Unit5SavetheendangeredanimalsReadingA.IthasblackandwhitelinesonitsbodyItisakindofhorse.zebraB.Itisstronganditcanrunveryfast.Itisthekingoftheanimalworld.lionLetsguess！Whatsisit?Whatsisit?C.IftheanimalstakepartintheVoiceofChina,whichonewillbethewinner?dolphinD.Iftheanimalsdanceballet,whocandancebetter?swanWhatsisit?Whatsisit?FWhatanimalwearsbigblackglassesonitsface?pandaWhatsisit?E Acat,eyeslikeacat,ataillikeacat,butisntacat?tigerWhatsisit?Giantpandasinthewildusuallyeatbamboo.Can you say something about giant panda?giantpandabambooAgiantpandahasawhitefacewithblackpatchesarounditseyes.Italsohasblackears,shouldersandlegs.Therestofitsfuriswhite.patchshoulderfur Can you say something about giant panda?PandaslivehighupinthemountainsofCentralandWesternChina.central Can you say something about giant panda?How much do you know about pandas?Try the short quiz below.Circle the correct answers.What do you know about?1.Howmanypandasstillliveinthewild?A.About1,600.B.About160,000.2.Canpandasclimbtrees?A.Yes,theycan.B.No,theycant.3.Whatdopandasusuallyeat?A.Bananas.B.Bamboo.4.Howlongcanpandasliveinthewild?A.About20years.B.About50years.5.Wheredopandaslive?A.InSichuan.B.InShaanxiC.InGansuD.InJiangsu.B Before you readLook at the article on page 67.Complete the facts about pandas.PandafactsAdultweight:about_kilogramsLife:Pandasliveforabout_inthewild,butinzoostheycanlivefor_.Food:Apandaeatsabout_ofbambooaday.Home:Pandaslivehighupinthemountainsof_.Population:Thereareabout_pandainthewild.Behaviour:Pandasspendmorethan_adayeating.20years30kilogramsCentralandWesternChina12hours100-1501,600upto35yearsoldReadingTheGiantPandaGiantPandaFactFilePopulationInthewild:about1,600AppearanceWeightatbirth:about100-200gramsAdultweight:about100-150kilogramsColour:blackandwhiteAgiantpandaisakindofbear.Ithasawhitefacewithblackpatchesarounditseyes.Italsohasblackears,shouldersandlegs.Therestofitsbodyiswhite.HomePandaslivehighupinthemountainsofCentralandWesternChina.Theyliveinthebambooforeststhere.FoodPandasinthewildusuallyeatbamboo.Inzoos,theirmenuincludesbamboo,applesandcarrots.Agiantpandacaneatasmuchas30kilogramsofbambooaday.BehaviourPandaliketoliveontheirown.Theyneedtoeatalottostayhealthy,sotheyspendmorethan12hoursadayeating.Althoughtheyarebigandheavy,itisnotdifficultforthemtoclimbtrees.Theyarestrongenoughtoprotectthemselves.LifePandasliveforabout20yearsinthewild,butinzoostheycanliveforupto35years.ThefuturePeoplearecuttingdownforests,sothepandasarelosingtheirhomes.Somepeoplearekillingthemfortheirfur.Itiscruelofthemtodoso.Therearenotmanypandasintheworldnow.Itisimportantforustoprotectthem.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatdopandaseatinzoos?2.Howlongdopandasspendeating?3.Whyarepandaslosingtheirhomes?Bamboo,applesandcarrots.Morethanhoursaday.Becausepeoplearecuttingdownforests.4.Howlongcanpandasliveforinthewild?5.Whyaresomepeoplekillingpandas?6.Shouldweprotectpandas?Theycanliveforabout20yearsinthewild.Becausetheywantpandasfur.Yes,weshould.The words in italics are from the article on page 67.Circle their correct meanings.1.Thegiantpandahasasmallpopulation.a.thetotalweightofanimalsinanareab.thetotalnumberofanimalsinanarea2.Notmanypandasliveinthewildbecausethereisnotenoughfoodforthem.a.anaturalenvironmentnotcontrolledbypeopleb.adangerousplaceC VocabularyC13.Agiantpandaistinyatbirth.a.whenitdiesb.whenitisborn4.Agiantpandaisabouttwotothreefeettallattheshoulder.a.thepartofbodybetweenthearmsandtheneckb.thetopofthehead5.ShanxiisinCentralChina.Youcanseepandasthere.a.themiddleofb.theareaaround Mark wrote an email to Jenny about fishing with hand nets.Complete his email with the words from box.Change their forms if necessary.RabbitfactfileArabbitweighsbetween0.4and2_andcanliveforupto12years.However,arabbit_canseldomliveformorethanayear.kilogramsinthewildadultinthewildpopulationatbirthkilogram_,ababyrabbitcannotsee.An_rabbitcannotseeveryfar,butitcanseebehinditselfwithoutturningitshead.Adultrabbitscangivebirthtomanybabyrabbits,andtheir_cangrowveryquickly.Thiscancauseproblemstofarmers,becauserabbitsliketoeatthefarmersvegetables.Atbirthadultpopulation Mandy wrote a passage about pandas for the school newspaper,but she has made some mistakes.Help her correct the mistakes.Pleasehelpus!Hello.Iamapanda.MyhomeisinCentralandSouthernchina.Iliveclosetothemountains.Ihaveablackfacewithwhitepatchesaroundmyeyes.Ialsohaveblackears,shouldersandlegs.IloveeatingbambooandIspendmorethan18hoursadayeating.Thereareabout3,000ofusinthewild.However,somepeoplearestillkillingusforourteeth.Pleasehelpus!Westernhighupin121,600furwhiteblackD Comprehension You are writing about the future of the giant panda.Read the article again and complete the notes below.You may also add some other facts.Whyaregiantpandasendangered?Theyarelosingtheirhomesbecause_peoplearecuttingdownforests.Somepeoplearekillingthemfortheirfur.Peoplearepollutingtheirhomes.1.learn about了解了解帮助别人了解中国是我的荣幸。Itsmypleasuretohelpotherpeoplelearnaboutchina.Language points2.wild n.自然环境；野生状态自然环境；野生状态 wildadj.野生的野生的in the wild 在野生环境中在野生环境中野外的危