Two Panda Cubs Born in China

□Fill in the Blank Listen to the news story and fill in the blanks.

Well, China's panda - breeding program is ___________ ___ _____ of two new cubs. The babies are tiny;  one of them ______ ____ 68 grams. Neither has even been _____ _ ____ ___. The mortality of newborn pandas is _____ ___ _______ in the animal world. They're also notoriously difficult breeders __ _________. China has _________ ___ ___ of artificial insemination.

□Check -up Listen to the following news and answer the questions.

1_ ①The babies are now out of danger.

②The pandas will be given names.

③Breeding was successful.

④One of the babies weighs 68 grams.

2_①Celebrations for newborn cubs

②Developing new wats of breeding

③Decreasing the mortality of newborn pandas

④Breeding pandas in the wild

□Key Vocabulary

◦ cub	A cub is a young wild animal such as a lion, wolf, or bear.
◦ breeding	If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
◦ weigh	If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are
◦ mortality	The mortality in a particular place or situation is the number of people who die
◦ newborn	A newborn baby or animal is one that has just been born.
◦ notorious	To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
◦ breeder	Breeders are people who breed animals or plants
◦ in captivity	The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity.
◦ spearhead	If someone spearheads a campaign or an attack, they lead it.
◦ the use of	If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect.
◦ artificial inseminaton	Artificial insemination is a medical technique for making a woman pregnant by injecting previously stored sperm into her womb. Female animals can also be made pregnant by artificial insemination. The abbreviation AI is also used.