牛津深圳版八年级下 5.1 Unit 5 Reading（课件）

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Unit 5
Save the endangered animals
Reading
牛津深圳版八年级下册
A .It has black and white lines on its body
It is a kind of horse.
zebra
B. It is strong and it can run very fast.
It is the king of the animal world.
lion
Let‘s guess！
What’s is it
What’s is it
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C. If the animals take part in the Voice of China, which one will be the winner
dolphin
D. If the animals dance ballet,
who can dance better
swan
What’s is it
What’s is it
F What animal wears big black glasses on its face
panda
What’s is it
E A cat, eyes like a cat , a tail like a cat, but isn’t a cat
tiger
What’s is it
Giant pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo.
Can you say something about giant panda
giant panda
bamboo
A giant panda has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its fur is white.
patch
shoulder
fur
Can you say something about giant panda
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and Western China.
central
Can you say something about giant panda
How much do you know about pandas Try the short quiz below. Circle the correct answers.
What do you know about …
How many pandas still live in the wild
A. About 1,600.
B. About 160,000.
2. Can pandas climb trees
A. Yes, they can.
B. No, they can’t.
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3. What do pandas usually eat
A. Bananas. B. Bamboo.
4. How long can pandas live in the wild
A. About 20 years. B. About 50 years.
5. Where do pandas live
A. In Sichuan. B. In Shaanxi
C. In Gansu D. In Jiangsu.
B Before you read
Look at the article on page plete the facts about pandas.
Panda facts
Adult weight: about _______ kilograms
Life: Pandas live for about _________ in the wild,
but in zoos they can live for _________________.
Food: A panda eats about ___________ of bamboo a day.
Home: Pandas live high up in the mountains of __________
_________________.
Population: There are about _____ panda in the wild.
Behaviour: Pandas spend more than ________ a day eating.
20 years
30 kilograms
Central
and Western China
12 hours
100-150
1,600
up to 35 years old
Reading
The Giant Panda
Giant Panda Fact File
Population In the wild: about 1,600
Appearance Weight at birth: about 100-200 grams
Adult weight: about 100-150 kilograms
Colour: black and white
A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is white.
Home
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and Western China. They live in the bamboo forests there.
Food
Pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo. In zoos, their menu includes bamboo, apples and carrots. A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.
Behaviour
Panda like to live on their own.They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend more than 12 hours a day eating. Although they are big and heavy, it is not difficult for them to climb trees. They are strong enough to protect themselves.
Life
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.
The future
People are cutting down forests, so the pandas are losing their homes. Some people are killing them for their fur. It is cruel of them to do so. There are not many pandas in the world now. It is important for us to protect them.
Answer the following questions.
1. What do pandas eat in zoos
2. How long do pandas spend eating
3. Why are pandas losing their homes
Bamboo, apples and carrots.
More than hours a day.
Because people are cutting down forests.
4. How long can pandas live for in the wild
5. Why are some people killing pandas
6. Should we protect pandas
They can live for about 20 years in the wild.
Because they want pandas' fur.
Yes, we should.
The words in italics are from the article on page 67. Circle their correct meanings.
1. The giant panda has a small population.
a. the total weight of animals in an area
b. the total number of animals in an area
2. Not many pandas live in the wild because there is not enough food for them.
a. a natural environment not controlled by people
b. a dangerous place
C Vocabulary
C1
3. A giant panda is tiny at birth.
a. when it dies b. when it is born
4. A giant panda is about two to three feet tall at the shoulder.
a. the part of body between the arms and the neck
b. the top of the head
5. Shanxi is in Central China. You can see pandas there.
a. the middle of b. the area around
Mark wrote an email to Jenny about fishing with hand plete his email with the words from box. Change their forms if necessary.
Rabbit fact file
A rabbit weighs between 0.4 and 2 __________ and can live for up to 12 years. However, a rabbit ___________ can seldom live for more than a year.
kilograms
in the wild
adult in the wild population at birth kilogram
_________, a baby rabbit cannot see. An ______ rabbit cannot see very far, but it can see behind it self without turning its head.
Adult rabbits can give birth to many baby rabbits, and their __________ can grow very quickly. This can
cause problems to farmers, because rabbits
like to eat the farmers’ vegetables.
At birth
adult
population
Mandy wrote a passage about pandas for the school newspaper, but she has made some mistakes. Help her correct the mistakes.
Please help us!
Hello. I am a panda. My home is in Central and Southern china. I live close to the mountains. I have a black face with white patches around my eyes. I also have black ears, shoulders and legs. I love eating bamboo and I spend more than 18 hours a day eating.
There are about 3,000 of us in the wild. However, some people are still killing us for our teeth. Please help us!
Western
high up in
12
1,600
fur
white
black
D Comprehension
You are writing about the future of the giant panda. Read the article again and complete the notes below. You may also add some other facts.
Why are giant pandas endangered
·They are losing their homes because ________________
__________________________________________________
·________________________________________________
·________________________________________________
people are cutting down forests.
Some people are killing them for their fur.
People are polluting their homes.
