英语人教版八年级下册U7 READING.pptx

1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B Period Two,bamboo endangered research keeper awake excitement walk into fall over,n. 竹子 adj. 濒危的 n.&v. 研究；调查 n. 饲养员；保管人 adj. 醒着 n. 激动；兴奋 走路时撞着 绊倒,Words Review,单击播放录音,excite+ ment(名词后缀),or so illness wild government whale oil protection huge,大约

2、 n. 疾病；病 adj. 野生的 n. 政府；内阁 n. 鲸 n. 油；食用油；石油 n. 保护；保卫 adj. 巨大的；极多的,Words Review,ill + ness(名词后缀),govern+ ment(名词后缀),The giant panda is known as the national treasure of China. 大熊猫被称为中国的“国宝”。,What do you know about pandas?,Panda,food,activities,birth,appearance,living environment,habits,GROUP WORK,Tal

3、k about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.,big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect,2a,Work in groups of four. Take turns to tell a story about pandas. Each student in your group picks three words or phrases from the list to make

4、sentences about pandas in your story-telling.,There is a family of pandas living in a forest.,For example:,The father and mother are black and white.,The baby panda is pink but it is very cute.,The pandas eat a lot of bamboo every day.,Now lets read the article to get more information about pandas.

5、Then finish the following tasks.,Listen and answer the following questions.,Do pandas have many babies? 2. Why do the panda babies often die? 3. Can you point out one way to help save pandas?,Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.,Because of illnesses.,Teaching children abou

6、t the importance of saving pandas is one way to help save pandas.,Reading Tips,阅读时，可根据阅读任务的不同，综合运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning) 。提高快速阅读水平。,Skimming and scanning,Skimming and scanning are two fast reading skills to help to browse text and extract the key points. The skills require practice, but once you

7、have got the hang of them youll find you can get through a substantial amount of reading in quite a short time. These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of material, especially when youre previewing. They are also useful when you dont need to know every word.,略读(skimming)只

8、看文章标题、下标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行，关注文章中反复出现的关键词。 略读时，要用充足的时间读懂段落的第一句和第二句，因为第一句往往是该段的主题句(topic sentence)，而第二句往往是对前句的延伸(extension)或进一步的解释(explanation)。,通过略读把握文章大意,运用扫读(scanning)迅速浏览从第三句开始的后面部分,搜寻作者对开头两句的支持句(supporting sentences),并同时注意文章中间是否有转折词(transition),因为这些词常常会把文章的思路逆转或加入其它重要的信息。当读到段落的最后一句时,我们又要使用略读,这时必须再次放慢

9、速度(slow down your pace)直到完全消化作者对段落的小结(conclusion),因为该小结有可能与主题句截然相反或引导读者进入下一个段落。,通过扫读寻找特定信息或特定词组,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and headings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key

10、 words and phrases, dates, etc.,Do not need to read the whole text.,Reading the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.,2b,10 Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.,300 About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.,2000 Scientists say the

11、re are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.,12 Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.,Scanning (扫读)：即直接搜寻数字，然后阅读数字前后的内容，确定数字表达的信息,What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast?,Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.,He is a panda

12、 keeper.,Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.,2c,Check your answers!,3. Why are pandas endangered?,Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems

13、, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.,4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research?,They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.,They hope to better under

14、stand the habits of pandas.,/ 2.,3.,4.,5.,Complete the sentences using words from the passage.,2d,The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China.,keepers,prepare,fact,popula

15、r,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.,children,endange

16、red,understand,often,illnesses,save,Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.,Pandas,Baby pandas,Amount of food,Number of pandas,Ways to protect pandas,Only _,Babies often die from _,10 _ a day,Fewer than 2000 _,300 _,Teach _. Tell them about the _ of saving pandas.,Scientists are doing researc

17、h _.,one every two years,illnesses,kilos of bamboo,in the remaining forest,in zoos or research centers,children,importance,Try to retell the story according to the column.,to better understand the habits of pandas,What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?,2e,1. Do not bother

18、 the pandas and let them live peacefully in the wild. 2. Volunteer to do some work helping to protect the pandas. 3. To do some advertisement about protecting the pandas.,For example:,useful words and phrases,翻译下列的短语。,成都研究基地 2. 醒着 3. 兴奋的跑过去 4. 走路时撞到一位老人 5. 绊倒 6. .的一个象征 7. 大约100公斤 8. 死于某种原因 9. 拯救动物的重要性 10. 努力做,Chen