Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?Period4Guess！Itscolorisalwaysblackandwhite.It’skindofancientanimal.It’sconsideredtobeasymbolofChina.1.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout______ to_______kilos.2.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout_____cmlong.3.Ababypandaisnotblack.Itis________andithasno________.4.Apandacanliveupto____ to____years.Listenandcompletethesentences.pink0.2150.1teeth20301cTalkaboutpandas.Whatdothebabypandaslooklike?Whatdotheyeat?WheredotheyliveinChina?Whydopeoplelovepandas?big bamboo zoo popular Sichuan famous endangered beautifulcute forest blackandwhite protect2aScanningThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.

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thearticletofindout:whatdothesenumbersmean?123002,000Adultpandaseat10kilosofbamboodaily10kilos12hours300pandas2,000pandasAdultpandasspendmorethan12

hoursadayeating.About300pandasliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaorothercountries.Scientistssaytherearefewerthan2000pandaslivingintheforests.2ndReading

Readthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.WhatisLinWei’sjob?Whatdothebabypandashaveforbreakfast?Whyarepandasendangered?WhatdoestheeducationprograminChengdudo?Whyarescientistsdoingresearch?2ndReading

Readthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.1.WhatisLinWei’sjob?Heisapandakeeper.2.Whatdothebabypandashaveforbreakfast?Theyhavemilkforbreakfast.2ndReading

Readthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.3.Whyarepandasendangered?Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2000pandaslivingintheforests.Another300orsoliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.Pandasdon’thavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears.Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddon’tliveverylong.Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo.Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChina,butthenhumansstartedtocutdowntheseforests.Astheforestsgetsmallerandotherhumanactivitiescausemoreproblems,pandascannotfindenoughtoeatandtheyarehavingfewerbabies.PoorfertilityillnessesLackoffoodcausedbyhumans2ndReading

Readthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.4.WhatdoestheeducationprograminChengdudo?Theysendpeopletoschoolstotellchildrenabouttheimportanceofsavingpandasandotherendangeredwildanimals.5.Whyarescientistsdoingresearch?Theyhopetobetterunderstandthehabitsofpandas.Thepanda_______attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_________breakfastforthebabypandas.In_______,pandashavebecomeso_________thattheyarenowasymbolofChina.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery______,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof_________.AspecialprograminChengduteaches________aboutwhypandasare___________.TheChinesegovernmentisalsohelpingto_______thepandas.Scientistsalsowanttobetter___________thehabitsofpandas.3rdReading

Readthearticleagainandcompletethesentenceswithoutgoingbacktothearticle.keeperspreparefactpopularoftenillnesseschildrenendangeredsaveunderstandPost-reading:retellthepassagepandasBabypandasAmountoffoodNumberofpandasWaystoprotectpandasOnly___________________________Babiesoftendiefrom______________10__________________________2,000______________________200________________________Teach_________aboutthe______________ofsavingpandas.Scientistsaredoingresearch______________________________________.oneeverytwoyearsillnesseskilosofbambooadayintheremainingforestsinzoosorresearchcenterschildrenimportancetobetterunderstandthehabitsofpandasPost-reading:Discussion1.Whatdothechildrendotohelpsavethepandas?2.Whatelsedoyouthinkchildrencandotohelpsavethepandas?3.Isitrighttoprotecttheanimalsbycaptivity(圈養)?SummaryAnimalsAppearanceAmountoffoodNumbero