(共24张PPT)
Unit 7
What's the highest mountain
in the world
Section B (2a-2e)
bamboo
excitement
n.竹子
n.激动;兴奋
keeper
n.饲养员;保管人
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
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
Today, if we want to know more about pandas, we can go to
Chengdu Research Base
Is this place the pandas' real home
No.The forest is their real home.
Read the passage quickly and finish the tasks.
scanning
1. How many parts are there in the article
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Three.
2. Match the main idea.
Pandas are in danger.
How to protect pandas.
Pandas’ daily life.
2b
Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2, 000.
Scanning
This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
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.
Endangered !
Careful-reading
Para1
Q1: Who are preparing breakfast for
baby pandas
Q2: What do the baby pandas have for
breakfast
Q3: How do baby pandas feel when they
see the keepers
Panda keepers.
Milk.
They are very excited.
run over to (跑向...)
walk into (走路时撞着)
fall over (绊倒)
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
01
Adult pandas don't have babies very often.
02
Baby pandas often die from illnesses.
03
The bamboo forests get smaller.
04
Human activities cause more problems.
Read para 3 carefully, and find out the reasons .
Why the number of pandas is getting smaller and smaller
Maybe only one every two years.
They can't live very long.
People cut down bamboo forest.
Water pollution;
Hunting(狩猎)
.....
Pandas cannot enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
Pandas are endangered.
An education program in Chengdu teaches children about the __________ of saving them.
importance
The Chinese government is __________ help save the pandas.
trying to
Scientists are doing __________ to better understanding ____________ pandas.
research
the habits of
Carefully reading
Ways to save pandas
An education program
The Chinese government
Scientists
The Chinese government is trying to ________ pandas.
Scientists are to better understand habits of pandas.
teach children about pandas
help save
doing research
They
and tell children about importance of saving them.
Because we all hope that in the future there will be a lot
more pandas!
2b
Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2, 000.
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
Scanning
This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!
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
(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
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
大约
少于
do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 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. As the forests get smaller and other human
死于……
砍倒……
spend time doing sth.
花时间做某事
伴随状语从句,随着……
activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
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
Key phrases
1.为某人准备某事
2.跑向...
3.兴奋地
4.走路时撞着
5.绊倒
6.照顾
prepare sth. for sb.
run over
with excitment
walk into
fall over
take care of
7.世界各地
8.大约
9.死于...
10.在某事花费了...
11. 砍伐
12.送某人去某地
12. ...的重要性
13. 做研究
around the world
or so
die from
spend sth(in) doing sth
cut down
send sb to sp.
the importance of
do/make research
Work on 2a
Check the answers
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
A panda keeper.
Milk.
Because they don't have many babies and humans cut down the forests.
They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.
Because they want to better understand the habits
of pandas.
The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to ________ breakfast for the baby pandas.
2.In ,pandas have become so that they are now a symbol of China.
3.Adult pandas do not have babies very _____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _________.
keepers
prepare
fact
popular
often
illnesses
Work on 2b
Check the answers
Work on 2b
Check the answers
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 panda.
children
endangered
save
understand