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Unit7
What's the highest mountain in the world
SectionB 2a-2e Reading
It is said that 150-200 species of plant, insect(昆虫）,bird
and mammal（哺乳动物） become extinct（灭绝的） every 24 hours.
Can you imagine if there is
only human living on the
earth，no animals......
How can people prevent
this thing from
happening
Today, if we want to know more about pandas, we can go to
Chengdu Research Base
Is this place the pandas' real home
No.The forest is their real home.
Why does the base exist(存在)
For fun
For protecting
For helping
Why don't people let pandas go back forest
How much do you know about the Chengdu Research Base
is located in Sichuan;
has been created and imitated （模仿）the natural habitat（生活环境） of panda in order that they might have the best possible environment for rearing （饲养）and breeding （繁殖）;
is a non-profit organization（非盈利性组织） delicated to（从事于） wildlife research， captive breeding （人工繁殖）of the pandas education on pandas conservation （保护）， and educational tourism.
is the biggest captive pandas population (人工圈养熊猫数量)in the world.
From the picture, can you guess what we're going to learn
pandas
eating habits
life at the Chengdu Research Base
How to protect
in danger
pandas
Fast-Reading
Task1 Listen to the tape and scan for specific
information.
This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
places
things
time
numbers
people
facts
animial
organizations(组织)
Task2 Find the main idea with each paragraph.
1
The _________ of pandas.
2
People _______ pandas.
3
Pandas are ____________.
4
_______ to protect pandas.
habits
love
endangered
Ways
The purpose (目的) of the writer is to ask us to___________
A. keep pandas B.protect pandas
C.protect the environment
The type of writing is _____________
exposition (说明文）
time,numbers,
facts,things......
Careful-reading Para1， pay attention to the specific information and answer the questions.
8:30 a.m.
Chengdu Research Base
Panda
keepers
9:00 a.m.
baby pandas
Careful-reading
Para1
Q1: Who are preparing breakfast for
baby pandas
Q2: What do the baby pandas have for
breakfast
Q3: How do baby pandas feel when they
see the keepers
Panda keepers.
Milk.
They are very excited.
run over to (跑向...）
walk into (走路时撞着）
fall over (绊倒）
Read the Para2 carefully
Answer the questions
Q1: What is Lin Wei's job
Q2: What can Lin Wei do every day
Q3: What does Lin Wei think of baby pandas
A panda keeper.
He washes ,feeds and plays with them.
They're so cute and lovely, they're very special to him.
From Para1 and Para2, we can learn about the ______ at the Chengdu Research Base.
life
The life at the
Chengdu Research
Base
panda keepers
baby pandas
1. ________________milk for baby pandas at 8:30 a.m.
2.Lin Wei ________, _____ and _____
with baby pandas every day.
3.Lin Wei __________ baby pandas like
his own babies.
1. Most of them are already ________ and _______ at 9:00 a.m.
2. When they see the keepers, they __________ to them with ________
and some of the young pandas even
________ their friends and ________.
are preparing
washes
feeds
plays
takes care of
awake
hungry
run over
excitment
walk into
fall over
People love pandas.
Pandas are special to them.
Baby pandas are cute and lovely.
Baby pandas trust in people.
Baby pandas need people 's help.
Pandas have become so popular that they are
now a symbol of China.
Let's watch a video, tell me your feeling about the baby pandas.
Why do the baby pandas need people's help
Can the baby pandas take care of themselves
Read Para3 to find out what these numbers mean:
2000
300
12
10
10
12
300
2000
Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo every day.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forest.
Amount of food (食量)
Number of pandas
From the numbers, we can learn the pandas
Amount of food (食量)
Number of pandas
big
small
Has the number of pandas always been so small？
No.
Many years ago，there were a lot more bamboo forest and pandas in China.
01
Adult pandas don't have babies very often.
02
Baby pandas often die from illnesses.
03
The bamboo forests get smaller.
04
Human activities cause more problems.
Read para 3 carefully, and find out the reasons .
Why the number of pandas is getting smaller and smaller
Maybe only one every two years.
They can't live very long.
People cut down bamboo forest.
Water pollution;
Hunting(狩猎）
.....
Pandas cannot enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
Pandas are endangered.
Pandas are in great danger, they need our help and protection.
Read Para 4 carefully, and find out the ways to protect pandas.
How many ways are mentioned (被提及)in this paragraph？
The education program in Chengdu
The ways to protect pandas.
The Chinese
government
Secientist
1.teaches children about pandas and other animals.
is trying hard to help save the pandas
2. tell children about the
importance of saving
these animals.
are doing research to
better understand the habits of pandas.
There wil be a lot more pandas in the future.
common
wish
Work on 2a
Check the answers
What is Lin Wei’s job
2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast
3. Why are pandas endangered
4.What does the education program in Chengdu do
5.Why are scientists doing research
A panda keeper.
Milk.
Because they don't have many babies and humans cut down the forests.
They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.
