八年级下册英语牛津深圳版Unit 5《Save the endangered animals》Reading

Unit5ReadingSavetheendangeredanimals

Whatdoyouknowaboutendangeredanimals?

DiscussionWarmingupCulturecorner

Giantpandahasablackfacewithwhitepatches(白班)aroundtheeyes.Ithasblackears,shouldersandlegs.Today,wewillreadafactfileaboutthegiantpanda.PandasusuallyliveinthewildofcentralofChina,butmoreandmorepandasliveinthezooforprotecting.Whatarethepandasfavourite

food?Theirmenusareonlybamboos.Anadultpandaweighs(weight)about200kilograms.Butpandaatbirthareverytiny.Now,thepopulationofpandasarefewerandfewer,theyareendangered.Becausethepeoplearecrueltokillthemfortheirfur.Sowehaveobligationtoprotectthepandaincludingtheirbehaviour.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutpandas?Trytheshortquizbelow.Circlethecorrectanswers.Whatdoyouknowabout…?1.Howmanypandasstillliveinthewild?A.About1.600B.About160.0002.Canpandasclimbtrees?A.Yes,theycan.B.No,theycan’t.3.Whatdopandasusuallyeat?A.BananasB.Bamboo.4.Howlongcanpandasliveinthewild?A.About20years.B.About50years.5.Wheredopandaslive?A.InSichuanB.InShaanxiC.InGansuD.InJiangsu.AABAABCLookatthearticleonpage67.Completethefactsaboutpandas.BeforeyoureadPandafactsAdultweight:about___________kilogramsLife:pandasliveforabout_________inthewild,butinzoosthecanlivefor

.Food:apandaeatsabout_____________ofbambooaday.Home:pandaslivehighupinthemountainsof_____________________________.Population:thereareabout________pandainthewild.Behaviour:pandasspendmorethan_________adayeating.20years30kilogramsCentralandWesternChina12hours100-150159635yearsold1.Thegiantpandahasasmallpopulation.A.thetotalweightofanimalsinanarea.B.thetotalnumberofanimalsinanarea.2.Notmanypandasliveinthewildbecausethereisnotenoughfoodforthem.A.anaturalenvironmentnotcontrolledbypeople.B.adangerousplace.3.Agiantpandaistinyatbirth.A.whenitdiesb.whenitisbornC1Circlethecorrectmeanings.VocabularyBAB4.Agiantpandaisabouttwotothreefeettallattheshoulder.A.thepartofbodybetweenthearmsandtheneck.B.thetopofthehead5.ShanxiisinCentralChina.Youcanseepandasthere.A.themiddleofb.theareaaround.AAadultintheworldpopulationatbirthkilogramC2Completethepassagewiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.RabbitfactfileArabbitweighsbetween0.4and2__________andcanliveforupto12years.However,arabbit_________canseldomliveformorethanayear._______,ababyrabbitcannotsee.An______rabbitcannotseeveryfar,butitcanseebehinditselfwithoutturningitshead.Adultrabbitscangivebirthtomanybabyrabbits,andtheir__________cangrowveryquickly.Thiscancauseproblemstofarmers,becauserabbitsliketoeatthefarmers’vegetables.kilogramsinthewildAtbirthadultpopulationStrategyScanning:Whenyouneedtofindcertaininformationinatext,youdonothavetoreadeveryword.Instead,youcanmoveyoureyesquicklyoverthetexttofindtheinformationyouneed.Thisiscalledscanning.TheexerciseinBonpage66isascanningexercise.Pleasehelpus!Hello.Iamapanda.MyhomeisinCentralandSouthernchina.Iliveclosetothemountains.Ihaveablackfacewithwhitepatchesaroundmyeyes.Ialsohaveblackears,shouldersandlegs.IloveeatingbambooandIspendmorethan18hoursadayeating.Thereareabout3.000ofusinthewild.However,somepeoplearestillkillingusforourteeth.Pleasehelpus!D1Mandywroteapassageaboutpandasfortheschoolnewspaper,butshehasmadesomemistakes.Readthearticleonpage67andhelphercorrectthemistakes.ComprehensionWestern

