2015人教版新目标八年级英语下unit 7Section B 2a-2e reading

1、,Unit 7 Reading (Section B 2a-2c),By Michelle from Qianqiu Foreign Language School,Before reading,What are the pandas doing in the video?,What are the pandas doing in the video?,Before reading,Food,Habitat (栖息地),Appearance,milk, bamboo,big, cute, black and white, beautiful,forest, Sichuan research c

2、enter /base,zoo,wild, popular, lazy, famous, symbol,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them w

3、ith excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world

4、 love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe o

5、nly one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the for

6、ests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of sa

7、ving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now.,Scanning,Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific informatio

8、n.,What do these numbers mean?,While reading,Food,Facts,Appearance,10,12,300,2,000,Underline the sentences in the passage.,Scanning,Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do n

9、ot have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut do

10、wn these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.,Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.,in danger B. dangerous,There are only about 2,300 pandas in the

11、world, so they are endangered.,Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.,Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.,Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.,Adult pandas spend more than 12

12、 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.,Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.,big , eat a lot,What is the main idea of each paragraph?,The panda keepers take care of pandas.,Lin Wei and her job.,The reasons for fewer pandas.,The ways of saving pandas.,Ski

13、mming,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,1.What do baby pandas have for breakfast? 2.How do the baby pandas feel when they see the keepers ?,Paragraph 1,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the

14、 babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!,excitement (n.) excite (v.) excited (adj.) exciting (adj.),excite (v.),excitement (n.),Everyone jumped up and down in_. 2. Everyth

15、ing could _ them. 3. It is an _ movie. 4. They all felt_ when they heard the news.,exciting,excitement,excite,excited,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake an

16、d hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 1,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they f

17、ind that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!,run over,walk into,fall over,跑过去 走路时撞着 绊倒,When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with exciteme

18、nt and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!,Paragraph 2,1.What is Lin Weis job? 2.What does she think of pandas ?,Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre

19、very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.,Paragraph 3 Why are pandas endangered?,They do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.,They often die from illnesses and do

20、not live very long.,They cut down the forests.,An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas

21、. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now.,Paragraph 4 How to save pandas?,Paragraph 4,( )1. An education program in Chongqing teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send

22、 people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.,( )2. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas.,Is the information in these sentences True (T) or False (F)?,T,F,Chengdu,1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early i

23、n the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In_, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China.,2d. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,keepers,prepare,popular,fact,Post reading,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