Animals in the wild Unit 4 Reading IRiddles I am very tall. I eat leaves on trees. I have only seven bones in my long neck. My tongue can touch my ears.Who am I?giraffe I am very tall. I live in dry places. I can help people to carry heavy things. Each of our eyes has three eyelids. I can walk very fast in deserts without having water for a long time.Who am I?camel I have very soft bodies. I carry my home everywhere. When somebody touches me, My neck, my arms and my tail will draw back into my home. I like eating fish, shrimp, meat and so on. I can live up to 150 years old. Who am I?tortoisepolar bear I live in a place that always has snow and ice. My fur is white and thick. Fish are my favourite thing to eat. To walk in the snow, I need big feet. In winter,I sleep all day and night. Im big and strong and I like to fight. My babies are called cubs and when theyre young they are small. But they soon grow up and become very tall! Who am I? I live in the forest. I have a big nose, a long tail and four strong legs. I like to eat meat and I have sharp teeth. My fur is orange and black. If you meet me in the forest, you should run away! Some hunters hunt me for my fur and bones.Who am I?tiger I have beautiful blue skin, and no part of my body is thin. Im not a fish and I breathe air. I dont have much hair. I am the worlds largest animal and I live in the sea. Some men want to catch me for my meat. I have huge fins. I never walk so I dont need feet. Who am I?blue whale I am very fat. My fur is black and white. I look like a bear but I am not a bear. When I was born, I was as little as a mouse. Many people think I am lovely. I like eating bamboo shoots and leaves. I am the national animal in China. Who am I? giant pandaMy name is xiao xiong . I want to tell you my story.I was born in Sichuan Province two years ago. I was just like a mouse at that time. When I was four months old, I became strong. When I was six months old, I could eat bamboo shoots and leaves. But later I couldnt find any food because some people cut down the trees. I got nothing and I was very hungry and tired. Suddenly two men caught me and wanted to kill me for my fur.When I was afraid, my dear policemen saved me. Some doctors looked me over and took care of me. From then on, I have a happy life with people. We are good friends. But my brothers and sisters are in danger now. They have not enough food and some people want to kill them. Please Help us giant pandas.Help!Word match:survivefurbamboo shootsforestsprotectencouragereservesstay alivegiant pandas favourite foodthick hair of animalskeep safe from dangerlarge areas of land with treesspecial areas for wild animalssupportJigsaw Reading Group 1: Paragraph 1-3 Group 2: Paragraph 4-6 Group 3: Paragraph 7-8Find the main ideas:Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2-3:Paragraph 4-6:Paragraph 7-8:something about Xi Wangthe growth of Xi Wangthe problems of pandastake actions to protect pandasAgeweightAppearanc efoodactivity1day10days4 months6 months12month s 20month s100 gramsA white mouseMothers milk10 kilogramsStart to gooutside her home Bamboo shoots, leaves35 kilogramsHealthy,Young giant pandaLook after herselfnew-born babylike a mouse100 grams4 months old, drink mothers milk, 10 kilograms6 months old, eat bamboo shoots and leaves20 months oldlook after herself 12 months olda healthy young pandaweigh 35 kilogramsWhat problems may Xi Wang have in the future? 1. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur.2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live.3. When mothers leave baby pandas alone, people will take them away.Actions:Protecting giant pandas1.We should make giant panda reserves bigger.2.Build more reserves.3.Farmers should leave the giant panda reserves.4.And people should not take the baby pandas away.Listen to the tape 1. T or F 2.Questions.True (T) or false (F) ( ) 1 When the writer saw Xi Wang, she weighed only 10 kilograms.( ) 2 When she went outside for thefirst time, she started to eat bamboo shoots and leaves.( ) 3 Eight months later, she weighed 35 kilograms.TFF( ) 4.Xi Wang drank her mothers milk for up to 14 hours a day at the beginning. ( ) 5. Farmers kill giant panda for theirfur. ( ) 6. Making bigger reserves for giantpandas will help to protect them. TF TQuestion 1At birth, how much did it weigh? 100 grams.Question 2What did she look like when she was 10 days old? A white mouse.Question 3When she was 4 months old how heavy was she? What did she start to do? 10 kilograms, she started to go outside her home for the first time.Question 4When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves? At six months.Question 5(1)Before this, what did she live on? Her mothers milk. (2)How long did she drink her mothers milk