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Unit 5 Save the endangered animals(第一课时)
年 级:八年级 上册 学 科:英语(统编版)
主讲人: 学 校: **初中部
P67
8BU5
Session 1
handout
Warm-up: Free-talk
What do you think of giant pandas
Learning objectives
retell how people protect them.
describe what they are
by reading a fact file.
After this class,
you will be able to...
find out what a “panda guardian” will say to us.
Warm-up: Brainstorming
What else do you want to
know about them
Where is this article from
A. A novel B. An advertisement
C. A newspaper D. A science magazine
A
Pre-reading: Skimming
sub-headings
Clearer
Easier to read
B
1. What kind of article is it
A fact file.
Pre-reading: Skimming
2. What information can you get from the fact file
a. Their numbers.
b. Their uses.
c. Their behaviour.
d. Their food.
e. Their relationship with humans.
f. Their future.
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sub-headings
Scan and fill in the blanks.
Panda facts
Population: There are almost _________ pandas in the wild.
Weight at birth: Its weight at birth is about ___________ grams.
Adult weight: It weighs about _________ kilograms.
Home: Pandas live high up in the bamboo forests of_______.
Behaviour: Pandas spend more than _________ a day eating to keep healthy. They are good at __________. They like to________.
Food: A panda eats as much as__________ of bamboo a day.
Sub-headings
& numbers!
While-reading: Scanning
Population: There are almost ______ pandas in the wild.
Weight at birth: Its weight at birth is about _________ grams.
Adult weight: It weighs about _________ kilograms.
1,900
100 to 150
100 to 200
While-reading: Scanning
Ms. Shen & Student F
Which is heavier
Behaviour
Pandas 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.
Home
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and Western China. They live in the bamboo forests there.
Home:
Pandas live high up in the bamboo forests of _________________________.
Behaviour:
Pandas spend more than _________ a day eating to keep healthy. They are good at ____________. They like to____________.
12 hours
Central and Western China
climbing trees
live alone
While-reading: Scanning
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.
Life
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up to 38 years.
Aspect In the wild In the zoo
Food They usually eat_______. Their menu includes
______________________.
Life They live for about ______. They live for up to_______.
bamboo
20 years
38 years
bamboo,apples and carrots
Food: A panda eats as much as ________________ of bamboo a day.
30 kilograms
While-reading: Scanning
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.
What do you think of it
Aspect Cause Effect
People are ____________________. The pandas are ________________________.
Some people are ____________________. There are
____________.
habitat loss
illegal
hunting
cutting down
forests
losing their
homes
killing them for their fur
not many pandas
It is cruel of them to do so.
It is important for us to protect them.
It is... to...
While-reading: Scanning
Post-reading: Summarizing
set up
national parks
made strict laws
government
ordinary people
devoted themselves to making progress
scientists
First of all
What’s more
At last
To protect the giant panda, China has created many nature reserves. Things have improved a lot since the 1980s, and the number of giant pandas in the wild in China has grown from 1,114 to almost 1,900. In 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that the giant panda is no longer endangered.
Post-reading: Digging in
protecting area
protection
let everyone know
Great news!
Post-reading: Interviewing
home, behaviour, food...
how humans protect them
questions
wishes
Ms. Lin - a volunteer
A reporter
Post-reading: Interviewing
home, behaviour, food...
how humans protect them
questions
wishes
Ms. Lin - a volunteer
A reporter
A: Good afternoon, Ms. Lin. I am a reporter from... May I have an interview with you
B: Yes, go ahead!
A: ...
B: ...
...
A: Thank you for your time. I hope...
Aspects Requirements Score
Content 情境内容 Be complete No mistakes
Role 角色扮演 Be loud & confident Be creative
Cooperation 与人合作 Work as a team
Peer-assessment
good
great
excellent
How well did you learn in this class
I can list four kinds of information about the giant pandas.
I can give examples of how humans protect giant pandas
I can act out an interview using fact files and key words.
good
great
excellent
Self-assessment
Homework
Must-do: Use the same structure to make a fact file about an animal, such as the black-faced spoonbill.
Try-to-do: Search for the information about what Chinese have done for rare animals in China and make a video.
Bye!
Ending
Thanks!
See you!