1、Unit 5,Wild animals,Reading,Reading The story ofXi Wang,Do you know how the baby panda grow up into a giant panda?Lets look at the pictures about the growth of the panda.,the first day of a baby panda,a white mouse,drink milk 100 grams,four months old 8 kilograms,6 months eat bamboo,20 months look a
2、fter herself,1. Who is Xi Wang? Whats the meaning of Xi Wang?Xi Wang is a panda. It means “hope”. 2. What do you think the writer wants us to do?The writer wants us to protect giant pandas.,Fast Reading,Read and answer.,Read again and try to make clear about each part.,Part 1 (Para. 1-3)Part 2 (Para
3、. 4)Part 3 (Para. 5-6),Pandas are in danger.,What can we do to help pandas.,The growth of pandas.,What are they?,They are quite different.,baby panda,grown-up giant panda,Careful Reading,Millie is making a growth chart for Xi Wang. Help her match the sentences with pictures. Use the information in t
4、he report on page 58 to help you. Write the correct letters in the boxes.,The Growth of Xi Wang,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 weighted 100 grams. f She weighed over 35 ki
5、lograms.,c,b,d,f,a,What problems may Xi Wang meet in the future?,panda babiesbamboo forestsplace to live,its very difficult for pandas to have babies; many baby pandas die when they are very young,bamboo forest becoming smaller and smaller,pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat,We can ta
6、ke the following actions: help pandas have more babies build more panda reserves make laws to protect pandas,What can we do to save them?,If we do nothing, soon there will be no giant pandas in the world.,Millie does not know the meaning of some words in the report. Help her match the words on the l
7、eft with the meaning on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,be born (line 3) in the beginning (line 9) serious (line 12) mainly (line 14) take action (line 19) none (line 25),a do something b not many c bad or dangerous d at first e more than anything else f come into the world as a
8、baby,Millie is telling Amy about the serious problems that giant pandas are facing. Complete what she says with the words in the box.,as a result in danger in the wild live on take action very young,We need to do something for giant pandas. Theyre now _. For example, giant pandas do not have many ba
9、bies during their lives, and its easy for baby pandas to get sick and die when theyre _. Also, giant pandas mainly _ a special kind of bamboo, so the bamboo forests are very important to them.,in danger,very young,live on,However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. _, giant pandas
10、may not have a place to live or food to eat. There are now only about 1,600 pandas _. We should _ to protect them right away.,in the wild,As a result,take action,Millies classmates are asking her some questions about Xi Wang. Help Millie answer their questions.,Kitty: What did Xi Wang eat when she w
11、as born? Millie: She _ in the beginning, but half a year later, she began to _. Simon: Did Xi Wang grow very quickly after she was born?,drank her mothers milk,eat bamboo,Millie: Yes. She weighed only _ at birth, but she weighed over _ when she was one year old. Sandy: Is it easy for giant pandas to
12、 live in the wild? Millie: No, it isnt. They face _. Daniel: So what should we do?,100 grams,35 kilograms,serious problems,Millie: We should help pandas _, build more _ and _ to protect them.,have more babies,panda reserves,make laws,4 months,1 day,10 days,6 months,12 months,20 months,Homework,Using the pictures and words below retell the story.,
