八下U7 Section B reading

1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?,(Section B 2a-2e),baby panda,adult panda,Compare a baby panda with an adult panda.,. weighs many times more/less than .,. is much taller/shorter than .,. eats much more/less than .,weight,color,height,food,. is pink, while(然而) . is black and white.,2a,T

2、alk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.,保护大熊猫人人有责。,big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect,Scanning,Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.,10,12,300,2,000,2b,Scan the article to find out what thes

3、e numbers mean:,Scientist 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 only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. A

4、dult 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 forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enoug

5、h to eat and they are having fewer babies.,Para 3,Panda keepers feed pandas.,Skimming,Match the main ideas with the paragraphs.,What Lin Wei thinks of her job.,Why pandas are endangered.,List the ways to protect pandas.,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,Careful reading,Read Para. 1and fill in the blanks.,

6、8:30,9:00,1. At 8:30 a.m., panda keepers are_ milk _ the baby pandas breakfast.,2. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already _.,preparing for,awake and hungry,Time line,Para 1 :Panda keepers feed pandas.,3. When the babies see the keepers, they_ to them with_ and some of the young

7、pandas even _their friends and _.,run over,excitement,walk into,fall over,What is Lin Weis job？ How does Lin Wei take care of the pandas every day?,Read Para. 2 and answer two questions.,A panda keeper.,Careful reading,Para. 2: What Lin Wei thinks of his job.,He washes, feeds, and plays with them ev

8、ery day.,Careful reading,Para 3: Why pandas are endangered.,reason 1,reason 3,reason 2,have many babies, maybe only one every two years.,die from illnesses and do not live very long.,smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat, and they are having fewer b

9、abies.,Read Para. 34 and fill in the blanks.,Pandas do not,The babies often,As the forests get,Para 4: List the ways to protect pandas.,An education program,teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals.,to better understand the habits of pandas.,Scientists are doing research,Chine

10、se government,is trying hard to help save the pandas.,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. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only liv

11、e for a short time because of _. 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.,popular,fact,keepers,prepare,illnesses,endangered,children,often,save,understand,2d,Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,In fact, not only pandas are in great danger, there are also many other endangered animals.,Proposal (倡议书）,Hello, everyone. We are students from _ School. Do you know some animals are endangered? I think we should take actions to