12furhighupin1,600Whyaregiantpandasendangered?Theyarelosingtheirhomesbecause_____________________________________.______________________________________.______________________________________.D2Youarewritingaboutthefutureofthegiantpanda.Readthearticleagainandcompletethenotesbelow.Youmayalsoaddsomeotherfacts.Peoplearecuttingdownforests.Somepeoplearekillingpandasfortheirfur.Pandasonlyeatonekindoffoodbamboo,bamboosdieoff.Pandasdon’thavefoodtoeat.D3.Discusswithyourpartner,Howcanwehelpthegiantpanda?Weshouldprotecttheenvironmentbyplantingmoretrees,bamboosandsoon.Wehumanbeingshouldbefriendlytopandas.We’dbetternotdisturb（打扰）thembyinvading（侵入）theirhabitat（栖息地）.Andwecantryoutbesttoofferhelpwhentheyareintrouble.PopulationInthewild:about1,600AppearanceWeightatbirth:about100–200gramsAdultweight:about100–150kilograms

Colour:blackandwhiteAgiantpandaisakindofbear.Ithasawhitefacewithblackpatchesarounditseyes.Italsohasblackears,shouldersandlegs.Therestofitsbodyiswhite.TheGiantPandaHomePandaslivehighupinthemountainsofCentralandWesternChina.Theyliveinthebambooforeststhere.FoodPandasinthewildusuallyeatbamboo.Inzoos,theirmenuincludesbamboo,applesandcarrots.Agiantpandacaneatasmuchas30kilogramsofbambooaday.BehaviourPandasliketoliveontheirown.Theyneedtoeatalottostayhealthy,sotheyspendmorethan12hoursadayeating.Althoughtheyarebigandheavy,itisnotdifficultforthemtoclimbtrees.Theyarestrongenoughtoprotectthemselves.LifePandasliveforabout20yearsinthewild,butinzoostheycanliveforupto35years.ThefuturePeoplearecuttingdownforests,sothepandasarelosingtheirhomes.Somepeoplearekillingthemfortheirfur.Itiscruelofthemtodoso.Therearenotmanypandasintheworldnow.Itisimportantforustoprotectthem.1.PandaslivehighupinthemountainsofCentralandWesternChina.(L4)2.Agiantpandacaneatasmuchas30kilogramsofbambooaday.(L11)

Tenistwiceasmuchasfive.LanguagepointsCentren.centraladj.Westn.westernadj.Eastn.easternadj.朝阳映红了东方的天空.

Therisingsunflamestheeasternsky.as+adj/adv+as与…一样多1)十是五的两倍。

2)我们尽可能快地穿上衣服,然后回家。

TheWestLakeisasbeautifulasapainting.3)西湖风景如画。

Wedressedourclothesasquicklyaspossibleandwenthome.3.Theyneedtoeatalottostayhealthy,sotheyspendmorethan12hoursadayeating.(L15)

V+alotalotof+n=lotsof+n

Singerpractisesalottosingwell.1)歌唱家练习得很多，为了唱的更好。

Ispend2hoursdoingmyEnglishhomework.2)学校里有许多树。spend…(in)doing/onsth

Therearealotof(lotsof)treesintheschool.我花了两个小时做英语作业。4.Althoughtheyarebigandheavy,itisnotdifficultforthemtoclimbtrees.(L17)although不与but连用，可以和yet连用It’s+adj+forsbtodosthAlthoughitwasheavyraining.Nostudentswerelateforschool.虽然下很大雨，但没有学生迟到。Itisimportantforyoutoreducethepressureyouarefeeling.1)减少压力对于你来说是非常重要的。2)与她相处得好是不可能的。It’simpossibleforustogetalongwellwithher.3)对孩子们来说，穿过繁忙的街道很危险。It’svery_________________________tocrossthebusystreet.4)对我们来说，完成这项工作很困难。It’s__________________tofinishthework.verydangerousforchildrenverydifficultforus5.Theyarestrongenoughtoprotectthemselves.(L20)

adj+enough+n1）虽然下很大雨，但没有学生迟到。Itissmallenoughtoputinyourpocket.2）我有足够的钱买房子。Ihaveenoughmoneytobuyanapartment.6.Itiscruelofthemtodoso.(L31)

Itis+adj+of

sbtodosth指人的品格，用of1）她真好，把钱借给了我。Itwaskindofhertolendmethemon