Unit 5 Saving animals in danger — Reading课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

What is the video mainly about ? Watch and think Unit 5 Saving animals in danger What do you know about the living environments of animals? Key question Reading = endangered animals 濒危动物 Unit objectives After learning this unit, you can: talk about how people protect animals in danger. describe some achievements in wildlife protection. explain why some animals are in danger. understand the relationship between humans and animals. 理解人类和动物之间的关系。 谈论人们如何保护濒危动物。 描述野生动物保护方面的一些成就。 解释为什么有些动物濒临灭绝。 What kinds of animals are in danger？ Watch and answer First thoughts Saving animals in danger Animals in danger Reasons why they are in danger Reasons to protect them Ways of protecting them Animals in danger： Reasons why they are in danger Reasons to protect them Ways of protecting them pollution；losing their homes illegal hunting (非法捕猎), climate change. South China tiger；giant panda； red-crowned crane； polar bear；Asian elephant；African lion To maintain the balance in nature. 维系生态平衡 protect their habitat; stop illegal hunting South China tigers. Giant pandas. Red-crowned cranes. Polar bears. Asian elephants. African lions. Guess the endangered animals according to the tips Game time The animals below are all in danger. Match the names of the animals with the pictures. f c e d b a Before you read match...with...把...和...匹配 ________________ live in the mountains of Central and Southern China. ____________ live in bamboo forests in Central and Western China. ____________________ live in wetlands in Asia. _______________ live in the Arctic. ___________ live in grasslands in Africa. ___________ live in forests and grasslands in Asia. South China tigers Giant pandas Red-crowned cranes Polar bears. Asian elephants African lions. Discuss with your partner about the living environments of animals. Discussion Elephants are really smart. I heard that they can even recognize themselves in the mirror. And they greet and hug each other by wrapping (缠绕) their trunks together. What do you know about elephants? Why do you think some people want to hurt elephants? Discuss in pairs. P68 2 What do you know about elephants? Cool! And I know that ... They can sell valuable ivory (象牙) for money. They can make money by forcing elephants to do difficult and funny tricks. v.认出；辨认出 n.镜子 Free talk Know more about idioms(习语) about elephants. 1. the elephant in the room 2. white elephant 3. see pink elephants 4. An elephant never forgets — 避而不谈的棘手问题 — 昂贵无用的累赘 / 华而不实之物 — （醉酒等）产生幻觉 — 形容人记忆力超群 Culture linking By comparing the two worlds Read for structure—Skim and match The old world The new world Introduction Conclusion How does the writer tell the story? Fast-reading 1.What does the title "one family" mean? A.An elephant family B.A human family C.A community of all living things 2.What are the "two worlds" in the story? A.City and forest B.Day and night C.Old and new 3.Who is the storyteller "I" in this story? A.A wildlife researcher B.An old elephant C.A volunteer protecting elephants Skimming：Read and answer Task 1 Read and match the main idea. Task 2 a.Para.1 b.Para.2 c.Para.3 d.Para.4 ( ) A. The elephant was caught and forced to perform. ( ) B. The elephant family lived a happy life in the wild. ( ) C. Harmony is kept between humans and animals. ( ) D.The elephant family leads a free and safe life now. Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below. 1. What was life like when the elephant was young? [In textbook P70 2 (1)] 2. How old was the elephant when the happy life ended? 3. How does this paragraph show to readers? Please find the sentences from the text to support your answer. It lived with its family and relatives in a wild and beautiful land. They enjoyed their time under the deep blue sky and had more than enough to eat. They never worried about anything. When it was about three. From now back to the past. 【Flashback (倒叙).】 Para. 1: a happy life in the wild Detail reading Read and answer. Task 3 the end of ... ...