Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world？ Section B (2a-2e) 课件 2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级下册

Section B (2a-2e) Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? (Period 5) 1 food habits lifespan (寿命) height appearance protection numbers weight What do you know about pandas? Free talk 2 bamboo endangered research keeper awake excitement 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 walk into fall over or so illness wild government 走路时撞着 绊倒 大约 n. 疾病;病 adj. 野生的 n. 政府;内阁 Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you. 2a big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect Appearance Food Living place Situation big cute black and white beautiful bamboo zoo Sichuan forest popular famous endangered protect Pandas are ... Pandas like eating ... Pandas live in ... Pandas are becoming ... 5 Match each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Activities the panda keeper should do in a day. Pandas are endangered. Pandas’ life at Chengdu Research Base. Measures to save pandas. Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000. 2b Scanning This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000. 2b 10 Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of bamboo a day. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating bamboo. Another 300 pandas or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 12 300 2,000 8 Read Para. 1 and complete the mind map. It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! 9 Read Para. 1 and complete the mind map. At 8:30 in the morning At 9:00 in the morning When the babies see the keepers The panda keepers are _ _ for the baby _ breakfast. The baby pandas are already _ and _. The baby pandas _ to the keepers with _. Some even _ their friends and _. preparing milk pandas’ awake hungry run over excitement walk into fall over How is pandas’ life at Chengdu Research Base? 10 Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks. Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China. Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks. Lin Wei is one of the panda _. He takes care of pandas like they’re _. He _ with pandas every day. He thinks pandas are _ to him. Pandas have become so popular that they are now _ China. keepers his own babies washes, feeds and plays special a symbol of Read Para. 3 and complete the mind map. Scientists 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. 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 pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. 13 Humans cut down the _ _. Pandas may have _ every two years. Some baby pandas _ and don’t live _. An adult panda eats about _ bamboo a day. There are _ _. There is _ _. Pandas are _. Read Para. 3 and complete the mind map. only one baby die from illness 10 kilos of fewer not endangered very long bamboo Why are pandas endangered? forests baby pandas enough food Read Para. 4 and fill in the blanks. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas. The _ program in Chengdu Scientists The Chinese _ Read Para. 4 and fill in the blanks. What can people do to save and protect pandas? tell children about the _ of _ these animals. teaches children about pandas and _ _ wild animals. importance saving other is trying _ to help _ the pandas. hard save are doing _ to better _ the _ of pandas. research understand habits education government endangered 16 1.What is Lin Wei’s job? 2.What do the baby pandas have for breakfast? 3.Why are pandas endangered? A panda keeper. Milk. Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 2c Because the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems. 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. Because they want to better understand the habits of pandas. Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 2c 1.The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2.In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China. 3.Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. Complete the sentences using words from the passage. 2d keepers prepare often illnesses fact popular 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 endangered save understand Complete the sentences using words from the passage. 2d What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas? 2e protect the environment try not to buy things made of fur raise money to build more nature reserves be volunteers to take care of them plant more trees to make forests bigger 21 Complete the mind map and then retell the article. The Chinese government is trying hard to _ the pandas. Scientists are _ to better understand the habits of pandas. doing research Adult pandas Protection Baby pandas Numbers Drink _. Only _. Babies often die from _. milk one every two years illnesses Spend _ _ a day eating about _ bamboo. more than 12 hours 10 kilos of 2,000 _ _. 300 or so _ _. Teach _ about pandas and other animals. Tell them about the _ of saving pandas. children importance save pandas live in zoos or research centers pandas live in the forests 1.It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. 现在是上午8:30,在成都研究基地。 research 名词,意为“研究;调查”,常用短语:do research on/into ...意为“对……进行调查/研究”。 e.g. I intend to do some research on the modern history of China. 我打算对中国近代史做些研究。 拓展 research 还可用作动词,意为“研究;调查”,其后常接介词 into。 e.g. They’re researching into the causes of the illness. 他们正在研究这种疾病的起因。 23 2.At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. 上午9:00,他们发现大多数熊猫幼崽已经醒来并且饿了。 awake 形容词,意为“醒着”,通常在句中作表语或后置定语,其反义词为 asleep。 e.g. Is he awake or asleep? 他是醒着还是睡着了? Anyone awake heard the sound. 任何醒着的人都听到了那个声音。 24 2.At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. 上午9:00,他们发现大多数熊猫幼崽已经醒来并且饿了。 awake 形容词,意为“醒着”,作表语或后置定语,强调状态。 动词,意为“唤起;醒悟到”。 wake 动词,意为“弄醒;醒来”,常与副词 up 连用,强调动作。 awake 与 wake 辨析 25 2.At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. 上午9:00,他们发现大多数熊猫幼崽已经醒来并且饿了。 e.g. It’s late at night, but he is still awake. 夜深了,但他仍然醒着。 Nothing can awake her interest in this trip. 没有什么能唤起她对这次旅行的兴趣。 Please wake me up at six o’clock tomorrow morning. 请在明天早晨六点钟叫醒我。 26 3.… some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! ……其中一些年幼的熊猫甚至撞上自己的伙伴而跌倒! fall over 不及物短语动词,意为“绊倒” 。 e.g. Children often fall over while coming down the stairs. 孩子们经常在下楼时摔倒。 fall over 意为“绊倒”,强调“向前摔倒;跌倒”。 fall down 意为“倒下”,强调“滑倒;倒下”。 fall off 意为“跌落”,强调“从某处跌落;从某处掉下来”。 fall over、fall down 与 fall off 辨析 27 3.… some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! ……其中一些年幼的熊猫甚至撞上自己的伙伴而跌倒! e.g. My brother fell over and hurt his legs. 我弟弟跌倒并把腿摔伤了。 He was shot and fell down. 他中枪倒下了。 The boy fell off the bike. 这个男孩从自行车上掉了下来。 28 4.Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. 还有大约300只生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心。 (1)another 此处用作限定词,意为“另一;又一”,常放在基数词之前,即“another+基数词+名词”,表示“另外的……;再……”,相当于“基数词+other/more+名词”。 e.g. They stayed there for another five days. =They stayed there for five other/more days. 他们在那里又待了五天。 29 4.Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. 还有大约300只生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心。 (2)or so 意为“大约”,常位于数词或表示时间的名词之后。 e.g. There are 200 staff or so in our company. 我们公司大约有200名员工。 注意 or so 相当于 about 或 around,但 about 或 around 常放在数词或表示时间的名词之前,如:3 years or so=about/around 3 years。 30 5.The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 这些熊猫幼崽经常死于疾病并且活不了多长时间! (1)die from 意为“死于……”,其后所跟的宾语为死亡的原因。 e.g. Few people died from the earthquake because the government took action in time. 因为政府及时采取行动,所以几乎没有人死于这次地震。 短语 相同点 区别 die from 表示因病而死时,可通用 侧重指外部原因,如事故、自然灾害等。 die of 侧重指自身原因,如衰老、饥饿等。 die from 与 die of 辨析 31 5.The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 这些熊猫幼崽经常死于疾病并且活不了多长时间! e.g. She died from a traffic accident. 她死于一场交通事故。 It is said that the old man died of sorrow. 据说那位老人是死于忧伤。 (2)illness 可数名词,意为“疾病;病”,其形容词形式为 ill。 e.g. He didn’t come to school because of his illness. =He didn’t come to school because he was ill. 他因为生病没来上学。 32 bamboo、endangered、research、keeper、awake、excitement、 walk into、fall over、or so、illness、wild、government 词汇 Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China. 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. 描述熊猫的相关句型 How to protect the pandas? Think about it and write a short passage and then share it with your partner. $$