Pre-reading questions:
- Have you been to the zoo?
- What is your favorite animal?
Zoo Atlanta’s 100-day old panda twins received their names last Monday, December 12, 2016. The twins will be called Ya Lun and Xi Lun. These duo are the 6th and 7th offspring of their parents. Their names are chosen by public voting. Ya Lun and Xi Lun are going to be shown in public on January.
Vocabulary:
receive – [verb] get something
duo – [noun] two items of the same kind
offspring – [noun] an animal’s young
chosen – [verb] one who is the object of choice ; who is given preference
public – [noun] the people
True or False:
- You can see panda triplets in Atlanta Zoo.
- The pandas received their names last December 22, 2016.
- The names of the pandas are Ya Lun and Xi Lun.
- They are the 7th and 8th offspring of their parents.
- Ya Lun and Xi Lun’s name are chosen by the zoo owner.