2014年春 人教版八年级下英语unit7sectionB

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B,1a. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.,Example sentence: This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less eat ma

2、ny times more),This elephant is 200 cm taller than this panda. This elephant weighs 50 times than this panda. This elephant eat much more than this panda.,1b. Listen and check () the numbers you hear.,_100 _ 16 _ 20 _ 50 _ 120 _ 0.1 _ 0.2 _ 150,1. At birth, a baby panda is about _to _ kilos. 2. At b

3、irth, a baby panda is about _ cm long. 3. A baby panda is not black. It is _ and it has no _. 4. A panda can live up to _to _ years.,1c. Listen again and complete the sentences.,pink,0.2,15,0.1,teeth,20,30,1d. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.,A: A baby panda cannot see. B: An adult p

4、anda weighs many times more than a baby panda.,big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect,2a. Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you,Pair work,2b. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10,12, 200，2,000.,Scannin

5、g This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.,1. be awake 醒着 2.die from 死于. 3.spend doing 花费时间做某事 4. run over with excitement 兴奋地跑过去 5. walk into sb. 撞到某人 6. fall over 摔倒 7.or so 大约 8. take care of 照顾;照料 9.preparefor 为准备 10.In the remaining of forests 再现存的森林里 11.

6、every two years 每两年 12. cut down the forests 砍伐林木 13. endangered animals 濒危动物 14. fewer and fewer pandas 大熊猫越来越少 15. be in danger 处于危险之中,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find tha

7、t most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!,“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

8、very special to me.” Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one. Pandas do not 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 wer

9、e a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.,An education program in Chengdu tea

10、ches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas.,The Chinese gov

11、ernment is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.,What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?,2c. Scan the article again and write short answers to the quest

12、ions.,He is responsible for taking care of the pandas, Including washing, feeding, playing with them.,They drink milk for breakfast.,3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas?,They eat bamboo.,On one hand, the baby pandas dont live long because of

13、 illnesses; On the other hand, pandas feed on bamboo, but humans cut down the bamboo forests.,Teaching children the importance of saving pandas / Planting more bamboo trees.,1. The panda _at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pa

14、ndas do not have babies very _ , and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.,2d. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,keepers,prepare,often,illnesses,3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer

15、 places to live. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The_ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.,forests,children,endangered,Chinese government,planting,2e. What other ways do you think children

16、can help to save the pandas?,Pair work,3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.,Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil Eat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water Rules on whale protection Huge Water pollution,Live in the

17、sea Some kinds have teeth Learn more about whales Stop putting rubbish into the sea Sing songs Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap,Huge; Some kinds have teeth,Live in the sea,Eat small fish and other sea life,Jump high out of the water; Sing songs,Humans catch whales for meat, fat

18、and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap,Rules on whale protection; Learn more about whales; Stop putting rubbish into the sea,Whales are . They live in . They eat. They can . One interesting fact is . Another interesting fact is . Some kinds of whales are in d

19、anger because . We should protect whales from . I think people should/shouldnt.,3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.,1. they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! 它们地跑过去，其中

20、一些甚至撞上自己的伙伴而跌倒！ 此句中run over； walk into和fall over均为短语动词。,Language points,run over的意思是“跑上前去；跑过去”， 其中over用作副词，表示“从的 一边到另一边；穿越”。例如： She ran over to say hello, but I didnt recognize her. 她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。,walk into表示“(走路时意外地）撞上”。 例如： As he was thinking too deeply and not paying attention to where he was

21、going； he walked straight into a tree. 由于他陷入沉思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。,3) fall over表示“摔倒；跌跤；倒下”。 例如： Dont run too fast, or you might fall over. 别跑得太快，要不你会摔跤的。 Many trees fell over after the storm. 暴风雨后许多树木都倒了。 fall over something则表示“被某物绊倒”， 例如： Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. 汤米被那只狗绊了一跤

22、，磕断了门牙。,2. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forest. 科学家们说：如今生活在现存森林里的熊猫不足2000只。 此举中living in the remaining forest是一个现在分词短语，用作定语，修饰名词pandas. 又如： the girls singing under the tree 树底下唱歌的姑娘们 the women washing clothes by the river 河边洗衣服的妇女们,比较级和最高级填空：,cheaper,c

