八下 Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Section B 2a- 2e(共35张PPT)

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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Warming up
Do you know “national treasure(国宝)”
A “national treasure” is something that is important to a country’s history or culture.
What animal is the national treasure of China
What do you know about pandas
Do you know where it is
Chengdu Research Base.
What does this institution(机构) work on
To raise pandas.
What do you know about pandas
activities
birth
appearance
living environment
habits
food
Lead in
New Words
bamboo (n.)
endangered (adj.)
research (n.&v.)
keeper (n.)
awake (adj.)
excitement (n.)
竹子
濒危的
研究；调查
饲养员；保管人
醒着
激动；兴奋
/ b m bu /
/ n de nd (r)d/
/ri (r)t /
/ ki p (r)/
/ we k/
/ k sa tm nt/
huge (adj.)
whale (n.)
oil (n.)
protection (n.)
疾病；病
野生的
政府；内阁
鲸
油；食用油；石油
保护；保卫
巨大的；极多的
government (n.)
illness (n.)
wild (adj.)
/ ln s/
/wa ld/
/ ɡ v (r)nm nt/
/we l/
/ l/
/pr tek n/
/hju d /
bamboo
excitement
n.竹子
n.激动；兴奋
keeper
n.饲养员；保管人
Let’s check
n.疾病；病
government
illness
wild
adj.野生的
n.政府；内阁
whale
oil
n.油；食用油；石油
n.鲸
1.Which province (省) are most of the pandas from
A. Shandong. B. Guizhou. C. Sichuan.
2.What color are the adult pandas
3.What color are the baby pandas
Try to answer these questions below.
Black and white.
Pink.
3.Where do they live
A.In the air. B. In the forest. C.In the sea.
4.What do they eat
5.Are they endangered Why or why not
They eat bamboos.
Yes, they are.
Because ...
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
Can you describe pandas
We can say like this:
Pandas are…
They live in…
They like eating…
We should…
big
bamboo
zoo
popular
cute
black and white
Sichuan
endangered
forest
protect
Now let’s read the article to get more information about pandas.
Skim the article and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Activities the panda keeper should do in a day.
Measures to protect pandas
Pandas’ life in the morning
Pandas are endangered.
Read Para. 1 and 2, then fill in the blanks.
Panda keepers are preparing _____ for the baby pandas’ breakfast. Pandas _____ ____ to keepers. They _____ ____ their friends and _____ ____ .
Pandas are _____ and _______. They are _______ to Li Wei. Pandas have become popular and a ________ of China.
Pandas’ activities
Li Wei’s thoughts
milk
run over
walk into
fall over
cute
lovely
special
symbol
Read Para. 3, then fill in the blanks.
Reasons
Who
Adult pandas
Baby pandas
Humans
They don’t have _______ ________,
maybe only one _____ _____ _____.
They often die from _______ and do not _____ very long.
They _____ ______ the forests.
many babies
every two years
illness
live
cut down
Read para.4 carefully and answer the questions.
Para 4
Who saves pandas
What do they do
1
2
3
The education program
teach children
The Chinese government
try hard to help
Scientists
do research
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.
Scanning
10 — Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of
bamboo a day.
12 — Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours
a day eating bamboo.
300 — Another 300 or so live in zoos or research
centers in China and other countries.
2,000 — Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000
pandas living in the forests.
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!
（走路时意外地）撞上
跑上前去；跑过去
激动；兴奋
摔倒；跌跤；倒下
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.
饲养员
引导状语从句
照顾
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.
“so … that … ”引导结果状语从句，“如此……以致于……”
实际上
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.
大约
少于
死于……
Adult 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.
砍倒……
spend time doing sth.
花时间做某事
As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
伴随状语从句，随着……
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.
adj. 濒临灭绝的；（生命）有危险的
the importance of doing sth.
做……的重要性
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.
关于……做或进行研究工作
2c
Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.
What is Lin Wei’s job
2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast
A panda keeper.
Milk.
3. Why are pandas endangered
Because humans cut down bamboo forests, pandas don’t have many babies and baby pandas often die from illnesses and don’t live very long.
4. What does the education program in Chengdu do
5. Why are scientists doing research
It teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.
Because they want to better understand the habits of pandas.
2d
Complete the sentences using words from the passage.
1. The panda _________ at the Chengdu Research
Base are awake early in the morning to __________
breakfast for the baby pandas.
keepers
prepare
2. In _______, pandas have become so _________
that they are now a symbol of China.
popular
fact
3. Adult pandas do not have babies very ________,
and some of the babies only live for a short time
because of __________.
often
illnesses
5. The Chinese government is helping to _______
the pandas. Scientists also want to better ___________ the habits of pandas.
understand
save
4. A special program in Chengdu teaches __________
about why pandas are ______________.
children
endangered
Task 2
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
Baby pandas
Amount of food
Only ______________________
Babies often die from __________
10 __________________ a day
one every two years
illnesses
kilos of bamboo
Pandas
Pandas
Number of pandas
Ways to protect pandas
Fewer than 2,000______________________
300 or so ____________________________
Teach ___________. Tell them about the ______________ of saving pandas.
Scientists are doing research ________________________________________.
in the remaining forest
in zoos or research centers
children
importance
to better understand the habits of pandas
2e
What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas
Don’t destroy
their home.
Don’t give food to them at random.