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8A Unit 5 Wild AnimalsPeriod 3 Reading IIContent: Reading IILearning aims1. To master the usages of the new words, phrases and new sentence patterns. 2. To improve the consciousness of protecting wild animals.Learning ActivitiesActivity One Free talk1. What does Xi Wang mean? 2. Say something about the growth of Xi Wang.3. What dangers do giant pandas face? 4. What actions can we take to protect the giant pandas? Activity Two Language points1. We called her Xi Wang. 我们叫她希望。 对划线部分提问 _ _ we call her? 【辨析】 _ do we call that? _ do we say that in English?2. At four months old, she weighed about eight kilo grams and started to go outside for the first time. at four months old = when she _ _ _ _3. Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more. 句意：_ 不再 not any more = not any _ = _ more = no _ 我们将不再下象棋。 _ 我弟弟不再喜欢游泳了。_4. in the beginning 开始，起初 同义短语：at first, 与later（后来）相对。at the beginning (of) 指开始的时间或地点。 Our summer holiday starts _July. 我们暑假从七月初开始。 He was a little shy _. 起初，他还有点儿害羞。5. sadly 词性_词义_;形容词_反义词_;名词_反义词_.5. face serious problems 面临严重的问题 face v. 面临，面对，面朝 Most of the rooms face south. 多数房间朝南。 face n. 脸 Rose is the girl with a round face. _make faces (at sb) _ face to face _6. for example 例如，后接句子 take sth as an example 举.为例；以为例 set an example to sb 为某人树立一个榜样7. live on a special kind of bamboo 依赖一种特殊的竹子生存 live on sth 依赖.生存8. smaller and smaller 是比较级more and more结构，常用来表示“越来越”,如： The prices are getting higher and higher. 物价越来越高了。 Our country is getter more and more beautiful. 我们的祖国变得越来越美丽。 If you try your best, your life will be _(越来越好). Amy exercises a lot every day, so she gets _(越来越苗条).9. As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. 句意：_ as a result _ as a result of 因为，由于（相当于because of） 因为下雨，我们不得不呆在教室内。It is raining hard outside, _, we have to stay in the classroom. = _ the rain, we have to stay in the classroom. have a place to live 有住的地方 have food to eat 有吃的食物（动词不定式作后置定语）Sunshine Shopping Mall is a _.（约见朋友的好地方）10. Giant pandas are now in danger. danger 不可数名词，危险 形容词_(危险的) in danger _ out of danger _ _ n. 安全 _ adj. 安全的 _ adv. 安全地 【辨析】 in danger & dangerous When you are _, youd better keep calm. (镇静的) Be careful not to get too near to the tiger cage, tigers are _, they may hurt you.11. We should take action right away. 我们应该立刻采取行动。 right away 立刻，马上，近义短语right now action词性：_ 词义：_ take action(s) to do sth 意为：_ Actions are more important than words. 句意：_。 我们必须采取行动保护大熊猫。 We must _ to protect the _. action n. v._ 表演n 演员（男）_ n. 演员（女）_adj.积极的_12. make laws to protect pandas 制定法律来保护熊猫 to do不定式在这个短语中表示_protect :词性：_ 词义：_n. protection保护 英文释义：keep sb or sth safe from danger13. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left! 如果我们什么都不做，很快世界上就一只熊猫也不剩了！ left是leave的过去分词，意为“剩下的，留下的”。如： Is there any coffee _? 还有咖啡剩下吗？ none 代词，没有一个（人或物），指代上文出现过的人或物, 相当于no(not any) + n,可用来回答 How many / much？特殊疑问句。 Daniel would like some milk, but there was _ left in the fridge. How many apples do we have at home? _. nothing, 不定代词，意为“没有什么东西”，回答what引导的疑问句。 Whats in the box? _.(没有什么) Theres _ in the fridge, its empty. nobody, 不定代词，意为“没有什么人”，可用来回答who引导的疑问句。 Who is in the classroom? _.(没有人)14. However, we do believe that where there is Xi Wang, there is hope. 然而，我们坚信熊猫在，希望就在。 句中do是助动词，后接动词原形，用来加强语气，如：I do think you should finish your homework first. Where there is Xi Wang, there is hope.是仿照英语谚语Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 Activity Three Exercises【检测反馈】一、根据句意、中文或提示完成句子：1. Male wolves protect their families if there is _. (危险)2. If we dont take actions to protect giant pandas, soon there will be _ left!3. The b_ of the film is exciting, but the rest is boring.4. Toms pet dog died yesterday, so he cried s_ in his own room for a long time.5. Many wild animals face _(bad or dangerous) problems in the wild.二、句型转换 1. We called her Xi Wang. (就划线部分提问) _ _ you call her?2. She weighed about 8 kilograms. (就划线部分提问) How _ did she _?3. When she was 20 months old, she learnt to look after herself. (保持句意基本不变) _ 20 months _, she learnt to look after herself.4. To have babies is very difficult for giant pandas. (保持句意基本不变) _ is _ for giant pand