The Oldest Gorilla in the World

Humans are a kind of ape. 人類是猩猩的一種。 Can you think of some other apes? Chimpanzees, orangutans, and my favorite, gorillas! 其他猩猩還有黑猩猩、紅毛猩猩、跟大猩猩！ Gorillas in the wild usually only live for about 40 years. But the world's oldest gorilla just had a birthday. 野生大猩猩只能活40年左右。但是世界上最老的猩猩才剛過生日！ Fatou the gorilla lives in a zoo in Germany and she is now the world's oldest gorilla. Fatou the gorilla is 65 years old! 名叫 Fatou 的母猩猩今年65歲了！她住在德國的動物園裡面。 Happy birthday, Fatou! Fatou ate a cake for her birthday. The cake was made of rice, vegetables, and berries! The zookeepers in Germany said Fatou loved the cake! 她的生日蛋糕是用米、蔬菜，跟莓果做的，她很喜歡！ Gorillas are the biggest kind of ape. But there are not very many left in the wild! 大猩猩是體型最大的猩猩，不過現在數量不多了。 Big apes like gorillas need a lot of space and a lot of food. But people are cutting down too many trees in the rainforest in Africa. That's the gorillas' home. No trees, no space, no food… no gorillas! 人類砍伐雨林中的樹木，破壞大猩猩的家，這樣牠們可能會絕種！ It's not too late to save the gorillas. We need to stop cutting down trees in the rainforest! ________________________________ Vocabulary 大猩猩可以活到六十幾歲，但是牠們的數量越來越少。 1) in the wild 在野外 Let's go camping next week. 我們下星期去露營吧。 What? Living in the wild? 什麼，住在野外？ No, I can't do it. I'm a city girl. 我不行。我是都市女郎。 2) rainforest 雨林 It's not in the rainforest or anything like that. 又不是在雨林裡面或是類似的地方。 And you like wild animals! 而且你喜歡野生動物啊！ I only want to see them on TV. 我只想在電視上看牠們。 3) birthday cake 生日蛋糕 What's a tiger's birthday cake made of? 老虎的生日蛋糕要用什麼做？ Let me think. Beef and pork? 我想想，牛肉和豬肉嗎？ Maybe we can put in an apple too. 也許可以放一個蘋果進去。 4) food 食物 Apples are good food, but tigers may not like them. 蘋果是好食物，但是老虎可能不喜歡。 Okay, let's read today's words. in the wild 在野外 rainforest 雨林 birthday cake 生日蛋糕 food 食物 ________________________________ Quiz 1. How old is the world's oldest gorilla? A: 25 years old B: 600 years old C: 65 years old 2. Where does the oldest gorilla live? A: At a zoo in Germany B: At a zoo in Malaysia C: At a zoo in South Africa 3. How can people help save wild gorillas? A: Stop cutting down trees in the rainforest B: Stop eating candy C: Stop doing your homework Answers 1. C 2. A 3. A -- Hosting provided by SoundOn