八年级英语下册Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld课件 16页

Period 5 Section B 2a — 2e Lead-in Pre-reading activities I. Look at the words in 2a and talk about pandas. 3/21/2021 n.竹子 excite danger governmentbamboo ill research II. Try to learn the new words. n.饲养员 keep n.& v. 调查；研究 n.激动；兴奋 n.疾病 n.政府；内阁 wake wild adj. 濒危的 adj.醒着的 adj.野生的 walk into fall over or so 走路时撞着 绊倒 大约 er ness ment a en ed I. Fast reading: read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with the main idea. While-reading Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Lin Wei’s opinion of her job. The way of protecting pandas. The scene(场景) about panda keepers feeding pandas. The reasons for fewer pandas. 10,12 — Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating 10 kilos of bamboo. 300 — Another 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries. 2000 — Scientists say there are now fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests. II. Careful reading. 1. Please scan the passage and find out what these numbers means: 10, 12, 300, 2,000. 2. Read Paragraph 1 and 2 and answer the questions. (1). What is Lin Wei’s job? (2). What does the baby pandas have for breakfast? (3). What does Lin Wei do for pandas every day? She is a panda keeper. They drink milk for breakfast. She washes, feeds and plays with them. 3. Read Paragraph 3 and 4 and answer the questions. (1). Why are pandas are endangered? (2). What is one way of saving pandas? Because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illness and do not live very long. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. It is to plant more bamboo trees, so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. 1. Listen to the tape and repeat. Post-reading activities 2. Finish 2d on Page 55. 1. The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas. keepers prepare 2. In ____, pandas have become so ______ that they are now a symbol of China. fact popular 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _______ about why pandas are __________.endangered 5. The Chinese government is helping to ____ the pandas. Scientists also want to better ___________ the habits of pandas. save children 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very ____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _______. often illnesses understand 3. Fill in the blanks according to the passage: Lin Wei works as __ panda keeper at the Chengdu Research Base. She _____ (take) care of pandas like they are __ (she) own baby. The panda __ (be) one of the most ________ (danger) animals. First, they may have only one baby every two years because the babies often _____(dead) from illnesses. Second, _____ (few) than 2,000 pandas live ___ the forest and 300 or so live in zoos or research centers. Third, adult , and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _______. takes a her endangered fewer is died in pandas spend more than 12 hours a day ______ (eat) bamboo. However, humans started to cut down the forests. Children should learn about pandas and other endangered animals. They must also know the __________ (important) of ______ (save) pandas. saving eating importance 4. Look at the pictures and discuss: (1). What are other animals in danger? (2). Without them, what is the world like? (3). How to save the wildlife? Discuss something that the students have learned in This class. Summary 1. Write an article about animals after class. 2. Preview the new words of 3a — Self Check. Homework