Unit5 Saving animals in danger — Reading导学案2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语导学案围绕“拯救濒危动物”主题展开，引导学生通过阅读大象的故事学习相关内容。Pre-reading环节通过学习“the elephant in the room”等与大象相关的短语激活语言知识，搭建主题词汇与阅读文本的联系，作为学习支架自然导入阅读。 While-reading环节分层设计，Skimming部分通过预测题和段落大意匹配训练快速阅读策略，Detailed reading结合细节问题与推断题深化文本理解，有效提升语言能力。问题设计注重文本分析与价值判断，培养思维品质，同时主题渗透动物保护意识，增强文化意识中的社会责任感，助力学生形成人类命运共同体理念。

Unit 5 Saving animals in danger 导学案 Step 1：Pre-reading Learn about the Chinese meaning of following phrases 1. the elephant in the room _________________________ 2. white elephant _________________________________ 3. see pink elephants ______________________________ 4. an elephant never forgets _________________________ Step 2: While-reading Ⅰ.Skimming Task 1:Prediction: Read the title and the first paragraph ( )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 Task 2：Read and match the main idea. ( ) A. The elephant was caught and forced to perform. a.Para 1. ( ) B. The elephant family lived a happy life in the wild. b.Para 2. ( ) C. Harmony is kept between humans and animals. c. Para 3. ( ) D.The elephant family leads a free and safe life now. d.Para 4. Ⅱ.Detailed reading Task 3：Read Para. 1 and answer the questions below. 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. 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. ___________________________________________________________________ Task 4：Read Para. 2 and answer the questions below. 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. 1. What happened to the elephant family when the little elephant was about three? [课本P70 2 (2)] ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Why didn't the group of humans shoot the elephant? [In textbook P70 2 (3)] ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Task 5：Read Para.3 and answer the questions below. 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. （ ）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. Task 6：Read Para. 4 and answer the question below. What a different world this is! This is a world of harmony (n. 融洽；和睦) between man and other animals. In the old world, we were killed for our tusks (n. 象牙). In this new world, humans respect and value all animal species. Q:How have humans' attitudes towards animals changed? [In textbook P70 2 (4)] ___________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $