2020-2021学年度第15期总第814期
Panda pride (P4-5)
安徽省合肥四中
王芳
Pre-reading 
Brainstorming: What do you think of when you see pandas?

the WWF logo
 
What does the text tell us abut pandas? Read and find.
While-reading 
cub

Task 1： Skim and match.
 
Task 2：Read and choose.
How were people probably feeling about Xiao Qi Ji’s birth?
A. Worried.        B. Pleased.
C. Uninterested.    D. Shocked.

What does the text tell us about “panda diplomacy”?
A. China has given 23 pandas away so far.
B. China stopped giving away pandas in the 19th century.
C. This practice can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. 
D. Other countries can now keep their pandas as they wish.

What are paragraphs 8 and 9 mainly about?
A. Reasons why pandas have trouble surviving in other countries.
B. A comparison of different environments for pandas.
C. The reason why pandas mainly eat bamboo.
D. Bamboo shortage during the pandemic.

Task 3: Fill in the blanks using the words given.
cub     vote     uplifting     Ambassador
furry     revive     loan     nutrition     picky    mature     import     facilitate 
1._____making you feel vey cheerful and happy
2._____be covered with thick, soft hair
3._____a young wild animal such as a lion, wolf or bear
4._____give to sb and sb agrees to pay back at a future date
5._____difficult to please and only likes a small range of things
6._____a choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election
7. _____become active, popular or successful again
8. _____sb or sth becomes an adult
9. _____make sth easier or more likely to happen
10. _____substances that help plants and animals to grow
11. _____buy sth from another country for use in your own country
12. _____an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there

Post-reading 
Discussion
How have pandas played an important role in the country's diplomacy?

Retelling
Retell the text according to the hints.
Pandas are not only..., but... Recently a giant panda was given the name..., which is translated into English as... This cub's birth proved to be... and it is... Pandas have played an important role in... The reason that pandas find it hard to survive in other countries is that... But countries are still trying their best to...