初中英语人教版七年级下册Unit 5 学案.docx

Unit 5 Why dont you like pandas? Hand out (Period 4 Reading & Writing)I. 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. Lets Save the Elephants D. Elephants Are Good PetsIII. Read again and complete the mind map for retelling the passage:IV. Read the passage and underline the useful information for your mind map.The Giant PandaAs we all know, the giant panda is Chinas 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 to plant more bamboo trees and call on more people to reduce(减少) pollution. And we mustnt kill them. Lets try our best to protect the giant panda.V. Draw a mind map about the giant panda:VI. Writing:Dear Students,I am a middle school student from Beijing. Today I want to talk about _ , which is an endangered animal in _. _are _animals because of _ reasons. First, They can _ _ However, they are in great danger. _. _We should _ _All in all, we must try our best to save the endangered animals because we cant li