(共19张PPT)
Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
A “national treasure” is something that is important to a country’s history or culture.
Do you know “national treasures”
Think of three more Chinese “national treasures”. Write one fact about each.
panda
The panda is only found in China.
1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
2a
Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.
big bamboo zoo popular cute
black and white Sichuan famous
endangered beautiful forest protect
2b
Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.
10- Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.
12- Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
300- 300 pandas or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
2000- Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests.
2c
Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.
1. What is Lin Wei’s job
2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast
Lin Wei is a panda keeper.
Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.
3. Why are pandas endangered
4. What does the education program in Chengdu do
Pandas are endangered because humans started cutting down bamboo forests, causing pandas to have fewer places to live (in) and less food to eat.
It teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.
5.Why are scientists doing research
To better understand the habits of pandas.
Language points
1. panda keeps are preparing for the baby panda's breakfast.
prepare ... for... 表示“准备做某事”
I will pre pare some food for you.
我会为你准备一些食物。
prepare 还可做及物动词,意为“准备;预备”,prepare sb. sth= prepare sth. for sb. 表示“为某人准备某物”。
2. awake adj. 醒着
awake 在这里做形容词,意为“醒着”,由指入睡前或刚醒时,其反义词为asleep.
e. g. They aren't awake yet. 他们还没醒呢。
辨析wake 与awake
awake 为形容词, 作表语,意为“醒着”
wake 为动词,意为“醒,叫醒”,常与up 连用
e.g. I waked up at six this morning.
今天早上我7点醒来。
3. fall over 跌倒
为“动词+副词”短语
e. g. I saw a little boy fall over in the park yesterday.
昨天在公园里,我看见一个男孩摔倒了。
辨析 fall down , fall off, fall over
fall down 意为“滑倒;倒下”, 若接宾语,要加from
fall off 意为“跌路;从......掉下来”, 可直接接宾语
fall over 意为“向前摔倒; 跌倒” 不接宾语
4. die from 死于
die from ,其宾语表示死亡的原因。
The horse died form overwork.
那匹马死于过于劳累。
辨析die of 与 die from
die of 强调死于人体内部(主要饥饿、衰老等原因)
die of hunger/heart disease
die from 强调死于环境造成(主要指事故等)方面的原因
die from an earthquake/a traffic/accident
2d
Complete the sentences using words from the passage.
The panda __________ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to _________ breakfast for the baby pandas.
In _________, pandas have become so ___________that they are now a symbol of China.
keepers
prepare
fact
popular
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 pandas.
children
endangered
3. Adult pandas do not have babies very __________, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of __________.
often
illnesses
save
understand
2e
What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas
Write an article about what people can do to protect the endangered animals.
Homework
Thank you!