I. 根据提示，填写单词。
1. The noise was keeping everyone ______ (醒着的).
2. We should try our best to protect e__________ animals. 21教育网
3. The news caused great __________ (激动) among her friends. 21cnjy.com
4. They raised two hundred dollars _____ (大约) for charity (慈善事业).
5. They live in a _____ (巨大的) house.
6. The plants grow _____ (野生的) along the banks (堤，岸) of rivers.
II. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. She's ___________ (research) into possible cures for AIDS.21世纪教育网版权所有
2. The number of pandas is _____ (two) as many as before.21·cn·jy·com
3. Lions spend at least 8 hours ________ (sleep) during the daytime.
4. This law?provides __________?(protect) for endangered animals.
5. He died at home after a long ______ (ill).
III. 翻译下列句子。
1. 他太兴奋了，不小心撞到了老师身上跌倒了。
2. 我们应该花些时间做个详细的计划去保护濒危动物。
课件39张PPT。What’s the highest mountain in the world? Unit 7Objectives To understand the article about pandas
2. To learn to scan the article to find specific
information
3. To think about ways to protect endangered
animals
4. To raise the awareness of animal protection
5. To learn some new words and expressions:
bamboo, research, keeper, awake,
excitement, walk into, fall over, illness,
wild, government, oil, protection, huge …Watch and observe.* I’ve travelled over 5000 miles to China to meet one of the world’s most magical creatures.
* I’ll be taking care of baby pandas, nursing some of the youngest.
* I can’t think of a cuter animal in the world.
* This is one of the most exciting journeys I’ve ever been on.
* These are the most precious animal babies in the world.Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.2b10 — Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.300 — About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.2000 — Scientists say there are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.12 — Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.Scanning (扫读)：即直接搜寻数字，然后阅读数字前后的内容，确定数字表达的信息。2cRead 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?
3. Why are pandas endangered?
4. What does the education program in
Chengdu do?
5. Why are scientists doing research?P54 What is Lin Wei’s job?
2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast?
3. Why are pandas endangered?He is a panda keeper.Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.Check your answers!Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.4. What does the education program in
Chengdu do?
5. Why are scientists doing research?They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.They hope to better understand the habits of pandas.1.3. 4. 5. 2.How will baby pandas grow up?Complete the sentences using words from the passage.2d The panda _______ at the Chengdu
Research Base are awake early in the
morning to ________ breakfast for the
baby pandas.
2. In _____, pandas have become so
__________ that they are now a symbol
of China.keeperspreparefactpopularP553. Adult pandas do not have babies very
_____, and some of the babies only live
for a short time because of ________.
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 pandas.childrenendangeredunderstandoftenillnessessaveRead the passage again and fill in the blanks.PandasBaby pandasAmount of foodNumber of pandasWays to protect pandasOnly ______________________Babies often die from ________10 __________________ a dayFewer than 2000 _______________300 _______________________Teach _______. Tell them about the __________ of saving pandas.Scientists are doing research ____________________________. one every two yearsillnesseskilos of bambooin the forestsin zoos or research centers childrenimportanceTry to retell the article according to the diagram.to better understand the habits of pandas.Drink ______ for breakfastmilkUnderline these words
and phrases in the article.跑上前去；跑过去
走路时撞着
绊倒
照顾，照看，照料
实际上，事实上
如此…以至于…
大约
死于
花费时间做某事
砍倒
拯救动物的重要性
努力做某事1. run over
2. walk into
3. fall over
4. take care of
5. in fact
6. so ... that ...
7. or so
8. die from
9. spend time (in) doing sth.
10. cut down
11. the importance of saving
animals
12. try hard to do sthRead and translate.GROUP WORK 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 protect2aWork in groups of four. Take turns to tell a story about pandas.
Each student in your group picks three words or phrases from the list to make sentences about pandas in your story-telling.P54There is a family of pandas living in a forest.For example:The father and mother are black and white.The baby panda is pink but it is very cute.The pandas eat a lot of bamboo every day.…What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?raise money to build more nature reserves (自然保护区)protect the homes of pandasdo not buy fur productsPossible answers:....2eP55DiscussionRead the words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.3a*Huge *Some kinds have teeth*In the sea *Small fish and other sea life*Jump high out of the water*Sing songsP551. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil2. Water pollution3. Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap1. Rules on whale protection
2. Learn more about whales
3. Stop putting rubbish into the sea4. Sing songs (to make people more aware of the importance of protecting whales)Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.3bWhales are … They live in …
They eat … They can …
One interesting fact is … Another interesting fact is …
Some kinds of whales are in danger because …
We should protect whales from …
I think people should/shouldn’t …P56Sample writing: Whales are huge animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life. One interesting fact is whales can jump high out of water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat and oil, and use whale parts to make candles and soap. Whales are also in danger from water pollution. We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales.What can we
do to help
endangered animals?DiscussionPossible answers:to set up nature reserves / protection zonesmake laws to prevent them from being caught and killedprotect our environmentno hunting, treat them as our friendsdo not buy products made from endangered animalsraise money to help themPrince William, David Beckham and Yao Ming are expressing their wishes as fathers. awake作形容词，意为“醒着的”，通常跟在系动词后面作表语，不用于名词前。1. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.Language points Are the children still awake?
