《英语》（八年级上册）
Unit 5 Wild animals
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. have a deeper understanding of the report;
2. use the new words and phrases properly;
3. rewrite the report in the perspective of Xi Wang.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: mean, be born, beginning, in the beginning, sadly, face serious problems , live on, mainly, however, result, as a result, danger, in danger, action, take action, right away, reserve, law, none, at birth
2. New structure: This means “hope”.
When Xi Wang was born, she weighed about 100 grams.
At four months old, she started to go outside for the first time.
Sadly, giant pandas face serious problems in the wild.
Also, giant pandas live mainly on a special kind of bamboo.
Giant pandas are now in danger.
We should take action right away.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Have a deeper understanding of the report.
Use the new words and phrases appropriately.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Presentation
1. Have a revision of the basic information about giant pandas
T: Hello, everyone! We have learnt a story about a baby panda called Xi Wang. In today’s lesson, we will have a revision of the story and learn something useful from the story. First, I want to know how much you know about Xi Wang. Please answer the following questions.
What did she look like when she was born?
(Here, “born” is the past participle of the verb “bear”.)
What could she do when she was 4 months old?
(Pay attention to the structure “verbs + to-infinitives”. Can you think of more such words?)
What do pandas eat when they grow up?
(Can you think of another way to express the same meaning?)
T: Let’s have a test to see whether you can use these new words.
2. Have a revision of the problems that giant pandas face and the actions that we can take to protect them
T: Can giant pandas live happily in the wild? Yes, they can’t live happily in the wild now. Giant
pandas are in danger now. Why? They are facing many serious problems in the wild.
T: Let’s have a close at the problems they are facing. We need to take action right away.
T: What actions can we take? Let’s have a discussion. The most important things that we need to do are to build more reserves and make strict laws to protect giant pandas. If we do nothing, there will be none left. “None” is a very important word. Let’s see how it can be used correctly.
T: Can you make a difference between the words no one, nothing and none?
T: In a word, where there is Xi Wang, there is “hope”. Xi Wang means “Hope”.
【设计意图】通过提问，帮助学生回忆大熊猫的基本信息，与学生讨论大熊猫的困境与解决方法，在这个过程中穿插讲解语言点，学习be born、at birth、start to、live mainly on及动词不定式的用法并加以操练。
Step 2 Practice
1. Exercises
T: Now, let’s have a challenge to see whether you can use the new language points in exams.
(1) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
Although she ________ (bear) in America, she spent her childhood in China. (was born)
When the sun appeared in the east, the sky starts _______ (get) brighter and brighter. (to get)
People in North China _______ (main) on wheat. (mainly)
Sanjiangyuan is the one of the biggest nature _______ (自然保护区) in the world. (reserves)
We should not do something against the _______ (法律) in the protected areas. (laws)
(2) Translate the following sentences into English
现在大多数野生动物都面临严重的问题。
Most wild animals are facing serious problems now.
如果狼处于危险之中，他们将会攻击人类。
If wolves are in danger, they will attack people.
我们必须采取行动阻止乱扔垃圾。
We must take action to stop dropping rubbish here and there.
车祸之后，人们立即将驾驶员送去了医院。
After the accident, people sent the driver to hospital right away.
我们当中没有人能解答这道数学难题。
None of us can work out this math problem.
2. Have an interview
T: It is time for us to put what we have leant into practical use. Let’s have an interview between yourselves to see whether you can use these phrases to talk about pandas.
What does Xi Wang mean?
What did she look like when she was born?
What could she do when she was 4 months old?
What does she live mainly on?
Why are the pandas in danger?
What do we need to do now?
【设计意图】通过创设真实的情景，学生同伴之间的采访，在问与答中操练精选的七个重点短语，内化本节课的新语言点。
Step 3 Writing
1. Explain the linking words and phrases.
T: Until now, we have known how to use the language points in this period. What about trying something more challenging to see whether you have really mastered them? Let’s try to rewrite the story in the perspective of Xi Wang to ask people to care about them. I think there are a few words that can help you make your story more convincing. Here they are.
2. Fill in the blanks with the linking words and phrases.
T: Now, let’s fill in the blanks to see how these linking words work.
There is baby panda called Xi Wang. It means “hope”. When she was born, she looked like a white mouse. __________, she drank her mother’s milk. At four months old, she started to go outside for the first time. She is such a lovely animal. __________, they face serious problems in the wild. They live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. __________, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. __________, they may not have a place to live or food to eat. They are in danger now. we must take action right away. If we do nothing, there may be none left!
3. Rewrite the sentences.
Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk. She began to eat bamboo. She learnt to look after herself.
→In the beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk. Then, she began to eat bamboo. Finally, she learnt to look after herself.
The number of tigers is getting smaller and smaller. Hunters are still hunting them for money.
→The number of tigers is getting smaller and smaller. Sadly, hunters are still hunting them for money.
Many rare animals are not allowed to be eaten. People are still willing to spend a lot of money buying them and eat them.
→Many rare animals are not allowed to be eaten. However, people are still willing to spend a lot of money buying them and eat them.
Wild animals are disappearing much faster than we thought. We have lost the balance between mankind and nature.
→Wild animals are disappearing much faster than we thought. As a result, we have lost the balance between mankind and nature.
4. Rewrite the sentences from the perspective of Xi Wang.
T: I think we are ready to rewrite the story now. You must use the useful expressions and the linking words I provide here. Let’s try our best to persuade people to care about giant pandas now.
T: Let’s look at a sample. Can you read it?
