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25 Sept 2026
Ping Ping is especially good at climbing trees, according to China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
China Sends Giant Pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Zoo Atlanta
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Two pandas fly on an aeroplane.
b) Two pandas swim in the ocean.
c) Two pandas drive a red car.
Ask:
(1) Do you like pandas?
(2) Have you ever travelled on a plane?
VOCABULARY
panda (/ˈpæn.də/, noun)
Meaning: A large black and white bear that lives in China and eats bamboo.
Example: The panda eats fresh green bamboo leaves.
journey (/ˈdʒɜː.ni/, noun)
Meaning: A trip from one place to another place.
Example: We are going on a long journey to the zoo.
crate (/kreɪt/, noun)
Meaning: A large box used for moving big things or animals safely.
Example: The panda sits inside a safe wooden crate.
doctor (/ˈdɒk.tə/, noun)
Meaning: A person who helps sick animals or people feel better.
Example: The animal doctor checks the big bear.
bamboo (/bæmˈbuː/, noun)
Meaning: A tall, hard plant with green leaves that pandas love to eat.
Example: Giant pandas eat tasty bamboo every day.
plane (/pleɪn/, noun)
Meaning: A vehicle with wings that flies through the sky.
Example: The white plane flies over the clouds.
Two giant pandas are going on a special journey today. Their names are Ping Ping and Fu Shuang. Ping Ping is a boy panda, and Fu Shuang is a girl panda. They live in China, but now they are flying to America on a big aeroplane.
The pandas are travelling inside large, comfortable crates. Keepers put fresh bamboo, sweet apples, and yellow carrots inside the crates for them. The flight takes fifteen hours. Special animal doctors are flying with the pandas to check their health.
The pandas are moving to Zoo Atlanta in the United States. The zoo team in Atlanta is preparing a wonderful new home for them. Workers are growing fresh green bamboo near the zoo.
Many happy people in China are waving goodbye to the friendly pandas today. When the plane lands, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang rest in a quiet room. Soon, children in America can visit the cute pandas. They watch the animals climb high trees and eat tasty bamboo. The two pandas are bringing big smiles.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) What do you think pandas like to do all day?
(2) Would you like to fly on a plane with a panda?
(3) What food would you pack for a long journey?
(4) Why is it important to take good care of animals?
(5) Which animal would you like to see at the zoo?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: bamboo, crates, doctors, journey
Two giant pandas are going on a special _______(1) today. Their names are Ping Ping and Fu Shuang. Ping Ping is a boy panda, and Fu Shuang is a girl panda. They live in China, but now they are flying to America on a big aeroplane.
The pandas are travelling inside large, comfortable _______(2). Keepers put fresh bamboo, sweet apples, and yellow carrots inside the crates for them. The flight takes fifteen hours. Special animal _______(3) are flying with the pandas to check their health.
The pandas are moving to Zoo Atlanta in the United States. The zoo team in Atlanta is preparing a wonderful new home for them. Workers are growing fresh green _______(4) near the zoo.
Many happy people in China are waving goodbye to the friendly pandas today. When the plane lands, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang rest in a quiet room. Soon, children in America can visit the cute pandas. They watch the animals climb high trees and eat tasty bamboo. The two pandas are bringing big smiles.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of the story?
a) Two pandas are flying from China to live at Zoo Atlanta.
b) Two pandas are building a new aeroplane in China.
c) Two pandas are learning how to drive a train to America.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) Ping Ping and Fu Shuang are flying to Zoo Atlanta. T/F
(2) The flight to America takes only two hours. T/F
(3) Workers are growing fresh green bamboo near the zoo in Atlanta. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these events in order (1-3):
( ) Keepers put fresh bamboo and apples inside the pandas' crates.
( ) Children in America visit the cute pandas at Zoo Atlanta.
( ) Two pandas leave China on a big aeroplane flight.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. panda
2. journey
3. crate
4. doctor
5. bamboo
a) a tall plant with green leaves that bears eat
b) a person who helps sick animals feel better
c) a large box used for moving big animals safely
d) a big black and white bear from China
e) a trip from one place to another place
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) The pandas sit inside a big _______ on the aeroplane.
a) crate
b) jacket
c) pencil
(2) Pandas like to eat green _______ for dinner.
a) pizza
b) bamboo
c) candy
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Unscramble the words to make correct sentences:
(1) A: live / B: in / C: China / D: pandas / E: Two
(2) A: eats / B: bamboo / C: The / D: panda / E: green
ANSWER KEY
Answer Key - Level A1
Warm Up Answer: a) Two pandas fly on an aeroplane.
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
(1) journey
(2) crates
(3) doctors
(4) bamboo
Section 2: Main Idea
a) Two pandas are flying from China to live at Zoo Atlanta.
Section 3: True or False
(1) True (T)
(2) False (F)
(3) True (T)
Section 4: Put Events in Order
(1) Keepers put fresh bamboo and apples inside the pandas' crates.
(3) Children in America visit the cute pandas at Zoo Atlanta.
(2) Two pandas leave China on a big aeroplane flight.
Section 5: Vocab Match
1 - d (panda - a big black and white bear from China)
2 - e (journey - a trip from one place to another place)
3 - c (crate - a large box used for moving big animals safely)
4 - b (doctor - a person who helps sick animals feel better)
5 - a (bamboo - a tall plant with green leaves that bears eat)
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) a) crate
(2) b) bamboo
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Two pandas live in China. (E - D - A - B - C)
(2) The panda eats green bamboo. (C - D - A - E - B)
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Open-ended student responses.
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