孩子们还没睡着吗?他们还没醒呢。
They aren't awake yet. Is he awake or asleep?
他醒着还是睡着了？
What time do you usually wake (up) in the morning?
你平常早晨几点钟醒?
Try not to wake the baby (up).
别把孩子吵醒了。【拓展】 awake & wake * awake adj. 醒着的
* wake v. 醒来，常与up连用。wake up意为“醒来；叫醒”，如果宾语是代词，该代词要放在wake和up的中间；如果宾语是名词，则该名词放在up的前面或后面都可以。spend 花费(时间或金钱)，主语是人。spend time / money (in) doing sth. 花费时间/金钱做某事；spend time / money on sth.
在…上花费时间/金钱2. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. We spend an hour learning English every day.
The girl spends 200 yuan on clothes every month.
我们每天花一个小时学习英语。女孩每月花费200元买衣服。【考点再现】
How important is shopping to you? How much time do you spend buying things? (2017北京)
She spent all day sitting on her chair by the window. (2017广州) 他每天花半个小时打篮球。
He spends half an hour playing basketball every day. excitement: n. 激动，兴奋
excite: v. 使激动；使兴奋3. … they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!Robin’s?heart?was?pounding?(剧烈的跳动) with excitement.
罗宾的心激动得怦怦直跳。
Nothing about my life excites me at present.
我目前的生活如一潭死水。She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her.
她跑过来打招呼，但我没认出她来。
He wasn’t looking and walked into a tree.
他走路不看，撞到了一棵树上。
She fell over and broke her leg.
她跌倒后摔折了腿。run over: 跑上前去，跑过去
walk into:（走路时意外地）撞上
fall over: 摔倒；跌跤；倒下living in the forest: V-ing短语修饰前面的名词pandas，作其后置定语。4. Scientist say there are now fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests.
科学家们说现在只有不到2000只大熊猫生活在森林里。现在操场上有十多个正在打篮球的男生。
There are more than 10 boys playing basketball on the playground now. or so: 大约，相当于about/around
数词/表时间的名词 + or so =about/around + 数词/表时间的名词5. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
另外还有300只左右生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心里。修这条路花费了他们大约三年时间。
It took them three years or so to build this road.
= It took them about/around three years to build this road. 1) die from/of + 死亡原因: 死于……
2) ill (adj. 生病的) + ness (名词后缀)→illness
疾病，病（因病而导致的不健康状态）
*adj. + ness →n. : 表示性质，状态
kind →kindness (仁慈)
happy →happiness (幸福)6. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.
熊猫宝宝经常死于疾病，或者活不了多久。他因病不能来。
He can’t come because of illness.
老张上周因病去世了。
Mr. Zhang died from illness last week.注: 另附word文档。
点击此处链接I. 根据提示，填写单词。
The noise was keeping everyone ______
(醒着的).
2. We should try our best to protect
e__________ animals.
3. The news caused great __________ (激动)
among her friends.
4. They raised two hundred dollars ______ (大约) for charity (慈善事业).
5. They live in a _____ (巨大的) house.
6. The plants grow _____ (野生的) along
the banks (堤，岸) of rivers.excitementawake ndangeredor so hugewildII. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形
式填空。
1. She's ___________ (research) into
possible cures for AIDS.
2. The number of pandas is _____ (two)
as many as before.
3. Lions spend at least 8 hours ________
(sleep) during the daytime.
4. This law?provides __________?(protect)
for endangered animals.
5. He died at home after a long ______ (ill).researchingtwicesleepingprotectionillnessIII. 翻译下列句子。
他太兴奋了，不小心撞到了老师身上跌
倒了。
2. 我们应该花些时间做个详细的计划去保
护濒危动物。He was so excited that he walked into his teacher and fell over.We should spend some time making a detailed plan to protect the endangered animals.Review课时重点回顾1. awake作表语
2. spend time / money (in) doing sth.
花费时间/金钱做某事
3. run over: 跑上前去，跑过去
4. walk into:（走路时意外地）撞上
5. fall over: 摔倒；跌跤；倒下
6. V-ing短语作后置定语
7. or so: 大约
8. die from/of ... 死于……Now 2 minutes to test your spelling.Spelling Bee1. English-Chinese
bamboo, keeper, illness, government,
whale, oil, protection
2. Chinese-English
濒危的；研究；醒着；激动；走路时
撞着；绊倒；大约；野生的；巨大的When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.Homework1. Write a passage about what people
can do to protect the endangered
animals.
2. Finish the exercises in Learning
English.
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