?
They need to eat bamboo.
3. How is the government trying to save the panda?
The government has made a new plan to help pandas. They are making bigger reserves and helping pandas go back to live in the nature.
4. Why do you think there is a long way to go to help the panda?
Because pandas don’t have many babies and baby pandas often die, etc.
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Writing
Pair work Choose an animal in danger and answer the questions.
1 What is the animal?
2 Where does it live?
3 What does it feed on?
4 Why is it in danger?
5 How difficult is the situation?
6 What can we do to save it?
Write a passage about an animal in danger. Use your answers in Activity 5and the following example to help you.
Pandas live in the southwest of China. They are in danger and the situation is getting very difficult. First, pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. Second, pandas eat bamboo, but the bamboo forests are getting smaller. So the government is setting up nature parks with a lot of bamboo to help protect pandas.
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Exercise
1. 我忘记还你的书了。
I __________ your books.
2. 乔治希望有天能来中国。
George wish _______ to China one day.
3. 她来中国是来学习汉语的吗?
Does she come here __________?
4. 他们的教材越来越难.
The texts in their textbooks are_________ difficult.
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1. To answer the question is easy.
____ easy ___ answer the question.
2. To study hard is necessary.
__ __ necessary __ study hard.
3. It’s good to do sports.
__ ___ sports is good.
1. We have two rooms ______, but I can’t decide ______. (2010 兰州中考)
A. to live, to choose which one
B. lived, choose which one
C. to live in, which one to choose
D. live, which one
2. He’ll use what he has _____ her a new dress. (2009 无锡中考)
A. bought B. to buy
C. buying D. been bought
3. –Mum, can I have something ________?
–Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is
________ in the kitchen.(2009 宿迁中考)
A. to drink; nothing else B. drinking; something else
C. to eat; something else D. eating; nothing else
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Homework
Discuss with your partners how to protect the animals around you.
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