23、heapest,bigger,biggest,closer,closest,friendlier,friendliest,more popular,the most popular,more comfortable,the more comfortable,better,best,worse,worst,more,most,farther,farthest,1. Paul is very _ . He is _ than his brother . A. heavy - heavierB. heavy - heavy C. heavier - heavier D. heavy-heavyer

24、2. It has the _ clothing store in the town. A. goodest B. gooddest C. best D. better 3. This ruler is _ than that one. A. long B. longer C. the longest D. longest 4. This book is _ of all. A. cheapest B. cheap D. cheaper D. the cheapest 5. He is much _ than his brother. A. taller B. tall C. the tall

25、est D. tallest 6. Li Lei is _ older than Lucy. A. quite B. very C. much D. more,一. 单选。,7. This is one of _ films of this year. A. more exciting B. exciting C. the most exciting D. most exciting 8. The weather in Beijing is colder than_. A. in Guangzhou B. Guangzhou C. that in Guangzhou D. that from

26、Guangzhou 9. Tom is _ of the two boys. A. taller B. tallest C. the taller D. the tallest 10. Of my parents, my father looks_. A. old B. older C. the oldest D. the older 11. This watch is _ than that one. A. much expensive B. expensiver C. more expensiver D. more expensive,二. 用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。 1. I am

27、very _. But Tom is _ than I . Frank is _. （tired） 2. Which is _ （difficult）, physics or biology ? 3. This book is _ than the other two . It is _of the three . （easy） 4. In summer its _ （hot） in Wu Han than in Beijing . 5. The Chinese people have a much _ （good）life now .,tired,more tired,the most ti

28、red,more different,easier,the easiest,hotter,better,三. 填空：,1. Lily gets up _ (early) than Lucy. 2. Which goes _ (slowly), Tom or Jim? 3.This book is _ (interesting) than one.,earlier,more slowly,more interesting,4. She works _(careful) in her school. 5. Who goes to bed _ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack? 6.

29、I think turkey is _ (delicious) of all.,the most carefully,the latest,the most delicious,Discuss with your partner,Which is the best town / city? has the best is the best because better than, butis the most,I think Qingdao is the best city in China, because it is the most beautiful. But I think Beij

30、ing is the most popular city for visitors.,Beijing is not very cold in winter. Its about -10c. It doesnt often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough.,Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. Its still warm in winter. Its about 15c in the afte

31、rnoon. Sanya has beautiful beaches. The price of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.,Sanya,Harbin,in the north of China (in northern China),Harbin is in the north of China. Its cold in winter, sometimes -30c. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival in winter. A hote

32、l room is about 230 yuan a night.,Homework,1. How much do you know about pandas? share with your partners. And discuss how to protect them. 2. Search more information about whales on the internet.,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Self Check,1. Complete the chart.,higher,highest,more d

33、angerous,most dangerous,longer,longest,more popular,most popular,2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.,Reach the top of a mountain Reach the library Reach the bus stop Reach the agreement （达成协议）,Achieve my dreams Achieve success Achieve the first place Achieve our goal,R

34、isk my life Risk my money Risk management (风险管理) Risk defeat (冒着失败的风险),1. An elephant weighs ( few / many ) times more than a dog. 2. An adult panda can eat ( much / a little ) more than a cat. 3. Canada is a (little / lot) less _ (crowded) than China. 4. A tiger is ( much / a little ) _ (strong) th

35、an a man.,3 Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.,crowded,stronger,( ) 1. The bike cost me _ yuan. A five hundred and forty B five hundreds forty C five hundred forty D five hundred forty,A,( ) 2. _ people in the world are s

36、ending and receiving e-mails every day. A. Million of B. Many millions of C. Several million of D. Several millions,B,二、单项选择。,( ) 3. _ trees were planted on the mountain last year. A. Thousands of B. Thousand of C. Five thousand of D. Five thousands.,A,( ) 4. -Can you write the number eighty-five th

37、ousand, six hundred and twenty-six? -Yes, it is _. A. 856620 B. 85626 C. 58662 D. 58626,B,5 _ is the population of your country? A. How many B. How much C. Which D. What 6 As time goes on, the worlds population is _. A. more and more B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer,B,D,三、 将下列形容词变成比较级形式：,old fat young ugly high low light white sunny hot cool,older,fatter,younger,uglier,higher,lower,lighter,whiter