的尽头/末尾 enjoy one's time 玩得很开心 湛蓝的天空 绰绰有余 worry about =be worried about 担心；担忧 直到有一天 I'm now very old and near the end of my life. But I can still remember many many years ago, I lived with my mother, aunts and cousins in a wild and beautiful land. We enjoyed our time under the deep blue sky. We had more than enough to eat. We never worried about anything until one day, when I was about three. Laguage points takeaway Para. 2: Get cught and forced to work 1. What happened to the elephant family when the little elephant was about three? [P70 2 (2)] 2. Why didn't the group of humans shoot the elephant? [P70 2 (3)] A group of humans appeared and shot dead his mother and several of his relatives. Because they thought they could make greater use of him since he was handsome and seemed smart. What's your feeling when you read these facts? Possible answers: Really angry； heartbroken, trully sorry ... Humans’ attitudes 人们的态度 cruel 残忍的 shot dead; forced them to do tricks Reasons: Read and answer. Task 4 a group of 一群；一组 两条腿的 发现；查明；弄清楚 毫无预警地 枪杀；击毙 几个；若干 即将要...;马上 make use of 利用；使用 训练 be forced to do 被迫做某事 all kinds of 各种各样的 make sb.laugh 让某人发笑 在...的前面 Laguage points takeaway On that day, a group of two-legged strangers appeared in front of us — I found out later that they were humans. Without warning they raised their guns and shot dead my mother and several of my relatives. As I was about to be shot, one of them said, “Keep that little one. He's handsome and seems smart. We can make greater use of him.” I was then trained and forced to do all kinds of stupid tricks to make humans laugh. Para. 3: The peaceful new world Now, years and years later, things are changing for the better. Our population is starting to grow again. My great great grandsons and granddaughters are able to move freely across the land. They search for food, water and places to rest. The little ones sometimes damage crops and people's homes. But they are not chased (v. 追捕) or harmed. There are no angry humans going after them. Instead, people leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. The food leads them in the right direction back to their homeland. Drones (n. 无人驾驶飞机) follow their progress and volunteers protect them from harm. The little ones do not have to worry about anything. They move around without a care in the world. They eat when they are hungry and sleep when tired. They swim in the river and play when they feel like it. No one forces them to move away from their land. （ ）1.How do people help the elephants now? A. They chase the elephants away from their homes. B. They leave food to lead elephants back to their homeland. C. They stop elephants from moving freely across the land. D. They harm the elephants that damage their crops. B Read and choose. Task 5 Para. 3: The peaceful new world Read Para. 3 and answer the questions below. Humans are friendly to elephants now. Humans’ attitudes 人们的态度 Now, years and years later, things are changing for the better. Our population is starting to grow again. My great great grandsons and granddaughters are able to move freely across the land. They search for food, water and places to rest. The little ones sometimes damage crops and people's homes. But they are not chased (v. 追捕) or harmed. There are no angry humans going after them. Instead, people leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. The food leads them in the right direction back to their homeland. Drones (n. 无人驾驶飞机) follow their progress and volunteers protect them from harm. The little ones do not have to worry about anything. They move around without a care in the world. They eat when they are hungry and sleep when tired. They swim in the river and play when they feel like it. No one forces them to move away from their land. （ ）2. What can we learn from this paragraph? A. Elephants now live a safe and free life. B. Humans are still angry with the elephants. C. Elephants' population is getting smaller. D. Volunteers can't protect the elephants well. A 如今， 很多很多年过去了， 情况正在慢慢变好 start to grow 开始增长 重重孙 be able to 能够；可以 自由穿越在大陆上 =look for 寻找 可以休息的地方 ones=替代前面提到的 elephants 破坏庄稼 没被驱逐或伤害 go after =chase after 追赶；追逐 Now, years and years later, things are changing for the better. Our population is starting to grow again. My great-great-grandsons and granddaughters are able to move freely across the land. They search for food, water and places to rest. The little ones sometimes damage crops and people's homes. But they are not chased or harmed. There are no angry humans going after them. Laguage points takeaway leave sth.+ 表方位的介词短语：把...留在/放在某地 引导... ...朝着正确的方向 家园 protect...from...保护...免受... 