人教版八年级英语下 Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world Section B （2a-2e） （共40张PPT）

(共40张PPT)
To read and understand the material on pandas
2. To learn to scan the passage to get specific information
3. To know the importance of saving endangered animals
4. To learn new words: bamboo, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, remaining, wild, government, oil, protection, huge…
Free talk : What do you know about pandas?
The giant panda is known as the national treasure of China.
大熊猫被称为中国的“国宝”。
A “national treasure” is something that is important to a country’s history or culture.
What “national treasures” mean?
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
Do pandas have many babies?


2. Why do the panda babies often die?

3. Can you point out one way to help save pandas?
Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.
Because of illnesses.
Teaching children about the importance of saving pandas is one way to help save pandas.
Answer the questions.
While –reading
略读：This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word.
扫读：This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
Scanning means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的段落，读前两句）。第一句话常是整段讨论的主题。在结论段，重点可能在最后一句。阅读时，把文本标出来，是帮助回答问题好方法。可将关键词画线或在段落旁写下本段主题，一两个字就够了，关键在于涵盖全文的速度。? 　 略读时遇到不懂单词，试观察前后字来猜出意思。比如，在不懂的单字前面是形容词，那么这个字可能会是名词；在不懂的单字之前是副词，那么这个字可能会是动词。只要了解段落大意就好了。
a general
idea
the first and last
sentences of paragraphs
Scan the text for
key words and phrases, dates, etc.
Do not need to
read the whole
text.
the first and last paragraphs
pictures and charts
a general
idea
titles and headings
a general
idea
certain
information
2b
Read the third paragragh to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.
10- Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.
12- Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
200- About 200 pandas live in zoos or research centers in
China or other countries.
2000- Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living
in the forests.
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3.
4.
5.
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?
Lin Wei is a panda keeper.
Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.
3. Why are pandas endangered?
Pandas are endangered because humans started cutting down bamboo forests, causing pandas to have fewer places to live (in) and less food to eat.
4. What does the education program in Chengdu do?




5. Why are scientists doing research?
Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas.
It teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals, and tells children about the importance of saving these animals.
Read again and complete the information.
Pandas
Baby pandas
Amount of food
Only _____________________
Babies often die from_________.
10 ________________a day
one every two years
illnesses
kilos of bamboo
Pandas
Number of pandas
Ways to protect pandas
2,000 ______________________
200 _________________________
Teach _______. Tell them about the ___________ of saving pandas.
The Chinese government _______________________________. There’ll be _____________ _____________ to live in.
in the remaining forests
in zoos or research centers
children
importance
is also planting more bamboo trees
more forests
for pandas
Collect and sum up
翻译下列的短语
成都研究基地
2. 醒着
3. 兴奋的跑过去
4. 撞到
5. 绊倒
6. …….的一个象征
7. 大约100公斤
8. 死于某种原因
9. 拯救动物的重要性

10. 努力做

Chengdu Research Base
be awake
run over with excitement
walk into
fall over
a symbol of
one hundred kilos or so
die from
the importance of saving animals
try hard to do sth.
2d
Complete the sentences using words from the passage.
1. 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.
keepers
prepare
fact
popular
3. 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 _______________________ .
children
endangered (animals)
often
illnesses
5. The Chinese government is helping to _______ the pandas. Scientists also want to better ______________ the habits of pandas.
save
understand
Panda’s problems
baby pandas
one of the animals most in danger
Help me !
We need to protect the pandas.

the symbol for
the World Wild
Fund for Nature (世界野生动物基金会)
2e
What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?
Build more reserves.
Stop cutting down trees.
No more using the panda’s fur.
More ways to protect giant pandas
Make some posters or signs. Put them up or hand out notices to let people know.
Volunteer to help plant more bamboo trees and protect pandas’ living environment.
1. research 不可数 n.研究；调查
research base 研究基地 research centers 研究中心
research methods 研究方法 research results 研究结果
research report 研究报告 research paper 研究论文
do/make (some)research 做研究 carry out research 进行研究
Eg. We are doing research on how students go to school
Eg. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of panda v. 研究；调查
Eg. He is researching pictures for his new book



