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:
[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 (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 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 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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