初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit 5 学案.docxVIP

Unit 5 Why don’t you like pandas? Hand out (Period 4 Reading Writing) Listen and answer the questions: 1. Where are the students from? _______________________________. 2. What is the passage mainly talking about? _____________________. 3. What can the animal do? ___________________________________. 4. Who are in great danger? ___________________________________. II. Read the passage and choose the best title: A. What Is an Elephant B. Come to Thailand C. Let’s Save the Elephants D. Elephants Are Good Pets Read again and complete the mind map for retelling the passage: Read the passage and underline the useful information for your mind map. The Giant Panda As we all know, the giant panda is China’s national treasure(国宝). That is because the giant panda is a symbol of peace and friendship. A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, arms and legs. The rest of the body is white. People also say it has white and black coat. Although they have a round body, they are good at climbing trees. And it can also walk on two legs just like people. It is so cute that people all over the world like it. The giant panda lives mainly in bamboo forests high in the mountains of western China. And they like to live alone. Pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo. Sometimes, they also eat mice or birds. In zoos, their menu includes, bamboo, apples and carrots. A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day, because they need to eat a lot to stay healthy. However, pandas are in great danger. People cut down so many bamboo forests, so pandas are losing their homes. Pandas also do not have enough food to eat. And their living environment are polluted(被污染). Some people even kill them for their beautiful coat. Now, the panda becomes one of the most endangered animals in the world. A 2015 report shows there are about 1,590 pandas living in the wild. We must save the pandas. We can help t