The giant panda
THE gaint panda looks very lovely 。Some parts of its body are white 。A giant panda is about 70-125kg 。It looks fat ，but is can trees well 。Besides climbing trees ， the pandas can also swim 。The giant panda spends ten to twelve hours a day eating ， and about 99% of its food is bamboo 。
The giant panda has its baby when it is about 5.5 or 6.5 years old 。The new born giant panda is very small 。It is only 100-200g and only 15-17 cm long 。The baby giant panda doesn’t go out of its home until it is 4-6 weeks old 。Then when it is bigger 。its mother starts to carry it with her 。 When the young giant panda is 12-22 month old ，it can walk around by itself with its mother’s help 。
What do you like eating ?
Jeff ：Hi ，Bill 。Let’s go for lunch ，shall me ?
Bill ：Ok ，what do you usually eat for lunch ?
Jeff ：I like eating noodles ，but I often eat rice at out school’s canteen 。you know ，you can only get rice there 。How about you ?
Bill ：Oh ，I like eating hamburgers 。You know ，they are fast 。
Jeff ：That’s true 。but I don't think they are healthy food 。
Bill ：Yeah ，I agree 。So I don’t eat them often and I eat some fruit every day 。
Jeff ：Do you like eating oranges ? They are in season now 。
Bill ：No ，not very much 。I like eating apples and bananas 。How about you ?
Jeff ：I like eating watermelons 。Some years ago 。people could only eat watermelons when they were they were in season ，but now you can find them in stores even in winter 。
Bill ：Well ，Why not go to the store to buy some fruit after our lunch ?
Jeff ：That’s a good idea 。