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Name: __________
PANDAS
Pandas are mammals. They live in some small areas of China. They
usually live in high mountainous areas. The Chinese name for
panda is “daxiongmao” (large bear-cat). Pandas can live more than
30 years in captivity.
They are not social animals, they are solitary and shy. An adult
panda is about 1,5 metres tall and they can weigh between 75 and
130 kilograms. Males are usually heavier than females. Pandas
have a black and white coat. Also, they have black around their
eyes.
They always eat bamboo and leaves. Bamboo is their favourite food.
Sometimes, they can eat other vegetables, small animals or fish,
too. Pandas eat very fast and a lot. They can eat more than 38
kilograms of bamboo a day. They can climb high trees.
There are probably only about 1.000 wild pandas in the world and
about 127 in captivity. It is an endangered species, they are
protected because they are in danger of disappearing. Pandas are
beautiful animals !
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Activty 1. Answer the questions
1.- Where do pandas live ?
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2.- What is the Chinese name for “panda”?
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3.- How long can they live in captivity ?
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4.- Are they social animals ?
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5.- How tall are they ?
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6.- How much can they weigh ?
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7.- What is their favourite food ?
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8.- How many kilograms of bamboo can they eat a day ?
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9.- Can they climb trees ?
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10.- How many pandas are there in the world ?
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Activity 2. Write in order
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3.- p d s n a a
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4.- i w l d
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9.- e v e s a l
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10.- e e r t s
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Activity 3. Write TRUE or FALSE
1.- They live in some parts of Scotland.
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2.- Daxiongmao means small bear-cat.
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3.- They always eat hamburgers.
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4.- Pandas aren’t mammals.
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5.- Pandas can live more than 300 years in captivity.
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6.- They are shy.
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7.- They can climb high trees.
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8.- It is an endangered specie.
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9.- They have yellow around their eyes.
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10.- Pandas eat very slowly.
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Activity 4. Write vowels and find the secret message
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Activity 5. Match
1.- Pandas
a.- in some parts of China.
2.- There are
b.- bamboo and leaves.
3.- They can weigh
c.- social animals.
4.- They eat
d.- are mammals.
5.- They aren’t
e.- is the Chinese name for panda.
6.- Pandas live
f.- about 1.000 wild pandas in the world.
7.- Daxiongmao
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8.- Males are heavier
h.- between 75 and 130 kilograms.
Activity 6. Circle the odd word
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Activity 7. Write in order
1.- mammals Pandas are
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2.- Pandas and solitary shy are
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3.- heavier females Males are than
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4.- endangered an It is species
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Activity 10. Complete
China – social - areas - climb –
females – wild - bamboo - danger
Pandas are mammals. They live in some small areas of
__________ (1). They usually live in high mountainous __________
(2). The Chinese name for panda is “daxiongmao” (large bear-cat).
Pandas can live more than 30 years in captivity.
They are not __________ (3) animals, they are solitary and shy. An
adult panda is about 1,5 metres tall and they can weigh between
75 and 130 kilograms. Males are usually heavier than __________
(4). Pandas have a black and white coat. Also, they have black
around their eyes.
They always eat __________ (5) and leaves. Bamboo is their
favourite food. Sometimes, they can eat other vegetables, small
animals or fish, too. Pandas eat very fast and a lot. They can eat
more than 38 kilograms of bamboo a day. They can __________
(6) high trees.
There are probably only about 1.000 __________ (7) pandas in the
world and about 127 in captivity. It is an endangered species, they
are protected because they are in __________ (8) of disappearing.
Pandas are beautiful animals !
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Activity 11. Write about Pandas
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Activity 12. Circle the correct answer
1.- Pandas are __________ .
fish
birds
mammals
2.- They live in some small areas of __________.
China
Japan
Russia
3.- The Chinese name for panda is __________.
doxiongmio
dixoingmeu
daxiongmao
4.- Pandas can live more than __________ years in captivity.
30
13
300
social
solitary
5.- They are __________ and shy.
sad
6.- An adult panda is about __________ metres tall.
15
150
1.5
7.- Males are __________ than females.
happier
heavier
smaller
8.- They always eat __________ and leaves.
pizza
bread
bamboo
9.- Pandas eat very __________ and a lot.
slowly
fast
nervous
10.- There are about __________ pandas in captivity.
127
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Activity 13. Answer the questions
1.- What are pandas ?
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2.- Where do pandas live ?
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3.- What is the Chinese name for panda ?
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4.- How long can pandas live in captivity ?
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5.- Are they solitary ?
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6.- Are females usually heavier than males ?
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7.- What colour is around their eyes ?
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8.- What is their favourite food ?
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9.- How do pandas eat ?
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10.- How many wild pandas are there in the world ?
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