1、Unit 5,Unit 5 Wild animals,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,looks like a white mouse,drink milk 100 grams,four months old 8 kilograms,6 months eat bamboo,20 mo
2、nths looks after 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 again and try to make clear about each part.,Part 1 (Para. 1-3)Part 2 (Para. 4)P
3、art 3 (Para. 5-6),the problems giant pandas face,what actions should be taken to protect giant pandas,the growth of Xi Wang,Careful Reading,Millie is making a growth chart for Xi Wang. Help her match the sentences with pictures. Use the information in the report on page 58 to help you. Write the cor
4、rect 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 kilograms.,c,b,d,f,a,Millie does not know the me
5、anings of some words in the report. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings 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 any c bad or dange
6、rous d at first e more than anything else f come into the world as a 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 gian
7、t pandas. Theyre now _. For example, giant pandas do not have many babies 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,
8、the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. _, giant pandas 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
9、Millie answer their questions.,Kitty: What did Xi Wang eat when she was 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 ov
10、er _ when she was one year old. Sandy: Is it easy for giant pandas to 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,Retell the story, using the pictures and words below.,
