牛津译林版八年级英语上册 Unit 5 Wild animals Reading Giant Panda 教案

Giant Panda
Teaching objectives
1.To train the students’ ability of understanding the main idea of the passage.
2.To teach students some reading skills.
3.Let students be able to use the words and phrases to describe giant pandas and take actions to protect them
Key points and difficulties of teaching
1.To understand the main idea of the passage.
2.To use the words and phrases to describe giant pandas and take actions to protect them.
Teaching procedure
Step1: Pre-reading
What do you know about pandas
Can you tell anything about pandas
设计意图：通过师生互动和生生互动讨论熊猫的外表，习性和体重，学习一些新词和短语为接下来的学习扫清障碍，同时激发学生对阅读材料的阅读兴趣。
Step 2: While-reading
1.Fast reading
Scan the passage to get the answer.
（Reading skill 1: Scan the passage quickly, look for keywords and find the answer.）
Practice1: Read passage 2 to get the answer.
1.How many babies can a polar bear have at a time
2.Skimming
Skim for the main ideas of each paragraph.
T: All of you have thought of so many ideas. Now, let’s read the passage again and find their main ideas.
(1) Explain how to find out the main idea with the topic sentence.
3. Detail reading.
(1) Read the para 3 and answer the questions.
（Reading Skill 2: Read the title/picture/first or last sentence of each paragraph to get the main idea.）
Practice2: Read passage 2 to get the answer.
What is the main idea of this passage
（Reading skill 3: We can circle some useful words while looking for answers.）
Read the para 3 and answer the questions.
Fun facts of pandas:
1.How long does it take a panda to eat bamboo every day
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2.How much does a newborn panda weigh
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3.What is in a panda’s front paws
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4.What does the panda use to do with its front paws
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(2) Read the para 4 and fill the blanks.
Pandas are in danger! Their l_____ is becoming smaller and smaller.
People cut down pats of the forest for w_____ and f_______.
As a result, Pandas may not have a place to l______ or food to eat.
We should c_____ more nature centers for pandas.
Step 3: Post-reading
1.Discussion:
What other actions can we take to protect giant pandas
2.Group work:
Design a poster to ask people to care about giant pandas.
3.Summary
Animals are our friends.
So loving animals is loving the nature.
Loving the nature is loving our earth.
Loving the earth is loving ourselves!
Step 4: Homework
1.Make your poster better.
2.Advise your friends and family to protect wild animals