初中英语人教版八年级下册Section B 1a—1d.ppt

1、Unit 7,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B 1 1a-2e,New words,weigh v. 称重,adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的,bamboo n. 竹子,endangered adj. 濒危的,research n.&v. 调查；研究,keeper n. 饲养员,awake adj. 醒着,excitement n. 激动,illness n. 疾病,artwork n. 插图,wild adj. 野生的,government n. 政府,Compare facts about these

2、two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.,1a,Elephant is 350 cm tall weighs 5,000 kilos eats 150 kilos of food a day,Discussion,Panda is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) weighs 100 kilos eats 10 kilos of food a day,Example sentences: This elephant weighs many times more

3、than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more),大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿在出生时相当的不成熟，体重仅是它母亲体重的0.1%，平均为145克左右，约为成年的千分之一。照顾孩子是一项非常艰巨的任务，通常历时18个月，有时长达两年，直到她的下一个孩子出生。,大象是现存世界最大的陆栖动物，主要外部特征为柔韧而肌肉发达的长鼻和扇大的耳朵，具缠卷的功能，是象自卫和取食的有力工具。象肩高约2米，体重37吨。非洲象耳大，体型较大，体重较重。亚洲象耳小

4、，身体较小，体重较轻。,Listen and check() the numbers you hear.,Listening,100 16 20 50 120 0.1 0.2 150,1b,Listen again and complete the sentences.,1. At birth, a baby panda is about _ to _ kilos. 2. At birth, a baby panda is about _ cm long. 3. A baby panda is not black. It is _ and it has no _. 4. A panda can

5、 live up to _ to _ years.,0.1,0.2,15,pink,teeth,20,30,1c,Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.,Practice,A: A baby panda cannot see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.,1d,Here are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences.,Discussion,Koala

6、 is 75 cm tall weighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a day,Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.,Reading,2a,big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,阅读策略：Scanning,This means moving your eyes quickly down t

7、he page to find specific information.,略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的段落，读前两句）。第一句话常是整段讨论的主题。在结论段，重点可能在最后一句。阅读时，把文本标出来，是帮助回答问题好方法。可将关键词画线或在段落旁写下本段主题，一两个字就够了，关键在于涵盖全文的速度。 略读时遇到不懂单词，试观察前后字来猜出意思。比如，在不懂的单字前面是形容词，那么这个字可能会是名词；在不懂的单字之前是副词，那么这个字可能会是动词。只要了解段落大意就好了。,Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean.,10,

8、 12, 200, 2000,2b,Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.,What is Lin Weis job?,2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?,3. What do adult pandas eat?,A panda keeper.,Milk.,Bamboos.,2c,4. Why are pandas endangered?,5. What is one way of saving pandas?,Less forest for pan

9、das to live.,Teaching children.,Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.,keepers,prepare,2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only liv

10、e for a short time because of _.,often,illnesses,2d,4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.,endangered,5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. Its _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.,Chinese government,necessary to plant,3. Another reas

11、on for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live.,trees,children,Discussion,Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.,2e,Important phrases,prepare for be awake run over fall over take care of play with ones own be sp

12、ecial to sb.,every two years die from illness spend time doing sth. cut down an education program endangered animals the way to in the future,1. At birth, a baby panda is about birth v. 出生 at birth 出生时 e.g. Mans natureat birthis good. 人之初，性本善。 give birth to 生（孩子）；产生 e.g. My auntgave birth toa beauti

13、ful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。,Language points,2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于 e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教 育到12岁。,3. they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fa

14、ll over! run over 跑上前去 over adv.穿越；从的一边到另一边 e.g. 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 （走路时意外）撞上 e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going, he walked straight into a tree. 由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。,fall over 摔倒；倒下

15、e.g. Dont run too fast, or you might fall over. 别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。 fall over something 被某物绊倒 e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了 门牙。,4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. living in the remaining forests 是一个现在 分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。 e.g. the g