内容正文:
Unit7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section B 2a—2e
Pandas are …
Pandas eat …
Pandas live in …
…
What do you know about pandas?
Step1 Lead in
What does this institution work on?
Chengdu Research Base
New words
adult panda n. 成年熊猫
baby panda n.幼年熊猫
Step2 Pre-reading
bamboo n.竹子
keeper n.饲养员
research n.&v. 研究
endangered adj.濒危的
government n.政府
illness n.疾病
fall over 绊倒
excitement n.兴奋
Reading skill 1: Skimming
Skimming means looking quickly through the
passage to find the main idea without
reading every word.
Sometimes you just need
to read the first sentence or last sentence in
each paragraph a little more carefully.
Step3 While-reading
Pandas’ life at Chengdu Research Base.
Skimming
Panda keepers take care of pandas.
The reasons for fewer pandas
The ways of protecting pandas.
1. Match the paragraph with the main idea.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
part2
part3
(分段)
part1
2.Please divide the passage into three parts.
Reading skill 2: Scanning
Scanning means moving your eyes quickly down the passage to find specific information.
Scanning
find out what these numbers mean:
2,000 300 12 10
2,000 – Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests.
300 – Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.
12 –
10 –
2b
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day
eating 10 kilos of bamboo.
Second part(para.3)
1. What is Lin Wei’s job?
2. What does Lin Wei do every day?
3. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast?
4. What do the baby pandas do when they see the keepers?
She is a panda keeper.
She washes, feeds and plays with pandas every day.
They have milk for breakfast.
Read paragraph 1 and 2, answer the questions.
Careful reading
First part
They run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas walk into their friends and fall over!
Who Reasons
Pandas
Baby pandas
Humans
Paragraph 3
Why are pandas endangered?
They do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.
They often die from illnesses and do not live very long.
1. They cut down the forests.
2. Other human activities.
Read Part 3(paragraph 4), then find out what they are doing to protect pandas.
An education 1 ______________________
program in Chengdu
2___________________
2.The Chinese
government ___________________________
3. Scientists ____________________________
teaches children about pandas and
other endangered wild animals.
send people to school to tell children
about the importance of saving these
animals.
is trying hard to help save the pandas.
are doing research to better understand the
habits of pandas.
2d
Complete the sentences with 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.
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 _________.
4. A special program in Chengdu teaches __________ about why pandas are ____________.
5. The Chinese_____________ is also helping to_____ the pandas. Scientists also want to better____________ the habits of pandas.
keepers
prepare
China
illnesses
children
endangered
government
understand
often
popular
save
Step4 Post reading
There are other animals are endangered, too. We should do something to protect the animals and the environment!
Save the earth!
Save the animals!
to protect
the animals.
stop killing the animals
build more nature reserves
get together with animals in peace
improve the environment
plant more trees
make the air clean
not pollute the water
(自然保护区)
Group work
We should…
What should we do to save the endangered animals?
2e
Homework
1.Read the passage again and try to retell it.
2.Collect more information about pandas.
Step 5
Thank you for listening!
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