四处游荡 无忧无虑 feel like doing sth.想要做某事 force sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事 Instead, people leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. The food leads them in the right direction back to their homeland. Drones follow their progress and volunteers protect them from harm. The little ones do not have to worry about anything. They move around without a care in the world. They eat when they are hungry and sleep when tired. They swim in the river and play when they feel like it. No one forces them to move away from their land. Enjoy a video about elephants’ life in the new world. News linking: 一路“象”北：云南野象群集体北迁并返回事件 Watch What a different world this is! This is a world of harmony between man and other animals. In the old world, we were killed for our tusks. In this new world, humans respect and value all animal species. Read Para. 4 and answer the question below. How have humans' attitudes towards animals changed? [P70 2 (4)] Now humans respect and value all animal species. Conclusion: Respect for life Detail reading a world of...一个...的世界 尊重并珍视所有动物物种 Complete the table about the old world and the new world in the elephant's eyes with the information from the story on page 69. P70 1 The old world There were fewer and fewer elephants. The new world The elephant population is growing bigger. Humans killed elephants for their tusks. Elephants can move freely across the land. Humans trained elephants and forced them to do all kinds of stupid tricks. Humans protect elephants. They leave them bags of corn and fruit on the roadside. Drones follow their progress and volunteers protect them from harm. Elephants lived in danger and were not safe. Elephants live in harmony with humans. 1. What changed the elephant's life greatly? 2. How has elephants' life changed from the old world to the new world? Please summarize it. Humans' behavior and attitude. (1) Why is the story told by an elephant? (2) Why does the writer compare the past with the present in the story? (3) What will happen if we don’t protect wildlife? Further thinking Imagine that you will interview the elephant who told the story on page 69. What question(s) would you like to ask? Discuss in pairs. Example: How has your life changed? What did humans do to you and your family in the past? How are they helping you now? How do you feel about humans nowadays? What would you like to tell them? Your ideas 丹顶鹤 北极熊 与……一起生活 在湛蓝的天空下 绰绰有余 担心 毫无预警地 枪杀；击毙 Summary & review red crowned crane polar bear live with under the deep blue sky more than enough worry about without warning shoot dead 正要做某事 使用；利用 被迫做某事 自由穿越…… 寻找 朝正确的方向 保护……免受…… 无忧无虑 be about to do sth. make use of be forced to do sth. move freely across search for in the right direction protect ... from ... without a care in the world make use of, be able to, more than enough, be forced to, protect ... from, live without a care in the world, worry about, be about to 根据上下文内容，从方框中选择正确词组，并用其正确形式填空。 （每个词组限用一次） Many wild animals are in great danger now. We ________________ lose some of them forever if we do nothing. Many scientists are _______________________ this. In the past, some animals _____________________________________________. They had ________________________ food and space. However, the situation has changed. Now, factories pollute water and lands and people cut down forests in large numbers. As a result, many animals __________________ leave their living places. What’s worse, some people hunt wild animals illegally to __________________ their fur, bones or other parts to make money. As human beings, we have the responsibility to _________ wild animals _________ being harmed and help them get back their happy homes. If we work together—plant more trees, stop pollution, and refuse to buy products made from wild animals—we _______________________ save these lovely creatures from extinction (灭绝). are about to worrying about lived without a care in the world more than enough are forced to make use of protect from will be able to Practice 个人作业（可选） 小组作业（可选） 1.自读单词和课文，朗读2-3遍，注意语音语调，把握单词的读音和句子的停顿。 1. 思考并与同学讨论问题：What will happen if we don’t protect wildlife？ 2. 以大象的口吻讲述家族故事，准备下节课口头汇报。 2.完成练习册 Reading部分练习。 3.临摹《练字本》中的短语部分 Homework EV录屏5.3.7软件录制 Lavf58.33.100 本视频由湖南一唯信息科技开发的EV录屏软件录制, www.ieway.cn EV录屏5.3.7软件录制 Lavf58.33.100 本视频由湖南一唯信息科技开发的EV录屏软件录制, www.ieway.cn $