【设计意图】通过换角度改写课文，讲授了过渡词汇的用法并让学生在使用过程中加深印象。
Step 4 Consolidation
T: Finally, let’s do a feedback.
(birth, may, getting, start, mainly, result, facing, action, reserve, laws)
【设计意图】经过前几个教学环节的铺垫，学生掌握了七个核心短语以及部分连接词，通过
改写故事让学生将所学内容灵活运用，也可以在此环节评价学生对课文的掌握情况。
V. Homework
1. Revise your rewritten story with the help of your classmates or teacher.
2. Use your short story to ask people to care about giant pandas.
课件22张PPT。Unit 5 Wild animals Reading (II)How much do you know about Xi Wang?When she was born / At birth, it looks like a white mouse.What did she look like when she was born?bear vi [be?(r)] 生(小孩)bornShe started to go outside for the first time.What could she do when she was 4 months old? verbs + to-infinitivesMore such words:agree begin decide fail forget hope prepare learn remember try want planThey live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. What do pandas eat when they grow up? live by only eating sth=They live by only eating a special kind of bamboo. Can giant pandas live happily in the wild?at onceGiant pandas are in danger. V. 面临Where there is Xi Wang, there is hope!
Xi Wang means “Hope” .Challenge yourselves 1. Although she (bear) in America, she spent
her childhood in China.
2. When the sun appeared in the east, the sky starts
get (get) brighter and brighter.
3. People in North China (main) on wheat.
4. Sanjiangyuan is the one of the biggest nature
(自然保护区) in the world.
5. We should not do anything against the (法律)
in the protected areas. was bornto getmainlyreserveslawsFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets. Challenge yourselves1.现在大多数野生动物都面临严重的问题。
2.如果狼处于危险之中，他们将会攻击人类。
3.我们必须采取行动阻止乱扔垃圾。
4.车祸之后，人们立即将驾驶员送去了医院。
5.我们当中没有人能解答这道数学难题。
Most wild animals are facing serious problems now. If wolves are in danger, they will attack people. We must take action to stop dropping rubbish here and there. After the accident, people sent the driver to hospital right away. None of us can work out this Maths problem. Translate the following sentences into EnglishPair work: Have an interview Rewrite the story in the perspective of Xi WangAsking people to care about usHow to make your story more organized and convincing? There is baby panda called Xi Wang. It means “hope”. When she was born, she looked like a white mouse.
, she drank her mother’s milk. At four months old, she started to go outside for the first time. Pandas are such lovely animals. , they face serious problems in the wild. They live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. , the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. , they may not have a place to live or food to eat. They are in danger now. We must take action right away. If we do nothing, there may be none left! In the beginningSadlyHoweverAs a resultFilling in the blanksXi Wang drank her mother’s milk. She began to eat bamboo. She learnt to look after herself.
In the beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk. Then, she began to eat bamboo. Finally, she learnt to look after herself. Rewrite the sentences Many rare animals are not allowed to be eaten. People are still willing to spend a lot of money buying them and eat them. Wild animals are disappearing much faster than we thought. We have lost the balance between mankind and nature. we thought. As a result, we have lost the balance between mankind and nature. However, people are still willing to spend a lot of money buying them and eat them. The number of tigers is getting smaller and smaller. Hunters are still hunting them for money. Sadly, hunters are still hunting them for money. Rewrite the sentences Rewrite the story in the perspective of Xi Wangmeans “hope”
be born / at birth
start to go outside
face serious problems
live mainly on
be in danger
take action right awayin the beginning
sadly
however
as a resultAsking people to care about usHi, my name is Xi Wang. It means “hope”. I looked like a white mouse when I was born. In the beginning, I kept drinking my mother’s milk. At 4 months old, I started to go outside for the first time. When I was 20 months old, I learnt to look after myself. I enjoy playing with my friends in the wild. Sadly, we are not as happy as before. We are facing many serious problems. We live mainly on a special kind of bamboo. However, people keep taking the forests. As a result, we will not have a place to live or food to eat. We are in danger. We need your help, human friends. You need to take action right away. With your support, we will have a beautiful world. Sample Feedback birthmaygettingstartmainlyresultfacingactionreserveslawsHomework1. Revise your rewritten story with the help of your
classmates or teacher.
2. Use your short story to ask people to care about
giant pandas. When Tibetan Antelopes (bear), they eat their mother’s milk. An hour later, they (learn, walk) on their own. They (live by only eating …) grass when whey grow up. Have a trywere bornlearn to walklive mainly onAccording to the WWF, about 1,600 mature giant pandas live in the wild, and they all live in China.
Living areas for pandas are getting smaller. Industrialization and population growth have decreased bamboo forests and made it difficult for pandas to travel to find new bamboo.
Mother pandas usually give birth to one or two babies at a time, and often only one survives in the wild. The babies weigh from 4 to 8 ounces at birth, which can make their survival difficult.
Although the Chinese government has made laws to stop killing a panda, some hunters still hunt them for money.
About 60 percent of wild pandas live on reserves that have 2.5 million acres of protected habitat. However, these reserves are fragmented (分割的), with villages, roads and railroads keeping the panda populations away from each other. Why are pandas in danger? More information about pandasWhat actions can we take? We can take action to …We can take action to help pandas have more babies. We can take action to build more panda reserves. We can take action to make laws to protect pandas. ... Have a tryNone— How many birds are there in the tree? — .— What is in the box? — .— Who is in the classroom? — . NothingNo one
