初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 9

There are twice as many giant pandas as before.

[00:06.73]Section 1 Before You Read

[00:09.56]PAIRWORK

[00:11.23]A "national treasure" is something that is

[00:13.77]important to a country's history or culture.

[00:17.43]Think of three more of China's

[00:19.62]"national treasures."

[00:21.64]Write one fact about each.

[00:24.88]Section 2 While You Read

[00:28.10]Learning strategy 1:

[00:29.86]IDENTIFYING KEY INFORMATION

[00:31.98]In order to understand the reading and remember

[00:34.60]information,look for key words and phrass

[00:37.26]as you read,and underline them.

[00:40.24]There are twice as many giant pandas as before.

[00:44.85]The giant panda is ont of the world's most

[00:47.40]endangered animals.

[00:49.55]In fact, it is known all over the world

[00:52.20]as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund 2 (WWF),

[00:56.41]an international organization

[00:58.67]that protects endangered animals.

[01:01.82]Here is some good news:

[01:04.22]the number of giant pandas

[01:06.02]China's most famous animal--is increasing.

[01:09.72]The latest facts show that there are now

[01:12.34]about 1,600 giant pandas living in the wild.

[01:16.44]This is twice as many as before.

[01:19.88]Much of the success is because of the work

[01:22.75]of Chinese scientists with support from

[01:24.94]other environmental organizations like the WWF.

[01:30.50]At the Giant Panda Breeding 3 and Research Base

[01:33.35]in Chengdu,scientists work hard to find ways

[01:37.13]to look after these special animals.

[01:40.13]85% of the world's giant pandas

[01:42.50]live in the southwestern hills

[01:43.90]and mountains of China.

[01:46.40]Bamboo forests also grow here.

[01:50.33]The research center has been built

[01:51.87]on the edge of these forests.

[01:54.24]Its main object is to increase the number

[01:56.41]of giant pandas.

[01:58.94]As these young giant pandas grow up,

[02:01.55]they are taught the necessary skills

[02:03.69]to live in the wild on their own.

[02:07.00]When they have learned 4 as much as possible,

[02:09.63]they are set free into the bamboo forests

[02:12.35]to live a normal life.

[02:15.51]A giant panda eats as much as 20 kilos of food

[02:19.10]per day and spends between 12

[02:21.19]and 16 hours eating.

[02:23.87]So for this program to be successful,

[02:26.92]more forests that are suitable as habitats

[02:29.43]for giant pandas must be found.

[02:32.56]In April of 2000,

[02:34.43]about 23,000 square kilometers of forest

[02:37.83]was chosen in Sichuan,Shanxi and Gansu Provinces

[02:42.75]And five new areas have been named as nature

[02:45.35]reserves in the Qinling Mountains.

[02:48.23]There are now more than 40 areas that protect

[02:51.11]giant pandas: 37 more than 15 years ago.

[02:56.29]Still, everyone must continue to work hard

[02:59.13]to protect one of China's most important

[03:01.87]national treasures--the giant panda.

[03:04.67]Section 3 After You Read

[03:07.87]3a Check(√)the words and phrases you underlined

[03:11.85]in the reading.

[03:13.34]Add in other key points you have underlined.

[03:17.91]most endangered

[03:20.19]1,600

[03:22.44]southwestern

[03:24.55]necessary skills

[03:27.75]23,000

[03:29.74]WWF

[03:31.54]twice as many

[03:33.62]85%

[03:35.37]20 kilos

[03:37.79]nature reserves

[03:40.26]good news

[03:42.02]success

[03:43.86]research

[03:45.84]12 and 16 hours

[03:48.48]continue

[03:50.17]increasing

[03:51.77]scientists

[03:53.35]increase the number

[03:55.46]more forests

[03:57.24]national treasures

[03:59.77]3b Answer the following questions.

[04:03.84]Use words or phrases from the box above.

[04:08.13]3c Write facts using the key information given.

[04:13.97]Section 4 Go For It!

[04:18.01]Choose an endangered animal that you are

[04:20.55]interested in.Find information about it

[04:23.79]and complete the chart below.

[04:25.65]If you have time!

[04:27.54]Discuss what people can do to protect the

[04:30.20]endangered animal you choose.

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