新广州深圳版八年级下册(8B)U5 Reading.ppt

Strategy Scanning: When you need to find certain information in a text, you do not have to read every word. Instead, you can move your eyes quickly over the text to find the information you need. This is called scanning. The exercise in B on page 66 is a scanning exercise. What do you know about endangered animals ? Warming up Culture corner Giant panda has a black face with white patches(白班) around the eyes. It has black ears, shoulders and legs. Today, we will read a fact file about the giant panda. Pandas usually live in the wild of central of China , but more and more pandas live in the zoo for protecting. What are the pandas favourite food? Their menus are only bamboos. An adult panda weighs( weight) about 200 kilograms. But panda at birth are very tiny. Now, the population of pandas are fewer and fewer, they are endangered. Because the people are cruel to kill them for their fur. So we have obligation to protect the panda including their behaviour. How much do you know about pandas? Try the short quiz below. Circle the correct answers. What do you know about …? 1. How many pandas still live in the wild? A. About 1.600 B. About 160.000 2. Can pandas climb trees? A. Yes, they can. B. No, they can’t. 3. What do pandas usually eat? A. Bananas B. Bamboo. 4. How long can pandas live in the wild? A. About 20 years. B. About 50 years. 5. Where do pandas live? A. In Sichuan B. In Shaanxi C. In Gansu D. In Jiangsu. A A B A A B C Look at the article on page 67. Complete the facts about pandas. Before you read Panda facts Adult weight: about ___________ kilograms Life: pandas