英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 section B (2 a-2 e).doc

Whats the highest mountain in the world ?Section B 1 (2a-2e)教学目标：1. Improve the reading ability.2. Know about the features and habits of pandas and generate the ideas to protect the rare animals. 教学内容：1. New words:Bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, wild, government-2. Important notes: prepare for, be awake, run over to sb, fall over, take care of , die from, cut down, spend-doing-, there be 主语 doing sth 3. Understanding the article.重点和难点：1. New words and expressions.2. To improve the reading skills.教学步骤Step 1 New words1.bamboo n. 竹子 2.endangered adj. 濒危的 3. research n.&v. 调查；研究4. keeper n. 饲养员 5. awake adj. 醒着 6. excitement n. 激动7. illness n. 疾病 8.wild adj. 野生的 9. government n. 政府Step 2 Reading 1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guidance: scanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.3. Reading tasks （1）2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2000（2）. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Key: 1. A panda keeper. 2. Milk. 3. Bamboos. 4. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals. 5. They hope to better understand the habits of pandas. Step 3 Language phrases1. 为-做准备 prepare for2. 醒来 be awake3. 朝某人跑过来 run over to sb4. 撞到某人 fall over5. 照顾 take care of 6. 死于疾病 die from illness7. 砍伐森林 cut down the forestStep 4 Have a try1.They jump up and down with _D_ .A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitement2. The boy is _A_ young _ take care of himself.A. so-that B. too-to C. such- that D. enough-to3. There are 700 _D_ students in our school.A. about B. more than C. fewer than D. or so4. There were _C_ more bamboo forests and pandas in China.A. very B. too C. a lot D. a lot of5.There is a girl _C_ under the tree.A. read B. reads C. reading D. to read6. I spent over 3 hours _A_ my homework.A. finishing B. to finish C. finish D. finishedStep5 Finish 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.1. 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.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 _.5. The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientists also want to better _ the habits of pandas.Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered, Step6 work in pairs2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.Step7 Homework1.Talk about pandas with your partner. Use these words to help you.2.What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?板书设计： Whats the highest mountain in the world ?Section B 1 (2a-2e)New words: Bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excite