人教版八年级下册 Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?Section B 2a-2e 课件 (共36张PPT)

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Section B 2a-2e
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
初中英语
八年级下册 RJ
1. New words: bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, wild, government
2. Expressions: walk into, fall over, die from, or so
3. Reading: An article about pandas
Learning goals
ability
number
weight
appearance
food
habitat
height
life span
Warming up
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
Work in groups of 4. Take turns to make a sentence about pandas.
n. 竹子
adj. 濒危的
S1: There was a family of pandas living in a forest.
S2: The adult panda was black and white.
S3: The baby panda was pink and it was very cute.
S4: The pandas eat a lot of bamboo every day.
S1: …
e.g.
Scanning
This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
2b Read the article to find out what these numbers mean:
10, 12, 300, 2,000.
浏览
Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo a day.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.
Scientists say there are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.
10
12
300
2000
1. 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
2c Read the article again and write short answers to the
questions.
do research 做研究；做调查
点击，播放视频
What do you know about pandas
Paragraph 1:
It is 8: 30 a. m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young
pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!
n. 饲养员；保管人
prepare…for…为······准备······
with/in excitement 兴奋地
①/②
走路时撞着
绊倒
1. At 9: 00 a. m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. (教材P54 2b)
awake 作形容词，常位于系动词之后作表语，不可位于名词前作定语。可以作定语的是waking。
She was awake all night.
She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother.
awake / we k/ adj. 醒着
Language points
【拓展】表示睡觉整个过程的相关词汇：
sleepy (adj. 瞌睡的)→go to bed/go to sleep(v. 去睡觉)
→sleep (v. 睡觉)→fall asleep (v.入睡)→asleep(adj.睡着的) →sleeping(adj.在睡觉的)→wake (up)/(v. 醒来；唤醒) →awake(adj. 醒着的)→get up(v. 起床)
Paragraph 2:
Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me. ” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.
照顾；照料
①
······的一个象征
Life of pandas in the research base(Paras.1-2)
8:30 a.m.: keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast.
9:00 a.m.: most of the babies are
awake and hungry.
keepers wash, feed and play with them every day.
Structure of paragraph 1&2
2. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. (教材P54 2b)
【易混辨析】die from与die of
die from 侧重指外部原因造成的死亡，如负伤、事故、折磨等。 表示死于疾病时，二者可以互换。
die of 侧重指内部原因造成的死亡，如饥饿、衰老或悲伤等。
die from 死于
He died from overwork.
The famous writer died of/from cancer last year.
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2, 000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult
Paragraph 3:
③
“大约” 位于数词或表时间的名词后, 同义词为about、around等。
n. 疾病；病
pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
砍倒；减少
③
Reasons for the decrease of pandas’ population
(Para. 3)
pandas do not have many babies,
maybe one every two years
the babies often die from illnesses
and do not live very long
humans cut down the forests; pandas
cannot find enough to eat
Paragraph 4:
An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing
research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.
⑤
④
adj. 野生的
n. 政府；内阁
······的重要性
try hard to do sth. 努力尝试做某事
Things having
been done to protect pandas(Para. 4)
an education program: tells children
about the importance of saving these
animals
Chinese government: tries hard to
help save the pandas
scientists: do research to better
understand the habits of pandas
1. What is Lin Wei’s job
Answer: Lin Wei’s job is a panda keeper.
2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast
Answer: Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.
3. Why are pandas endangered
Answer: Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses 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.
4. What does the education program in Chengdu do
Answer: They send people to schools to tell children about
the importance of saving pandas and other
endangered wild animals.
5. Why are scientists doing research
Answer: Scientists are doing research because they hope to better understand the habits of pandas.
1. The panda ___________ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to ___________breakfast for the baby pandas.
2. In _________, pandas have become so __________ that they are now a symbol of China.
2d Complete the sentences using words from the passage.
keepers
prepare
fact
popular
3. Adult pandas do not have babies very ________, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of ___________.
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 (animals)
save
understand
often
illnesses
Work in groups of 4. Think of ways to save pandas with funds and without funds. Then write down ideas and report to the class.
2e What other ways do you think children can help to save
the pandas
with funds without funds
Funds No Funds
build more panda nature reserves
develop panda cloning
(克隆) technology
educate people about
pandas
volunteer to take care of
baby pandas in the zoo
一、单项选择
1.(2021 邵阳中考改编) — COVID-19 is spreading wildly in India. Take care!
— Yes, More than 300,000 people ______ COVID-19 A. has died of B. has died from
C. dead D. has died
A
Exercises
2.(2021 抚顺中考改编) —The classroom is so quiet.
— Yes, all the students ______ the final exam.
A. prepare for B. are preparing for
C. prepare from D. are preparing
3.We should _______ the expenses on unnecessary things.
A. cut down B. cut off C. cut out D. cut up
B
A
二、 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
1.He won’t take a trip to Qingdao because he is busy
with his ________.
2.What a terrible noise! It made me ________ the whole
night yesterday.
3.We all know pandas like eating ________.
4.When I heard the good news, I jumped out of my bed
with __________.
research
wake, bamboo, research, keep, illness, excite, government
awake
bamboos
excitement
三、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子
1.All of us were a________ because of the rainstorm. No
one could sleep.
2.We must take actions to protect endangered w________
animals.
3.These movies are for a________ who are over eighteen.
4.The main job of a zoo k________ is to look after the
animals.
wake
ild
dults
eeper
Key words
Useful expressions
walk into, fall over, die from, or so prepare...for..., with/in excitement，
bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, wild, government
An article about pandas
Reading
Summary
1. Make sentences with the phrases you learned in this section.
2. Write a passage about how can we help to save the pandas.
Homework
THANKS
谢谢聆听！