Reading Aloud 9

I’m a tiger, the biggest and heaviest cat. It’s important for me to live in a large habitat. Miles and miles across the plains I go Searching for wild pigs, deer and buffalo.

It’s good that you like to watch me run And marvel at my magnificent stripy fur in the sun! But the real reason I wrote this song Is to warn you I might not be around for long.

Years ago, my mum asked me to be careful. I tried, but I’m getting more and more fearful. The hunters want to kill me for my skin Or because they want my body parts for medicine.

On a bad day, I wonder if tigers can survive Or whether in a hundred years any of us will be alive. But with your help maybe we can stop this trend And man can become a tiger’s friend.

Expressions

1. a large habitat廣大的棲息地

2. pigs, deer and buffalo豬、鹿和水牛

3. magnificent stripy fur迷人的條紋皮毛

4. not be around for long不會活很久

5. getting more and more fearful愈來愈恐懼

6. body parts for medicine身體部位來做藥物

7. wonder if tigers can survive究竟老虎能否生存

8. stop this trend停止這個趨勢