The document provides information about a young panda born at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. It discusses the panda's name, "Bei Bei", which means "precious treasure" in Mandarin Chinese. It describes how the public got to see the young panda for the first time and that some zoo-goers cheered excitedly when the doors opened, comparing the cute panda to a rock star. It also includes a table to fill out with additional facts about pandas, such as their location, diet, height/weight, life expectancy, sleeping habits, and endangered status.

1. ALLABOUTPANDAS!
We have found a real newspaper in the wastepaper basket, but it is broken and the
article we are interested in is not complete. In pairs, make up a funny ending for the
news. Let’s be creative! Then, upload your news on the Classroom Drive to read
together at the end of the class.
TIP: clicking on the difficult words in blue you will get the definition!
Moreover, you have to do a little research about the topic. Clicking on the image you
will get all the information you need to complete the table below.
Panda in Washington
27 January 2016
Five months ago, a panda was born in Washington’s National Zoo. Zookepers closed
the panda exhibit to give the mother and her baby time to bond.
The little panda’s name is “Bei Bei” which means “precious treasure” in Mandarin
Chinese.
The public got to see the young for the first time. Some zoo-goers were really excited
and you could hear them cheering when the doors opened. The cute panda was
something like a rock star.
ALL ABOUT PANDAS

2. LOCATION
TYPE OF ANIMAL
DIET
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT
LIFE EXPENTANCY
DO THEY SLEEP DURING ALL THE
WINTER?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF
“ENDANGERED”? DO YOU KNOW ANY
OTHER ENDANGERED ANIMAL?