1. learn about了解
帮助别人了解中国是我的荣幸。
It's my pleasure to help other people learn about china.
Language points
2. wild n. 自然环境；野生状态
wild adj. 野生的
in the wild 在野生环境中
野外的危险来自食肉动物。
Danger in the wild comes from the carnivores.
动物园给人们展示了动物在野外的生活方式。
Zoos show people how animals live in the wild.
4. weight n. 重量（不可数名词）
v. 有……重
n. 责任
put on weight 增重 lose weight 减肥
我将能弄清楚这头大象的体重。
I’ll be able to find out the weight of the elephant.
她怕发胖，她每天都称体重。
She is afraid of becoming fat. She weight herself every day.
5. Weight at birth: about 100-200 grams
出生时体重：约100-200克
birth n. 出生；诞生
the day of one’s birth 某人出生的日子
at birth= when sb / sth was born 出生时
give birth to 生孩子；产仔
那个婴儿出生时有三公斤重。
The baby weighed three kilograms at birth.
= The baby weighed three kilograms when it was born.
苏珊生了一个健康的宝宝。Susan gave birth to a healthy baby.
6. The rest of its body is white. 身体的其余部分都是白色的。
the rest of 其余的……；剩下的……
后面可以接可数名词，也可以接不可数名词。修饰主语时，谓语动词
的单复数形式由of 后的名词决定。例如：
文章的剩余部分解释了作者为什么去美国。
The rest of the passage explains why the writer went to America.
剩下的都是青苹果。
The rest of the apples are green.
7. A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.
一只大熊猫一天能吃多达30千克的竹子。
as much as 在本句意为“多达；……之多”，表示数量的程度，常与数词连用。注意：as much as 用于表示具体的数量时，后面接在意义上属于不可数的可数名词，如表示金钱、重量或距离等的名词。例如：它整整花了我100 美元。（dollar 表示
金钱，形式上是可数名词，但意义上属于不可数名词）
It cost me as much as 100 dollars.
as many as 也表示“多达；……之多”，也常与数词连用，但其后面
接表示可数概念的可数名词复数。例如：
I read as many as 10 books this month. 我这个月读了十本书之多。
8. Pandas like to live on their own. 熊猫喜欢独居。
on one’s own= (all) by oneself= alone 独自
例如：
那个小男孩可以独自完成这项工作。
The little boy can finish the work on his own.
= The little boy can finish the work all by himself.
= The little boy can finish the work alone.
9. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
他们需要大量进食以保持健康，因此它们一天进食花的时间超过12个小时。
① stay healthy=keep healthy 保持健康
你应该多一点锻炼来保持健康。You should exercise more to stay healthy.
②spend some time (in) doing sth 花时间做某事
例如：我花了三个小时打扫我的房子。
I spent three hours (in) cleaning my house.
【拓展】spend 的常用结构还有spend some time / money on sth
在某事物上花时间或金钱 例如：
汤姆花了三个小时在作业上。Tom spent three hours on his homework.
她花了200美元买了这个钱包。 She spent 200 dollars on this purse.
10. People are cutting down forests, so the pandas are losing their homes.
人们一直在砍伐森林，因此大熊猫正不断失去家园。
① cut down 砍倒
如：对我来说用一把刀很难砍倒这棵树。
____ is hard ____ me ____ ____ ____ the tree.
It for to cut down
②lose one’s home 失去家园
如：地震后，很多人失去了家园。
After the earthquake, a lot of people lost their homes.
11. the part of body between the arms and the neck(P68-C1)
between… and… 在…和…之间（两者）
房子与公路之间有条小路。
There is a path between the house and the road.
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课堂小结
1.We have read a fact file about the giant panda.
2. We have grasped the new words and expressions in the reading.
3. Use English to describe the different ideas about keeping dogs.
一、根据句意和所给首字母写出所缺单词。
1. People often say that the g______ panda is our national treasure (国宝).
2. Animals should live in the w______ , not in zoos.
3. Cats are covered with soft f______.
4. It is c______ to kill animals.
5. My father came home with a heavy box on his s______.
6. My aunt gave b______ to a baby girl yesterday.
iant
ild
ur
ruel
houlder
irth
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二、根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 那个婴儿出生时有4.5公斤重。
_____ _____, the baby weighed 4.5 kilograms.
2. 我经常和我的孩子在野外观察鸟类。
I often watch birds _____ _____ _____ with my child.
3. 晚上不要单独外出。
Don ’t go outside _____ _____ _____ at night.
4. 如果人们不停止砍伐森林，将会危害野生动植物。
If people don ’t stop ______ _____ forests, it will endanger the wildlife.
At birth
in the wild
on your own / all by yourself
cutting down
5. 如果你要保持健康,你需要足够的睡眠。
If you want to ______ _______, you need to get enough sleep.
6. 你可以在小档案中找到很多濒危动物的信息。
You can find much information about the ________ ______ in the _______ _______.
7. 这个婴儿出生时重达4公斤。
The baby weighed ______ ______ ______ 4 kg at birth.
stay healthy
endangered animals
fact file
as much as
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