2.keeper n.饲养员，保管人，监护人
panda keeper 熊猫饲养员
Eg. He is one of the panda keepers.
keep v. 保留，保存；履行，遵守；饲养，养活
keep+adj.保持…keep healthy /fit 保持健康
keep silent 保持沉默 keep quite 保持安静

keep（on） doing 一直做某事
keep….from doing 阻止做某事
keep in touch with…与…保持联系
keep off 远离，避开
keep up with 跟上
keep a pet 饲养宠物
keep one’s promise 遵守诺言
3. awake adj.醒着
位于系动词后做表语，不位于名词前做定语
Eg. At 9:00 a.m. ,they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.
Eg. She was awake all night
v. 使醒来 过去式：awoke
Eg. Her voice awoke the sleeping child .
wake v. 醒，唤醒
过去式：woke
wake up 醒来
Eg. Try not to wake the baby up
4. excitement 不可数 n.激动，兴奋
with/in excitement 兴奋地=excitedly
to one’s excitement 使某人兴奋地是
Eg. They run over to them with excitement
excite v. 使兴奋 excited adj. 感到兴奋的，激动的
exciting adj. 令人兴奋的，激动的
be excited about sth 对…感到激动，兴奋
be excited to do sth 对做…感到兴奋


5. run over (to sb/sp) 跑过去，跑上前去
run out (of) 用光，用尽=use up
run after 追赶 run away 逃跑

6. fall over 绊倒 fall 过去式fell
fall off 从..掉下
fall down from 跌倒，倒下
fall ill 生病 (illness 疾病)

7. or so 大约 （位于数词或时间名词后）
Eg. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers
about /around 大约（位于数词或时间名词前）
Eg. I spent about /around an hour finishing my homework = I spent an hour or so finishing my homework
8. die from /die of 死于
die from 侧重外部原因死亡，如负伤、事故、折磨等
die of 侧重于内部原因死亡，如饥饿，衰老或悲伤等
表示死于疾病时皆可
Eg. He died from overwork
The famous writer died of /from cancer last year.
die out 灭绝 die away ?逐渐消失
die down 逐渐变弱消失
9. protection n. 保护，保卫
protect v. 保护
protect sth from doing 表示“保护……不受……侵袭”
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1．The girl picked some ______(野生的)flowers on the way home today.
2．There is an old chair made of ________(竹子) in my grandpa's house.
3．The workers are ________________(调查) how many pandas there are in China.
4．The _________________(政府) decides to build a remaining forest for the animals.
5．________ (油)and water can't mix.
wild
bamboo
researching
government
Oil
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
6．The park _________(keep) is about fifty and he is wearing the uniform.
7．Anna was still ________(wake) when her father got home late last night.
8．Mom told me that I had a serious _________(ill) at the age of eight.
9．We should protect the _______________(danger) animals.
10．We shouted with ___________(excite) as soon as TFBOYS appeared.
keeper
awake
illness
endangered
excitement
三、单项选择。
11．—Why do you look so tired?
—I didn't sleep well last night.I was still ______ until 3 o'clock.
A．awake B．bored
C．interested D．special
12．In order to protect the environment, we should stop them
from _______ so many trees.
A．picking up B．cutting down
C．throwing away D．putting out
A
B
13．Some baby pandas ____ illnesses and they do not live very long.
A．depend on B．care for C．look after D．die from
14．Two disabled men from Hebei Province(one is blind and the other has no arms) have spent over ten years ______ trees together.
A．plant B．Plants C．planting D．planted
D
C
B
四、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。
16．他出生时不足两千克。
He was less than two kilos _______________．
17．我的汽车最多能坐四个人。
I can take _______________four people in my car.
18．小心！不要撞到你前面的树。
Be careful! Don't ___________________the tree in front of you.
at birth
at most
walk into
19．凯特是怎么摔倒的？
How did Kate_______________?
20．我们在这里停留了大约一个小时。
We stayed here for an hour ______________．
fall over
or so