英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7.ppt

1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B,第一PPT模板网-WWW.1PPT.COM,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

2、much more/less eat many 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

3、 _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 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 cann

4、ot see. B: An adult panda 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: 10,1

5、2, 200，2,000.,Scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.,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 that most of the babies are already a

6、wake 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 very special to me.” Lin Wei loves

7、 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 were a lot more bamboo forests and pa

8、ndas 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 teaches children in cities about pand

9、as 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,government is also planting more bamb

10、oo 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 questions.,He is responsible for taking

11、 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 illnesses; On the other hand, pan

12、das 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 pandas do not have babies very _ , a

13、nd 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 places to live. 4. A special prog

14、ram 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 can help to save the pandas?,Pair

15、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 sea Some kinds have teeth Learn mo

16、re 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 and oil; Water pollution; Whale pa

17、rts 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 danger because . We should protect

18、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，其中一些甚至撞上自己的伙伴而跌倒！ 此句中run over； walk

19、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 going； he walked straight into a t

20、ree. 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，磕断了门牙。,2. Scientists say there ar

21、e 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,cheapest,bigger,biggest,closer,clos

22、est,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 2. It has the _ clothing store in

23、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 tallest D. tallest 6. Li Lei is _ olde

24、r 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 Guangzhou 9. Tom is _ of the two b

25、oys. 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 very _. But Tom is _ than I . Fran

26、k 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 tired,more different,easier,the easi

27、est,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. I think turkey is _ (delicious) of

28、 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 Beijing is the most popular city for visitors.,Beijing is not very cold in winter. Its about -