Because they want to better understand the habits
of pandas.
The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to ________ breakfast for the baby pandas.
2.In ,pandas have become so that they are now a symbol of China.
3.Adult pandas do not have babies very _____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _________.
keepers
prepare
fact
popular
often
illnesses
Work on 2b
Check the answers
Work on 2b
Check the answers
4.A special program in Chengdu
teaches ________ about why
pandas are ___________.
5.The Chinese government is
helping to the pandas.
Scientists also want to better
the habits of panda.
children
endangered
save
understand
What other ways do you think
children can help to
save the pandas
Work on 2e
Have a discussion.
protect the
bamboo forest
protect the environment
don't buy
fur products (皮毛制品）
raise money to build more nature reserves(自然保护区）
Summary
Drink _____________
Only _________________
Babies often die from _______
Baby
pandas
Spend _____________a day
eating about____________
bamboo
Adult
pandas
2000______________________
300 or so_____________________
Numbers
Teach ___________. Tell them
about the ____________of
saving pandas.
The Chinese government is
trying hard to ______ the
pandas.
Scientists are ______________
to better understand the habits
of pandas
Protection
milk
one every two years
illnesses
more than 12 hours
10 kilos of
pandas living in the forests
pandas live in the zoo
or research centers
children
importance
save
trying hard
Post-reading
What other endangered wildlife do you know besides pandas
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Post-reading
Today，over 20,000 more species are at risk of dying out（灭绝），but we simply don't have enough time and money to rescue（拯救）them all，can we just let them die out？
The balance
between human and nature.
（人与自然的平衡）
biological diversity
（生物的多样性）
Post-reading
What impact （影响）will the extinction（灭绝） of wildlife have on human life？
no food
war（战争）
disease
lonely
Have a think.
As teenagers, what can we do for protecting wild animals
Don't eat them
Don't hunt
Treat the animals
as our friends
Protect the environment
Understand the importance of saving
animals
Protecting animals is protecting people
themselves.
Language Points
Key phrases
1.为某人准备某事
2.跑向...
3.兴奋地
4.走路时撞着
5.绊倒
6.照顾
prepare sth. for sb.
run over
with excitment
walk into
fall over
take care of
7.世界各地
8.大约
9.死于...
10.在某事花费了...
11. 砍伐
12.送某人去某地
12. ...的重要性
13. 做研究
around the world
or so
die from
spend sth(in) doing sth
cut down
send sb to sp.
the importance of
do/make research
1. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the
babies are already awake and hungry. (Para1)
awake adj. 醒着的
常用于be, stay, keep, 之后，作表语
wake up 醒来
1) The pain keeps me awake.
疼痛使我清醒。
2) I woke up at six this moring.
今天早上我六点就醒了
2. Scientists say there are now fewer than2,000
pandas living in the forest. (Para3)
句子结构的划分
主语:______
谓语:_______
宾语:________
secientists
say
there are .....in the forest.
从句
非谓语动词做后置定语
There be + 主语+ doing sth
有....在做某事
主语和doing是逻辑的主谓关系，doing作定语，表示经常发生，正在发生的动作。
3. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research
centers in China and other countries. (Para3)
another＋基数词＋名词
＝基数词＋more/other＋名词
再……；又……
It will take me another five minutes to finish
the work.
= It will take me five more minutes to finish
the work.
要完成这个工作将会再花费我五分钟。
4. Pandas do not have many babies,maybe only
one every two years. The babies often die from
illnesses and do not live very long. (Para1)
每两年
die from 死于 （环境影响）
die of 死于 （疾病，衰老）
die out 灭绝
ill 形容词,意为“生病的”,一般在句子中只作表语
illness 名词,意为“疾病;病”,可作主语、宾语、表语等
【拓展】英语中，一些形容词后加上后缀 ness可以变成名词，表示状态、性质等。
如：dark→darkness(黑暗)；kind→kindness(友善，仁慈)；sad→sadness(悲伤)。
5.Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours
a day eating about 10 kilos very long. (Para3)
【拓展】spend time on sth.在某事上花时间；
spend money on sth./(in) doing sth.在某物/做某事上花钱。
spend … (in) doing sth.意为“花费……做某事”。
1）They spent two years (in) building this bridge.
造这座桥花了他们两年时间。
6.As the forests get smaller and other human
activities cause more problems，pandas
cannot find enough to eat and they are having
fewer babies.(Para3)
表伴随，表示随着....
造成更多的问题
翻译：
随着森林变得越来越小，其他人类活动也造成了更多的问题，熊猫找不到食物，也就抚育不出更多的孩子。
变得
7. And the Chinese governmet is trying hard
to help save the pandas. (Para4)
副词，修饰trying
表示竭尽全力
翻译：
中国政府竭尽全力去帮助拯救大熊猫。
8. Scientists are doing research to better
understand the habits of pandas.(Para1)
表目的，
为了...
翻译：
科学家不断地做研究为了能够更好了解大熊猫的生活习惯。
